Archive for August 3, 2020

Benedict XVI prepares to board a plane at Munich airport, June 22, 2020. ?w=200&h=150

By Hannah Brockhaus

Benedict XVI is ill since visit to Germany

Pope emeritus Benedict XVI is sick with a bacterial infection and “extremely fail,” according to a German newspaper report.  Read more

Pope emeritus Benedict XVI. ?w=200&h=150

By Hannah Brockhaus

Vatican: Benedict XVI health 'not serious' concern

The Vatican said Monday the health problems of Benedict XVI are not serious, though the pope emeritus is suffering from... Read more

Governor Larry Hogan. ?w=200&h=150

Maryland Catholic schools can reopen after governor overrides county

Maryland Governor Larry Hogan issued an emergency order on August 3, ensuring non-public schools, including Catholic schools, can make their own... Read more

A Catholic Church in Nagasaki, destroyed by the Aug. 9, 1945 atomic bombing of the city. Public domain?w=200&h=150

Ahead of Hiroshima and Nagasaki bombing anniversary, USCCB prays for peace

Just days ahead of the 75th anniversary of the atomic bombings of Hiroshima and Nagasaki during World War II, the... Read more

Metropolitan Police arrest a Students for Life volunteer, Aug. 1, 2020. ?w=200&h=150

By Matt Hadro

Pro-life protestors arrested for sidewalk chalk

Protesters were arrested Saturday for writing a pro-life message on the sidewalk outside a Washington, D.C., Planned Parenthood clinic, but... Read more

A demonstrator tries to put out a fire that other demonstrators started outside a U.S. courthouse during a protest on July 31, 2020 in Portland, Oregon. ?w=200&h=150

By Jonah McKeown

Protestors burn Bible during Portland protests 

Protestors in Portland, Oregon burned a Bible in the street during a protest outside a federal courthouse in the early... Read more

Church of the Sacred Heart, Weymouth, MA. Courtesy photo.?w=200&h=150

By Christine Rousselle

Police probe arson attack at Boston-area church

State police are investigating two fires at Sacred Heart Church in Weymouth, Massachusetts, as arson. Both fires began overnight Sunday.  Read more

Former Northern Ireland politician and Joint 1998 Nobel Peace Prize Winner John Hume attends a funeral service for Father Alec Reid in Belfast, Nov. 27, 2013. ?w=200&h=150

John Hume remembered as Northern Ireland's great peacemaker

Retired politician and Nobel laureate John Hume, a major leader in the effort to secure peace in Northern Ireland, died... Read more

Governor Andrew Cuomo speaking at press conference, May, 2019. ?w=200&h=150

New York extends window for abuse lawsuits

On August 3, Gov. Andrew Cuomo signed legislation extending the one-year window for Child Victims Act lawsuits until August 14, 2021.... Read more

Cathedral of the Immaculate Conception in Camden, New Jersey. ?w=200&h=150

Citing impact of COVID, Camden diocese suspends participation in abuse victim fund

The Diocese of Camden, New Jersey said July 31 it will suspend its participation in an independent compensation program for... Read more

Christopher J. Hale. public domain?w=200&h=150

By Kevin J. Jones,JD Flynn

Obama alum running for Congress denies defrauding progressive Catholic group

The former executive director of a progressive Catholic political advocacy organization, who is now vying for a Congressional seat in... Read more