Archive for June 22, 2020
Catholic bishop urges UK to preserve Sunday as a day of rest
A bishop has urged Christians to speak out against plans to relax Sunday trading laws in the United Kingdom as... Read more
Benedict XVI returns to Rome after visiting ill brother in Germany
Pope emeritus Benedict XVI arrived back in Rome Monday after a four-day trip to Germany to visit his ailing brother. Read more
Austrian bishop says he launched study, but not book, on Catholic blessings for same-sex couples
The newly elected president of the Austrian bishops’ conference has sought to clarify his role in the publication of a... Read more
Underground bishop detained in China
Chinese officials reportedly arrested an elderly bishop of the underground Catholic Church last week. Read more
US religious freedom commission condemns Turkish airstrikes
The United States Commission on International Religious Freedom issued a statement on Friday, calling on the Turkish military to halt... Read more
Miami archbishop to lead US Catholic bishops on religious liberty
Archbishop Thomas Wenski of Miami has been appointed as the acting chairman of the United States Conference of Catholic Bishops’... Read more
California mission aims to preserve St. Junipero Serra statue
While statues of St. Junipero Serra have been taken down by protestors in California cities, the mission church in Ventura,... Read more
Who is St. Junipero Serra, anyway?
Who is Junipero Serra, and why has he become such a lightning rod for controversy? Read more
Catholic Charities steps in as NYC loosens eviction restrictions
As New York City’s eviction moratorium expires for some people affected by the coronavirus pandemic, Catholic Charities has warned that... Read more
Pittsburgh diocese to open personal parish to serve black Catholics
Black Catholics in Pittsburgh will have a personal parish to respond to their specific needs, Bishop David Zubik has said... Read more
Longtime Catholic schools leader to head Seattle archdiocese task force
Leading education expert Father Ronald Nuzzi will head a task force for Catholic schools in the Archdiocese of Seattle, with... Read more
President Trump talks statues, Archbishop Viganò in EWTN News interview
President Donald Trump on Monday said he will issue an executive order designed to protect public statuary, as statues around... Read more
Toppling statues of Junipero Serra ‘fails test’ of history, California Catholic bishops say
The Catholic bishops of California have defended St. Junipero Serra following recent protests against racism. The bishops said that the... Read more
