Archive for October 31, 2017

A rally in the streets of Barcelona following the Catalan declaration of independence, Oct. 27, 2017. ?w=200&h=150

Spanish bishops call for peaceful resolution to Catalan independence crisis

As the situation in Catalonia unfolds after the Spanish autonomous community declared independence, a move strongly opposed by the Spanish... Read more

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By Hannah Brockhaus

Catholics, Lutherans look toward Christian unity in Reformation statement

The Reformation anniversary gives us a renewed impetus to work for reconciliation, said a statement released jointly Tuesday by the... Read more

Pope Francis meets at the Vatican with members of the Synod of the Chaldean Catholic Church, Oct. 5, 2017. ?w=200&h=150

Bishop appointed for Canada's Chaldean eparchy

Bishop Bawai Soro was on Tuesday appointed Bishop of the Chaldean Eparchy of Mar Addai of Toronto, which serves Canada's... Read more

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Caritas Venezuela warns that 280,000 children could die of malnutrition

Caritas Venezuela has warned that some 280,000 children could die of malnutrition due to food shortages amidst the country’s grave... Read more

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By Perry West

French court orders cross removed from JPII statue

France’s top administrative court, the Conseil d’Etat has ordered a cross to be removed from a statue of Pope Saint... Read more

The Sicily-Rome American Cemetery in Nettuno, Italy, where Pope Francis will say Mass Nov. 2, 2017. ?w=200&h=150

By Elise Harris

Papal All Souls' Day Mass will be at cemetery for American war dead

Pope Francis will visit on Thursday an Italian cemetery for American personnel killed in World War II, where he will... Read more

Black Elk (L) and Elk of the Oglala Lakota (R) 1887. Public Domain.?w=200&h=150

This Native American is officially on the path to sainthood

Lakota medicine man turned Catholic catechist Nicholas Black Elk has begun the path to potential canonization with a Mass in... Read more

Brussels' Cathedral of St. Michael and St. Gudula, whence Catholic praying the rosary during a Reformation celebration were removed Oct. 28, 2017. ?w=200&h=150

Catholic group removed from Reformation celebration in Brussels

A group of Catholics who were reciting the rosary were removed Saturday from the Brussels cathedral  on the grounds that... Read more

Emergency personal respond after reports of multiple people hit by a truck after it plowed through a bike path in lower Manhattan on Oct. 31, 2017 in New York City. ?w=200&h=150

Cardinal Dolan calls New Yorkers to unite 'in faith and love’ after attack

Cardinal Timothy Dolan, Archbishop of New York, has called New Yorkers to unity, prayer, and mutual respect after at least... Read more

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By Courtney Mares

Bishop calls on Congress to consider tax reform’s impact on ‘the least of these’

With House lawmakers set to release their tax reform bill on November 1, one U.S. bishop has laid out moral... Read more

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Blessed Elena Guerra.

Pope Francis to canonize new female saint known as ‘an apostle of the Holy Spirit’

Blessed Elena Guerra.

Pope Francis to canonize new female saint known as ‘an apostle of the Holy Spirit’

Blessed Elena Guerra.

Pope Francis to canonize new female saint known as ‘an apostle of the Holy Spirit’

Cathedral of the Blessed Sacrament in Sacramento, California.

Pope Francis names Filipino priest an auxiliary bishop of Sacramento

After David Smallbone’s successful music company collapses in their home country of Australia, he moves his family to Nashville, Tennessee, in the hopes of a brighter future in the movie "Unsung Hero."

New film ‘Unsung Hero’ emphasizes the ‘power of family’

Students participating in the CEDE workshop for St. John's College High School gather for a group photo at the basilica at Catholic University of America in Washington, D.C., in November 2022.

Catholic entrepreneur launches business startup program for teenagers

Bishop Michael Olson of Fort Worth, Texas, and Rev. Mother Teresa Agnes Gerlach of the Most Holy Trinity Monastery in Arlington, Texas.

Vatican: Nuns who feuded with Texas bishop will be governed by monastery association

Bishop Robert D. Gruss. CNA file photo.

Michigan bishop apologizes for calling President Biden ‘stupid’

Department of Justice Inspector General Michael Horowitz speaks during a Senate Judiciary hearing on Capitol Hill on Sept. 15, 2021, in Washington, D.C.

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Bishop Kevin C. Rhoades of Fort Wayne-South Bend, Indiana, was tabbed as the next chair of the Committee for Religious Liberty on Nov. 16, 2022, in Baltimore.

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