Archive for March 21, 2023
Oakland Diocese considers filing for bankruptcy with 330 abuse lawsuits pending
The bishop told the faithful he is giving “strong consideration” to filing for bankruptcy in order to respond to hundreds... Read more
Vatican’s ambassador during Iraq war: Under Saddam Hussein ‘the Church was respected’
The papal nuncio in Iraq at the time of the U.S. invasion 20 years ago said Christians in Iraq were... Read more
‘Christ is our future’: Vatican announces theme, schedule for Pope Francis’ Budapest trip
Pope Francis will travel to Budapest, Hungary, in just over a month for an April 28–30 visit to the capital... Read more
Benedict’s personal secretary searches for five cousins who are heirs of the late pontiff
Archbishop Georg Gänswein explained that he thought there were two direct heirs. However, he was surprised to learn that there... Read more
Disney doc features Pope Francis’ talk with Gen Z on LGBTQ issues, abortion, and more
Hulu will be airing “The Pope Answers,” an informal conversation between Francis and a small group of young people, on... Read more
Meet the new Nigerian secretary for the Vatican Dicastery for Evangelization
The Nigerian archbishop was recently appointed by Pope Francis as a secretary for the Vatican’s Dicastery for Evangelization. Read more
Beautiful new film on Camino de Santiago pilgrimage is a ‘perfect Lenten meditation’
Bishop James Conley called this new film on the Spanish pilgrimage route the “best” movie about the Camino de Santiago... Read more
Argentine archdiocese repudiates destruction of blasphemous art exhibition
The Archdiocese of Mendoza, Argentina, repudiated the acts of violence that took place Monday afternoon against an art exhibition offensive... Read more
New Wyoming law restricts girls’ sports to biological girls
Beginning on July 1, only biological girls will be allowed to participate in seventh- through 12th-grade girls’ athletic competitions in... Read more
