U.S. bishops urge Congress to make housing affordable
“With the lingering effects of inflation, meaningful increases in the HUD budget are needed just to maintain housing for the same number of people currently served,” the letter reads. “Flat…
UN Security Council discusses Pope Francis and imam’s human fraternity proposal
France also objected that the term “fraternity” was too ambiguous and could have contradictory interpretations, adding that religious questions do not have a place in the security council and that…
Rupnik dismissed from Jesuits
Father Johan Verschueren, SJ, Rupnik’s superior whose name the statement was in, said no further comments will be made until after this period has concluded. In February, the Jesuits said…
Trips by Jesuit priest accused of abuse are transgression of restrictions, superior says
In addition, according to the Domani newspaper, Rupnik traveled to Hvar Island to study the possible restoration of the chapel of the bishop’s residence at the request of Ranko Vidović,…
Argentine archdiocese to study statue of the Sorrowful Virgin that allegedly shed tears
Aire de Santa Fe reported that those who witnessed the phenomenon said that “the tears of the Sorrowful Virgin ran all over her face, hands, and the black mantle” and…
Anglican bishop from Wales will convert to Catholicism to serve as priest
The ordinariate is structured similarly to a diocese and allows former Anglican priests and bishops to enter into full communion with the Catholic Church while maintaining certain Anglican traditions. It…
Pope Francis’ emphasis on synodality cited in joint Catholic-Orthodox statement
According to the statement, it “strives to give as far as possible a common reading of that history, and it gives Orthodox and Roman Catholics a welcome opportunity to explain…
Pittsburgh ‘Pride Mass’ canceled after bishop’s letter disavows event
According to a flier advertising the event, it was organized by Catholics for Change in Our Church (CCOC) in conjunction with various other groups including Pittsburgh parish LGBTQ ministries at…
Nigerian priest abducted on Corpus Christi Sunday regains freedom
“We pray to God to hasten the release of those who are still in the hands of their captors,” he added. “May Our Lady of Guadalupe intercede for us and…
Nicaragua dictatorship confiscates assets of political prisoners it deported to U.S.
According to Maradiaga, this latest court decision adds “to the list of humiliations that the dictatorship has committed against this group of Nicaraguans, who have also suffered imprisonment, torture, public…
U.S. bishops to discuss health care, eucharistic revival, and more at spring meeting
The vote to green-light a revision would also come on the heels of a report from the Lepanto Institute, released Monday, alleging that the largest Catholic health care system in…
Spanish bishop: LGBT ideology ‘has feet of clay and will fall’
The Spanish prelate added to Strickland’s comment, saying that “being proud of pride is very unintelligent, because pride comes before the fall and that’s how it also happened in sacred…