Archive for May 30, 2018
The Holy Spirit is the invisible gift of God, Pope Francis says
Pope Francis said Wednesday that confirmation is the sacrament in which Catholics are marked with a seal that solidifies their... Read more
CDF prefect: That only men can be priests is 'definitive'
The teaching of the Catholic Church on the impossibility of ordaining women to the priesthood, now or in the future,... Read more
Australian bishops join national program to compensate child sex abuse victims
The Australian Catholic bishops confirmed Wednesday that they will participate in a national compensation program for survivors of child sexual... Read more
Commentary: Archbishop Ladaria and the transgender movement
This week Archbishop Luis Ladaria, Prefect of the Congregation for the Doctrine of the Faith, issued (another) definitive statement on... Read more
CUA appoints new dean of music, drama, and art
The Catholic University of America announced Tuesday that Jacqueline Leary-Warsaw has been appointed dean of the university's school of music. Read more
Portuguese Parliament votes against legalizing euthanasia
After heated debate, the Portuguese Parliament voted on Tuesday to reject multiple proposed laws that would legalize euthanasia in the... Read more
Church building in Venezuela seized by local government group
A group of people appropriated the facilities of a parish in Venezuela's Mérida state on Monday afternoon, saying they were... Read more
Baptist congregation votes Jesus statue out for being 'too Catholic'
Jesus is being evicted from a South Carolina church, and he must be out by the end of the month. Read more
Did Planned Parenthood cover up child abuse and sex trafficking?
In 2011, after undercover footage appeared to show Planned Parenthood officials failing to report suspected sex abuse of minors, the... Read more
Calls for beatification of English missionary to Zimbabwe
A group devoted to John Bradburne, a lay missionary to what is now Zimbabwe in the 1970s, is raising money... Read more
Catholics respond to global forced migration crisis
An unprecedented 66 million people worldwide have been forced from their homes by conflict and violence, according to a report... Read more
