Archive for September 11, 2020
As California AG, Harris sponsored law targeting pro-life pregnancy centers
Democratic vice presidential nominee Sen. Kamala Harris (D-Calif.), who was previously attorney general of California, has a record of legislative... Read more
US senators join criticism of Disney for filming Mulan in Xinjiang
At least two U.S. Senators have joined the chorus of outrage against The Walt Disney Company after the company revealed... Read more
Faced with universal quarantine, Benedictine College turned to Mary
Benedictine College had a problem. After students returned to campus for the fall semester, 38 of them tested positive for... Read more
Abortion rate in England and Wales soars amid pandemic
The number of abortions in England and Wales soared in the first half of 2020 amid the coronavirus pandemic, according... Read more
Cardinal Tagle: Diversity is not ‘an enemy’ of evangelization
Diversity is not a bad thing, Cardinal Luis Tagle said in an interview published Wednesday, noting that dialogue within authentic... Read more
Archbishop Gänswein hospitalized ‘with severe kidney problems’
Archbishop Georg Gänswein, prefect of the papal household and personal secretary to Benedict XVI, has been hospitalized in Rome. Read more
Franciscan Friars of the Renewal co-founder among Chicago’s new auxiliary bishops
Pope Francis Friday appointed three auxiliary bishops to the Archdiocese of Chicago, including one of the founders of the religious... Read more
Pope Francis: Don’t let financial concerns dominate healthcare
Economic considerations must not be allowed to encroach on the relationship between medical staff and patients, Pope Francis said Friday. Read more
Cardinal calls for Marian devotion to be protected from mafia exploitation
During a visit to a Marian shrine in southern Italy this week the Vatican Secretary of State issued a warning... Read more
Vatican Cardinal Tagle tests positive for coronavirus
Cardinal Luis Antonio Tagle, the head of the Vatican’s evangelization congregation, tested positive for coronavirus on Thursday, but is asymptomatic. Read more
Salvadoran imprisoned for 1989 killings of 5 Jesuit priests
A former colonel of the Salvadoran military, Inocente Orlando Montano Morales, has been convicted in a Spanish court for is... Read more
Vatican official visits Belarus after archbishop blocked at border
A senior Vatican official arrived in Belarus for talks Friday after the leader of the country’s Catholic Church was barred... Read more
Catholic teens in US mirror their peers on religious trends
Catholic teenagers mirror American teenagers overall on many religious trends, a report by the Pew Research Center says. Read more
Korean bishops back anti-discrimination law, with caveats
A South Korean bill banning discrimination across 26 different categories has hesitant support from the Catholic bishops of the country,... Read more
Man who went on vandalism spree at Louisiana Catholic church arrested
A man who went on an hours-long vandalism spree on Wednesday at Immaculate Heart of Mary Catholic Church in Tioga,... Read more
