Archive for November 12, 2020

Archbishop Rino Fisichella, president of the Pontifical Council for the Promotion of the New Evangelization, at the Vatican press office on Jan. 18, 2016. ?w=200&h=150

Pandemic forces Vatican to scale down World Day of the Poor events

Coronavirus restrictions have forced the Vatican to scale down its commemoration of the World Day of the Poor, a Vatican... Read more

Cardinal Gualtiero Bassetti, president of the Italian bishops' conference, at a press conference in Bari, Italy, on Jan. 22, 2020. ?w=200&h=150

By Hannah Brockhaus

Pope Francis calls to check on Italian cardinal in coronavirus ICU

Pope Francis made a phone call this week to check in on an Italian cardinal who is in a serious... Read more

A billboard in Yerevan featuring the flags of Armenia and the breakaway Nagorno-Karabakh Republic on Oct. 7, 2020. ?w=200&h=150

By Courtney Mares

Armenia’s ambassador to Vatican stresses threat of Syrian fighters in Nagorno-Karabakh

The Armenian ambassador to the Holy See said Wednesday that the recruitment and deployment of Syrian Islamist extremists to the... Read more

A detail from Timothy P. Schmalz's sculpture ‘Angels Unawares’ in St. Peter’s Square. ?w=200&h=150

Pope Francis: Care for refugees fleeing ‘viruses of injustice, violence and war’

Pope Francis has urged Catholics to care for people fleeing “the viruses of injustice, violence and war,” in a message... Read more

Bishop James Conley in the Cathedral of the Risen Christ, Lincoln, Nebraska, on Ash Wednesday, 2019. ?w=200&h=150

Bishop Conley returns from medical leave of absence to head Lincoln diocese

Bishop James Conley announced that he is resuming full pastoral care of the Diocese of Lincoln, Nebraska, following an 11-month... Read more

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By Matt Hadro

ANALYSIS: Pro-life Democrats are gone from Congress, now what?

The consolidation of pro-life votes within one political party raises questions about the movement’s long-term political interests. If only one party... Read more

Cardinal Christian Tumi, pictured after his liberation on Nov. 6, 2020. ?w=200&h=150

By Courtney Mares

Video shows 90-year-old cardinal telling kidnappers: ‘I will preach what is the truth’

When 90-year-old Cardinal Christian Tumi was interrogated in captivity by armed separatists in Cameroon last week, he calmly told his... Read more

Joe Biden walking with supporters in Iowa, May 25, 2020. ?w=200&h=150

Pope Francis congratulates Biden on election victory in phone call

Presumptive President-elect Joe Biden spoke with Pope Francis on Thursday, his office has announced. The Catholic, former vice president, and... Read more

St. Peter's Basilica. ?w=200&h=150

By Hannah Brockhaus

Vatican appoints president of foundation overseeing scandal-ridden Italian hospital

The Vatican announced Thursday that it had appointed an interim president of the foundation which owns and operates a scandal-ridden... Read more

U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP) Headquarter Offices. ?w=200&h=150

Biden to open US to refugees with increase in resettlements

Presumptive president-elect Joe Biden says he plans for the U.S. to resettle far more refugees in 2021 than in recent... Read more

Basilique Saint-Pierre et Saint-Paul à Lewiston, Maine. ?w=200&h=150

By Christine Rousselle

Maine diocese frozen out of COVID restrictions discussion

The Diocese of Portland, Maine, has expressed frustration at being excluded from conversations with the state governor over safe reopening... Read more

Archbishop Carlo Viganò. ?w=200&h=150

In interview with Raymond Arroyo, Viganò denies accusations from McCarrick Report

Archbishop Carlo Maria Viganò, who served as apostolic nuncio to the United States from 2011 to 2016, has denied claims... Read more