Archive for January 17, 2022

We March with Selma. Via Flickr CC BY NC 2.0.?w=200&h=150

By Kevin J. Jones

The nuns who witnessed the life and death of Martin Luther King Jr

Sister Mary Antona Ebo was the only black Catholic nun who marched with civil rights leader Martin Luther King, Jr.... Read more

Pope Francis meets with ecumenical delegation from Finland on Jan. 17, 2022.?w=200&h=150

By Courtney Mares

Pope Francis looks ahead to the 1700th anniversary of the Council of Nicaea in 2025

Pope Francis highlighted the upcoming anniversaries of two major events in Church history as moments that can help Christians seek... Read more

Pope Francis met a delegation affiliated with the Franciscan Custody of the Holy Land on Jan. 17, 2022.?w=200&h=150

By Courtney Mares

Pope Francis: The story of the Holy Land is the 'Fifth Gospel'

Pope Francis has urged journalists in the Middle East to keep telling stories from the Holy Land. Read more

Fr. Peter Williams, pastor of Holy Family parish in Springfield, Vt.?w=200&h=150

By Joe Bukuras

Burlington priest asks parishioners to tell bishop of his pastoral care, mental health

Father Peter Williams says the Diocese of Burlington is trying to remove him as pastor of his parish because he... Read more

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By Hannah Brockhaus

Jesuit journal criticized for article supporting assisted suicide bill in Italy

The article was published in La Civiltà Cattolica last week. Read more

Attendees at a Mass for the feast of the Santo Niño de Cebú at the Cathedral of Our Lady of the Angels in Los Angeles, Calif., Jan. 16, 2022.?w=200&h=150

By CNA Staff

Filipino community in Los Angeles celebrates 500 years of the Santo Niño de Cebú

Archbishop Gomez of Los Angeles said Mass Sunday in honor of the 500th anniversary of Christianity in the Philippines, celebrating... Read more

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Students participating in the CEDE workshop for St. John's College High School gather for a group photo at the basilica at Catholic University of America in Washington, D.C., in November 2022.

Catholic entrepreneur launches business startup program for teenagers

Bishop Michael Olson of Fort Worth, Texas, and Rev. Mother Teresa Agnes Gerlach of the Most Holy Trinity Monastery in Arlington, Texas.

Vatican: Nuns who feuded with Texas bishop will be governed by monastery association

Bishop Robert D. Gruss. CNA file photo.

Michigan bishop apologizes for calling President Biden ‘stupid’

Department of Justice Inspector General Michael Horowitz speaks during a Senate Judiciary hearing on Capitol Hill on Sept. 15, 2021, in Washington, D.C.

Biden DOJ report: ‘No malicious intent’ behind leaked FBI memo targeting traditional Catholics

Bishop Kevin C. Rhoades of Fort Wayne-South Bend, Indiana, was tabbed as the next chair of the Committee for Religious Liberty on Nov. 16, 2022, in Baltimore.

U.S. bishops on new federal rule: Employers should not be forced to facilitate abortions

Groups of migrants wait outside the Migrant Resource Center to receive food from San Antonio Catholic Charities on Sept. 19, 2022, in San Antonio, Texas.

Catholic Charities denies its purchase of airfare for migrants was misuse of federal funds

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Biden administration redefines sex discrimination in Title IX to include ‘gender identity’

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Catechist kidnapped and murdered in Burkina Faso, West Africa

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FBI investigating threats against ‘multiple faith communities’ in Pennsylvania

Worcester, Massachusetts, is home to Clark University, Assumption University, and Worcester State University.

Secular university’s head of Holocaust studies finds ‘warmer welcome’ at Catholic university

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