Tag: Catholic News Service
Jupiter, Saturn to put on rare ‘Christmas Star’ show at Dec....
CLEVELAND -- A once-every-two-decade conjunction involving the solar system's two gas giants will give earthbound observers a look at a so-called "Christmas Star" on...
The Passionist Fathers prepare to mark 300th anniversary with jubilee celebration
ROME -- The Passionist Fathers will commemorate the 300th anniversary of their founding with a jubilee celebration centered on renewing the commitment to proclaiming...
Federal judge says Homeland Security rules restricting DACA program were invalid
WASHINGTON -- A federal judge ruled Nov. 14 that the suspension of the Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals program, announced this past summer by...
Theodore McCarrick report from Vatican highlights weaknesses in process for vetting...
VATICAN CITY -- The Vatican report on Theodore E. McCarrick highlights repeated failures in the process for vetting bishops, a process that often seemed...
Retired Polish Cardinal Henryk Gulbinowicz barred from public ministry after abuse...
WARSAW, Poland — A retired Polish cardinal has been banned from all public appearances, and ordered to compensate his alleged victims, after being investigated...
My saint friends bring comfort and an opportunity to learn: Katie...
"Hey, babe, grab the saints blanket, will you?" I called out to my husband.
A few moments later, he returned with a black blanket, the...
Retired Cardinal Christian Tumi, 90, released after being kidnapped with 12...
VATICAN CITY — After armed men abducted Cardinal Christian Tumi along with a dozen other people in the northwest region of Cameroon Nov. 5,...
New COVID-19 restrictions in Italy will not close churches for prayer...
VATICAN CITY — As the Italian government imposed new restrictions to prevent the further spread of COVID-19, the Italian bishops' conference said churches will...
U.S. Supreme Court set to hear arguments in Archdiocese of Philadelphia...
WASHINGTON -- The Supreme Court, with a full bench, will hear oral arguments by teleconference Nov. 4 about a Catholic social service agency that...
Retired Pope Benedict XVI declines inheritance of his late brother, Msgr....
BERLIN -- Retired Pope Benedict XVI has declined the inheritance of his brother Georg, who died in July, reported the German Catholic news agency KNA.
Because of this, "the estate of Georg Ratzinger goes...