Archive for May 11, 2020
Pope Francis prays for the unemployed after coronavirus layoffs
Pope Francis began his morning Mass on Monday by praying for the unemployed after millions of people lost their jobs... Read more
Pope Francis names Chicago priest coadjutor of Peoria diocese
Pope Francis Monday appointed Fr. Louis Tylka, a priest of the Archdiocese of Chicago, as coadjutor bishop of the Diocese... Read more
Vatican Museums to reopen with temperature checks, mandatory face masks
The Vatican Museums are preparing to reopen by reservation only with new health measures to prevent the spread of the... Read more
Supreme Court hears case on right of Catholic schools to fire religion teachers
Supreme Court justices on Monday heard arguments for and against extending the Civil Rights Act’s “ministerial exception” to Catholic schools when they... Read more
Catholic church in NJ buries two abandoned infants
A New Jersey Catholic church buried two infants May 8 who were found dead at a recycling center a few... Read more
Lawyers must call male runners 'trans females' in athletics lawsuit
Attorneys are calling for a federal judge to recuse himself from a transgender sports case, after the judge instructed that... Read more
Social media message brings big results for Spanish nuns selling pastries
The San Pelayo Monastery, located in the city of Oviedo in the Asturias autonomous region in northwestern Spain, has housed... Read more
Six retired Jesuits died of coronavirus at order’s Philadelphia infirmary
Six retired Jesuit priests who resided at an infirmary of the society in Philadelphia died last month of coronavirus. Read more
Federal judge blocks Kentucky governor's soon-to-expire ban on religious services
With Kentucky already set for a limited resumption of religious services May 20, a federal judge has said Gov. Andy... Read more
Vatican official was director in London property broker's company
As the Vatican’s Secretariat of State finalized its purchase of a London luxury apartment building, a lay secretariat official who... Read more
