Jan 25, 2021 - 07:56 pm .- Increasing rumors from multiple Vatican sources say the Vatican communications department might experience a shakeup shortly, and that Pope Francis might try a new redesign of the dicastery that handles Vatican media.
Jan 25, 2021 - 04:30 pm .- As Democrats last week took effective control of the Senate, pro-life leaders turned their attention to the record of one senator who could cast pivotal votes in the next two years. Manchin, a moderate West Virginia Democrat who was elected to the U.S. Senate in 2010 after serving as governor of that state, has been known to cast pro-life votes before.
Jan 25, 2021 - 03:43 pm .- A Filipino diocese demanded justice and decried the murder of a priest who was shot and killed by an unknown perpetrator on Sunday.
Jan 25, 2021 - 02:24 pm .- A second alleged victim has accused activist Chicago priest Fr. Michael Pfleger of sexually abusing him as a minor decades ago, the Chicago archdiocese has confirmed to local media. The priest has strongly denied both accusations, which come from two brothers.
Jan 25, 2021 - 02:01 pm .- An appeals court last week ruled for a second time against a California church which challenged the state’s rules barring in-person worship services for much of the state, ruling that a total ban on indoor worship services in most areas of the state is justified to block the spread of coronavirus.
Jan 25, 2021 - 12:55 pm .- The Supreme Court on Monday ruled favorably toward a Catholic death row inmate requesting the presence of a priest at his execution.
Jan 25, 2021 - 12:19 pm .- Papal almoner Cardinal Konrad Krajewski offered a funeral Mass Monday for a 64-year-old homeless man who died in Rome.
Jan 25, 2021 - 11:45 am .- A Kentucky bill requiring appropriate medical care for babies surviving attempted abortions became law on Friday.
Jan 25, 2021 - 11:39 am .- The Week of Prayer for Christian Unity concluded Monday with Vespers at the tomb of St. Paul.
Jan 25, 2021 - 11:00 am .- President Joe Biden on Monday revoked a ban on gender transitioning in the military, allowing troops to serve on the basis of their gender identity.
Jan 25, 2021 - 10:35 am .- President Joe Biden has a “very developed approach” to abortion, Sister Simone Campbell, executive director of the Network Lobby for Catholic Social Justice, said during a recent panel discussion hosted by the National Catholic Reporter.
Jan 25, 2021 - 09:30 am .- Nearly 200 members of Congress have signed a letter supporting bans on taxpayer funding of abortions.
Jan 25, 2021 - 08:30 am .- The Vatican Secretary of State has called for a new model of development built on “the synergistic bond” between the fight against climate change and the struggle against poverty.
Jan 25, 2021 - 05:30 am .- Pope Francis sent a video message Sunday to Latin American Church leaders organizing a “synodal” regional assembly, in which he asked them not to be ideological elites, but to remain close to the people of God.
Jan 25, 2021 - 02:00 am .- The Polish Catholic Church’s annual “Day of Islam” on Tuesday is an opportunity to overcome prejudices, a bishop who oversees Catholic-Muslim dialogue in the country has said.
