June 14 CATHOLIC WORLD NEWS
Pope confirms he is completing encyclical on faith begun by Benedict XVI CWN - 7 hours ago
Pope Francis has confirmed that he is completing an encyclical that was begun by Pope Benedict XVI, on the subject of faith. Before announcing his plans to resign, Pope Benedict had been drafting an encyclical on faith, to complete a series he had begun with earlier encyclicals on the theological virtues of love and hope. He did not complete the text before stepping down from the papacy, and...
Vatican envoy tells OAS: legal abortion undermines basis for anti-drug efforts CWN - 5 hours ago
The Vatican’s representative to the Organization of American States (OAS) has observed that efforts to legalize abortion undermine the moral basis for a drive to eliminate drug trafficking in Latin...
McKinsey consultant to suggest steps to streamline Roman Curia CWN - 5 hours ago
Pope Francis has asked a German management consultant to suggest administrative changes at the Vatican. Thomas von Mitschke-Collande, a manager of the international consulting firm McKinsey &...
Ukrainian Catholics, Orthodox move to mend ties CWN - 7 hours ago
Major Archbishop Sviatoslav Shevchuk, the leader of the Eastern-rite Ukrainian Catholic Church, has issued an invitation to ...
Iraqi Christians must maintain strong presence: Chaldean Catholic Synod CWN - 7 hours ago
Christians should continue to serve as “a bridge between communities” in Iraq, the Chaldean Catholic Synod proclaimed at the close of a meeting in Baghdad. Although half of Iraq’s Christians have...
Polish nuns beatified CWN - 16 hours ago
Two women religious – Sister Zofia Czeska Maciejowska (1584-1650) and Sister Margherita Lucia Szewczyk (1828-1905) – were beatified in Kraków, Poland, on June 9. Sister Maciejowska founded the...
Sri Lanka’s bishops back decentralized power, oppose changing constitution CWN - 16 hours ago
Sri Lanka’s bishops, led by Cardinal Malcolm Ranjith of Colombo, have announced their opposition to a proposed change to the nation’s constitution. A constitutional amendment that took effect in...
India’s president urged to end pro-Hindu bias in scholarship awards CWN - 16 hours ago
Representatives of Isai Maha Sangh, a Catholic organization, and Rastriya Secular Manch, a Muslim organization, met with Indian President Pranab Mukherjee and called for an end to discrimination...
Argentine rabbi recalls dialogue with future Pope Francis CWN - 16 hours ago
In Rome for a Jewish-Catholic dialogue sponsored by the Focolare movement, Rabbi Abraham Skorka recalled his conversations with Cardinal Jorge Mario Bergoglio, with whom he coauthored the book...
Slovenia leader meets with Pope CWN - 5 hours ago
Pope Francis met on June 13 with Slovenia's Prime Minister Alenka Bratusek, for a conversation that centered on religious freedom and the role of the Catholic Church in that country's public...
Pelosi says abortion issue is 'sacred ground' CWN - 5 hours ago
US House Minority Leader Nancy Pelosi denounced a bill that would ban late-term abortions, and said that the issue of abortion is “sacred ground,” in a testy exchange with a reporter during a June...
International Criminal Court rejects bid to investigate Pope Benedict CWN - 5 hours ago
The International Criminal Court (ICC) has turned down a bid to bring charges against Pope Benedict XVI for crimes against humanity. The ICC found “no basis” for an investigation of the charges...
Vietnamese authorities rule Christian leader’s prison death a suicide CWN - 16 hours ago
Vietnamese police have ruled that a Christian leader’s March prison death was caused by suicide through electrocution. Hoang Van Ngai, an elder of the Evangelical Church of Vietnam, died in...
Pueblo's Bishop Isern resigns, citing health problems CWN - 5 hours ago
An American bishop has abruptly resigned, citing reasons of health, at the age of 54. Bishop Fernando Isern of Pueblo, Colorado said that persistent health problems had convinced him that the...
USCCB: amend immigration-reform legislation CWN - 16 hours ago
The United States Conference of Catholic Bishops’ Justice for Immigrants campaign is calling upon Catholics to lobby senators to amend immigration-reform legislation. “As you consider S. 744, I...
Cardinal George fears Catholics may face 'religious test' in public life CWN - June 12
Chicago’s Cardinal Francis George has questioned whether American Catholics might be subjected to a “religious test” when running for public office or seeking work at newspapers, universities, or...
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