Archive for December 4, 2020
Australian Catholic bishops establish new agency to fight abuse
On Thursday, the Catholic bishops of Australia and two other Catholic entities launched Australian Catholic Safeguarding Limited, a company charged... Read more
Pope Francis establishes worldwide prayer network as Vatican body
Pope Francis has established the global network that promotes his monthly prayer intentions as a Vatican body. Read more
Pope Francis accepts resignation of Ottawa Archbishop Terrence Prendergast at age of 76
Pope Francis accepted Friday the resignation of 76-year-old Canadian Archbishop Terrence Prendergast, S.J., and confirmed his successor as Archbishop of... Read more
Benedict XVI has not lost his voice, says Archbishop Gänswein
Archbishop Georg Gänswein has denied media reports that Benedict XVI has lost his voice. Read more
Notre-Dame choir to return to fire-damaged cathedral for Christmas concert
Notre-Dame Cathedral choir will return to the damaged cathedral on Christmas Eve to perform a concert that will be broadcast... Read more
Vatican guide for bishops addresses common challenges to Christian unity
The Vatican published Friday a guide with suggestions for Catholic bishops to promote unity with other Christian communities, and offering... Read more
USAID gives $900,000 to feed the hungry in Italy amid pandemic
The United States’ international aid agency has given a $900,000 grant to a Catholic group to provide food to people... Read more
Patriarch Pizzaballa makes solemn entry into the Holy Sepulchre in Jerusalem
Patriarch Pierbattista Pizzaballa made a solemn entry into the Church of the Holy Sepulchre Friday as the new Latin Patriarch... Read more
Pro-life research group rates ‘encouraging’ COVID vaccine development
A pro-life research group has clarified which of the leading COVID vaccine candidates in the United States have not used... Read more
Chaput says denying Biden Communion is ‘pastoral’ not ‘political’
Archbishop Charles Chaput said that Catholic president-elect Joe Biden should not receive Holy Communion because of his support for the... Read more
Gethsemane church targeted in arson attack
The Catholic leaders of the Holy Land are demanding an investigation into an attempted arson attack at a basilica located... Read more
Vatican archbishop expresses ‘grave concern’ at rise in attacks on believers at prayer
A Vatican archbishop expressed “grave concern” Thursday at the rise in attacks on believers praying in places of worship. Read more
Effort to buy and preserve Tolkien house in Oxford
Actors from the films trilogies the “Lord of the Rings” and “The Hobbit” have backed a campaign to turn the... Read more
Apostolic nuncio to US to hold webinar on Fratelli Tutti
Archbishop Christophe Pierre, Apostolic Nuncio to the United States, will present a webinar on the pope’s recent encyclical, Fratelli Tutti. Read more
