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Posted by bcadmin | May 4, 2021 | Latest News Releases, News |
Catholic League president Bill Donohue comments on the Biden administration’s biological ethics: Two years ago, a jury awarded $58 million in damages to ten plaintiffs after finding that the Phoenix-based Biological Resource Center had deceived familie…
Read MorePosted by bcadmin | May 4, 2021 | Argentina, Catholic Church, Church in the Americas, COVID restrictions, COVID-19, lead, Lockdowns, News, social distancing |
Despite knowing that religious ceremonies that lasted more than 30 minutes and included more than 20 people in his diocese were banned due to Argentina’s second COVID-19 wave, a local priest on Saturday challenged both his bishop and civil authorities by holding a First Communion Mass in an open-air space with close to 100 participants.
Read MorePosted by bcadmin | May 4, 2021 | Archdiocese of Chicago, Catholic Church, Catholic News Service, Church in the US, clerical sexual abuse, deaf ministries, News |
The first international conference on sexual abuse of young deaf Catholics will take place May 7 and May 21 during webinars organized by the Deaf Catholic Youth Initiative for the Americas.
Read MorePosted by bcadmin | May 4, 2021 | Middle East - Africa, News |
The Basilica of the Annunciation in Nazareth, northern Israel. / StateofIsrael via Wikimedia (CC BY-SA 2.0).
CNA Staff, May 4, 2021 / 04:00 am (CNA).
The Basilica of the Annunciation in Nazareth will lead the global rosary marathon for an end to…
Posted by bcadmin | May 4, 2021 | Catholic Church, Catholic News Service, Central America, Church in the Americas, El Salvador, Jesuits, News |
Within hours of taking over the reins of the legislative assembly, lawmakers aligned with Salvadoran President Nayib Bukele voted May 1 to get rid of five of the country’s top judges as well as the country’s attorney general, who is said to be investigating wrongdoing at the top levels of government.
Read MorePosted by bcadmin | May 4, 2021 | Catholic Church, Catholic News Service, Church in Europe, Gay Catholics, German bishops, German Church, Germany, LGBT Catholics, LGBTI Catholics, News, Same-sex "Marriage" |
Catholic chaplains in parishes across Germany plan to invite people to “blessing services for lovers” on and around May 10.
Read MorePosted by bcadmin | May 4, 2021 | Associated Press, Catholic Church, Church in Ireland, Church in UK and Ireland, Ireland, News, Northern Ireland, Queen Elizabeth II, the troubles, Troubles, United Kingdom |
Northern Ireland marked what is widely considered to be its centenary on Monday, with Queen Elizabeth II stressing the need for “reconciliation, equality and mutual understanding” as she sent her “warmest good wishes” to its people.
Read MorePosted by bcadmin | May 4, 2021 | Church, Featured, News, Weekly Headlines |
Every day since Ash Wednesday I have thought a little about a change in the liturgy of the ordinary form of the Roman Mass that has been described as “minor.” This change was in what is called the doxology of the collect prayers in the Missal. Instead of saying, “Through Jesus Christ Our Lord in […]
Posted by bcadmin | May 4, 2021 | bioethics, Catholic Church, Catholic News Service, Church in the US, Coronavirus, COVID-19, COVID-19 pandemic, News, Vaccinations, Vaccines |
Vaccines for children are getting attention with questions about when will they be available, if they are necessary to end the pandemic and if Catholic parents should inoculate their children.
Read MoreThe administration seeks to “punish doctors and hospitals for ‘sex discrimination’ unless they perform controversial gender-transition procedures,” according to the report.
Read MoreThe administration seeks to “punish doctors and hospitals for ‘sex discrimination’ unless they perform controversial gender-transition procedures,” according to the report.
Read MoreArchbishop Gabriele Caccia, apostolic nuncio and Permanent Observer of the Holy See to the United Nations, spoke at the UN Permanent Forum on Indigenous Issues.
Read MoreArchbishop Gabriele Caccia, apostolic nuncio and Permanent Observer of the Holy See to the United Nations, spoke at the UN Permanent Forum on Indigenous Issues.
Read More“This is an authorization, not a requirement,” the State Department said in its diplomatic cable, as it called on embassies to support “the human rights of LGBTQI+ persons and communities.”
Read MoreIn February, the House passed the Equality Act, which the US bishops oppose.
Read MoreIn February, the House passed the Equality Act, which the US bishops oppose.
Read More“Too often we have seen how guns are used in the public forum by someone acting in anger,” the state’s bishops warned. “Instead of relying on law enforcement and our justice system, people with guns in public areas can become th…
Read More“The government, does not belong to you, but belongs to the people,” said Cardinal Bechara Boutros al-Rahi. “It is true that we need a government but above all we need solutions to the conflicts and issues that prevent Lebanon from be…
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