Archive for April 29, 2021
Texas bill proposes longer waiting limit for divorce: a small step to strengthen marriage?
A Texas legislator has again proposed extending the waiting limit on no-fault divorce, a proposal that has drawn support from... Read more
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Polish Catholics commemorate fifth of diocesan priests killed in World War II
Around 2,000 of Poland’s 10,000 diocesan priests perished during the Nazi German occupation. Read more
In anti-corruption law, Pope Francis seeks to quash Vatican ‘envelope’ culture with ban on gifts over $50
The new regulation is part of a sweeping new anti-corruption law. Read more
Pope Francis sends condolences after death of South Korean Cardinal Cheong
The cardinal sought to bring peace and unification to the Korean peninsula. Read more
How churches can respond to the COVID-19 mental health crisis
With concerns that suicide rates are rising in communities of color during the pandemic, Catholic mental health workers say the... Read more
Vatican accused of investing in companies making ‘morning-after pill’
An Italian investigative news program claimed that the Vatican’s treasury invested millions in pharmaceutical companies. Read more
West Virginia governor signs law that only girls may play girls’ sports
West Virginia’s governor on Wednesday signed a bill into law clarifying that only females may play girls’ sports in the... Read more
Pope Francis: St. Catherine of Siena is a gift to the Church and humanity
The pope has sent a telegram marking the 560th anniversary of the saint’s canonization. Read more
German bishops’ leader: Day of same-sex blessings not ‘helpful’
A nationwide event in defiance of the Vatican’s “no” to blessings for same-sex couples will take place on May 10. Read more
Ecuadorian court approves decriminalizing abortion in cases of rape
The Constitutional Court of Ecuador ruled Wednesday to approve the decriminalization of abortion in cases of rape. Read more
Catholic Law to start program on Catholicism and the Constitution
The Catholic University of America’s law school will create a three-year program to study the compatibility of the U.S. Constitution... Read more
Swiss campaigners secure same-sex marriage referendum
More than 61,000 signatures were collected in favor of giving Switzerland’s 8.5 million population a final say on the law. Read more
USCCB has 'nothing in the works' on Biden and Communion
Recent reports that the US Conference of Catholic Bishops may at their spring general assembly press pro-abortion Catholic politicians not... Read more
Biden introduces family aid plan - but would it help the families who need it the most?
President Joe Biden on Wednesday unveiled the American Families Plan, a $1.8 trillion package that includes paid leave, education spending,... Read more
Sri Lanka's government proposes burqa ban
Despite concerns from religious rights groups, the Sri Lanka government is planning to introduced a ban on the wearing in... Read more
Man takes sledgehammer to Marian mural in Los Angeles archdiocese
A masked man bashed a mural of Our Lady of Guadalupe with a sledgehammer last week, at a parish in... Read more
Owensboro priest's faculties reinstated by CDF
The Congregation for the Doctrine of the Faith has reinstated the faculties of a priest of the Diocese of Owensboro... Read more
Ecuadorian bishops say corruption claims 'without foundation' after double-resignations in diocese
The Ecuadorian bishops have rejected claims that corruption was behind the unusual simultaneous resignation of a bishop and his presumptive... Read more
Catholics respond to Washington Post article and tweet calling Biden a ‘very Catholic president’
Prominent Catholics are passionately responding to a recent Washington Post tweet which said “A rising group of right-wing U.S. Catholic... Read more
