Feb 9, 2021 - 08:01 pm .- The Diocese of Río Gallegos reported Feb. 8 that it did not authorize an attempted marriage between a man and a male transsexual on Feb. 6.
Feb 9, 2021 - 07:01 pm .- Archbishop Thomas Wenski of Miami offered a moving funeral homily last week commending Laura Schwartzenberger, an FBI agent who was killed while pursuing a child pornography investigation.
Feb 9, 2021 - 05:56 pm .- Sister Andre Randon, a religious sister in France, will turn 117 years old this week, after surviving COVID-19 last month, her congregation announced Tuesday.
Feb 9, 2021 - 05:01 pm .- Archbishop Ettore Balestrero, the apostolic nuncio to the Democratic Republic of Congo, announced last week that he will enter a plea bargain with an Italian court after he and his brother Guido were accused of money laundering, but will not admit guilt.
Feb 9, 2021 - 04:00 pm .- Not two months into 2021, seven states are considering bills that would legalize assisted suicide, and two other states are looking to expand legal assisted suicide.
Feb 9, 2021 - 03:00 pm .- The nominee to lead the White House Office of Management and Budget (OMB) apologized on Tuesday for referring to opponents to the HHS contraceptive mandate as “extreme.”
Feb 9, 2021 - 02:13 pm .- An English cardinal this week reflected on the life of St. Josephine Bakhita— who endured brutal slavery before entering religious life— and urged prayers and recognition for the many people worldwide who are enslaved.
Feb 9, 2021 - 01:00 pm .- Pope Francis only spent 11 hours in Albania when he visited the country in 2014. But for some, his trip was life-changing.
Feb 9, 2021 - 12:00 pm .- Lebanon’s Maronite patriarch called on Tuesday for the United Nations to help resolve the country’s crisis by convening an international conference.
Feb 9, 2021 - 11:34 am .- Hong Kong’s highest court on Tuesday denied bail to Catholic media tycoon Jimmy Lai, whom police arrested last summer for apparent violations of a new China-imposed national security law.
Feb 9, 2021 - 10:13 am .- The Bishop of Dodge City is under a Vatican-ordered Vos estis investigation over allegations of sexual abuse of a minor.
Feb 9, 2021 - 09:00 am .- Vatican Radio will launch a 24-hour web radio to mark its 90th anniversary on Friday.
Feb 9, 2021 - 07:00 am .- The Catholic bishop overseeing preparations for World Youth Day 2023 in Lisbon, Portugal, has said that the event will be an opportunity to renew hope in the wake of the coronavirus pandemic.
Feb 9, 2021 - 04:35 am .- The Vatican called on Tuesday for a rethinking of elder care in a document arguing that the elderly are best cared for in an environment more like a family home than a hospital.
Feb 9, 2021 - 04:00 am .- Pope Francis on Monday accepted the resignation of a Swiss bishop who recently called for a council to discuss women priests.
Feb 9, 2021 - 12:50 am .- Catholic school teachers and other school employees of the Diocese of Jefferson City, Missouri will get a bonus, thanks to a major $1.4 million gift from anonymous donors.
