San Diego bishop says he was ‘stunned,’ ‘humbled’ by being named a cardinal June 1, 2022By Catholic News Service Catholic News Service Filed Under: Feature, News, Vatican, World News Cardinal-designate Robert W. McElroy told reporters May 31 that when he learned he is among the 21 new cardinals Pope Francis will create Aug. 27, “I said a big prayer.”
Cardinal days of August: Pope’s pick for cardinals wasn’t the only surprise June 1, 2022By Cindy Wooden Catholic News Service Filed Under: Feature, News, Vatican, World News For many people in Rome, Pope Francis’ decision to schedule a consistory to create new cardinals in August was more surprising than the men he chose to receive the red hat.
Pope names members to worship congregation June 1, 2022By Carol Glatz Catholic News Service Filed Under: Feature, News, Vatican, World News Pope Francis has appointed new members of the Congregation for Divine Worship and the Sacraments, including Chicago Cardinal Blase J. Cupich.
Pope appeals for end to Russian blockade of Ukraine grain exports June 1, 2022By Carol Glatz Catholic News Service Filed Under: Feature, News, Vatican, War in Ukraine, World News With hundreds of millions of lives at risk because of the Russian blockade of grain exports out of Ukraine, Pope Francis appealed for an end to the blockade and a resolution to the crisis.
Amid pain in Uvalde, there’s still ‘goodness in people,’ says archbishop June 1, 2022By Rhina Guidos Catholic News Service Filed Under: Feature, News, World News It feels as if there are no silver linings in the cloud of lingering grief and horror that surrounds Uvalde, Texas, as the city began May 31 to bury the first of 19 children and their two teachers killed a week earlier during a mass shooting at Robb Elementary School.
After tragedy in Texas, outpouring of help shows ‘God is good,’ priest says May 31, 2022By Catholic News Service Catholic News Service Filed Under: Feature, News, World News Catholic priests, deacons, church staff, parishioners, and staff of schools and organizations continue to provide counseling, financial aid and additional services to the families who lost loved ones and to others in the devastated community of Uvalde, Texas.
Pope asks Mary, Queen of Peace, to end war in Ukraine and everywhere May 31, 2022By Cindy Wooden Catholic News Service Filed Under: Feature, News, Vatican, War in Ukraine, World News After setting white flowers at a statue of Mary, Queen of Peace, Pope Francis prayed the rosary and asked Mary to intercede to bring peace to Ukraine and to every place in the world torn by violent conflict.
Stealing Brooklyn, N.Y., church’s tabernacle is ‘heinous act,’ pastor says May 31, 2022By Catholic News Service Catholic News Service Filed Under: Feature, News, World News A burglar cut through a metal protective casing to steal a historic tabernacle valued at $2 million at a Brooklyn Catholic church.
RADIO INTERVIEW: National Eucharistic Revival May 31, 2022By Catholic Review Staff Catholic Review Filed Under: Eucharist, Feature, Local News, News, Radio Interview This week on Catholic Review Radio, Christopher Gunty talks with Bishop Andrew Cozzens, chairman of the bishops’ Committee on Evangelization and Catechesis about the Real Presence of Christ in the Eucharist and about the plans a National Eucharistic Congress planned for 2024.
World Meeting of Families opens June 22 in Rome and online May 31, 2022By Cindy Wooden Catholic News Service Filed Under: Feature, Marriage & Family Life, News, Vatican, World News The COVID-19 pandemic not only caused a one-year delay in holding the World Meeting of Families, it also prompted a look at new ways to involve Catholic families from around the world and to ensure that they take the lead in ministering to each other.
Pope to B’nai B’rith leaders: Remembering atrocities is antidote to evil May 31, 2022By Carol Glatz Catholic News Service Filed Under: Ecumenism and Interfaith Relations, Feature, News, Vatican, World News People must help one another and counteract the temptation of evil that deceives them into thinking conflict can be resolved by violence and war, Pope Francis told a delegation from B’nai B’rith International.
Religious leaders must inspire humanity to renounce violence, pope says May 31, 2022By Carol Glatz Catholic News Service Filed Under: Ecumenism and Interfaith Relations, Feature, News, Vatican, World News The world urgently needs dialogue that promotes a culture of peace and nonviolence, and concrete efforts aimed toward that end, Pope Francis said.
