Archive for September 1, 2020
Podcasts, new LGBT ministry win big at Catholic entrepreneurship competition
Several Catholic entrepreneurs this week were awarded $100,000 each as investment in project ideas “that will make a profound impact... Read more
Cardinal Dziwisz: heed St. John Paul II’s appeal for peace on World War II anniversary
The world needs once again to hear St. John Paul II’s appeal for an end to war, Cardinal Stanisław Dziwisz... Read more
Pope Francis says pandemic is ‘a wake-up call’ to care for creation
Pope Francis released a message Tuesday for the World Day of Prayer for the Care of Creation in which he... Read more
Catholic archbishop blocked at Belarus border calls for prayers
A Catholic archbishop appealed for prayers Tuesday, a day after he was blocked from entering Belarus by border guards. Read more
Biden cites JPII in speech, despite continued abortion support
Former vice president Joe Biden invoked Pope St. John Paul II during a campaign speech on Monday, in which he urged... Read more
Abbot: monks are leaving historic Benedictine abbey in ‘very positive spirit’
An English Benedictine community’s decision to leave their home for the past two centuries will allow members to focus on... Read more
Black leaders blast 'systemic racism' of abortion in letter to Planned Parenthood
A coalition of Black leaders is calling out Planned Parenthood for “targeting” Black communities for abortions while professing to support... Read more
Trump campaign adds 'unborn life' to second term priorities list
The Trump campaign has added bullet points concerning abortion and religious freedom to its list of second-term priorities, along with... Read more
UK eyes making at-home medical abortion permissions permanent
A temporary measure allowing UK women up to 10 weeks pregnant to take both abortion pills at home following a... Read more
Cardinal Parolin stresses ‘spiritual consonance’ between Pope Francis and Benedict XVI
Cardinal Pietro Parolin has written an introduction to a book describing the continuity between Pope Francis and his predecessor Pope... Read more
Mass return: Wisconsin dioceses lift Sunday dispensation
Catholics living in Wisconsin will once again be required to go to Mass on Sunday, provided they are healthy and... Read more
Hong Kong cardinal warns priests to ‘watch your language’ in homilies
The leader of the Diocese of Hong Kong has written to all the clergy telling them to avoid politics in... Read more
Belarusian archbishop surprised to be barred from his homeland
Archbishop Tadeusz Kondrusiewicz of Minsk-Mohilev, who has been blocked from returning to Belarus, said Tuesday that he was “very much... Read more
