November 21 CATHOLIC WORLD NEWS
Pope's new book unveiledCWN - 7 hours ago
The Vatican today unveiled the 3rd and final book in the Jesus of Nazareth trilogy by Pope Benedict XVI. The new work, The Infancy Narratives, will be on sale November 21. The new book, which is...
Doctor leading inquiry into Irish woman's death is supporter of legal abortionCWN - 7 hours ago
The doctor appointed by the Irish government to head an inquiry into the death of Savita Halappanavar is an avowed supporter of legal abortion. Sir Sabaratnam Arulkumaran, a former president of...
Pakistani appeals court dismisses blasphemy case against Rimsha MasihCWN - 7 hours ago
Pakistan’s High Court in Islamabad has dismissed blasphemy charges against Rimsha Masih, the mentally handicapped young Christian girl. The court found that there was no firm evidence to back the...
Declining appeal, Supreme Court lets stand public-school ‘released time’ for religion classesCWN - 16 hours ago
The US Supreme Court has declined to hear the Freedom From Religion Foundation’s appeal of Moss v. Spartanburg County School District Seven, a unanimous federal court decision that upheld the...
Church of England ready to discuss women bishopsCWN - 6 hours ago
The Church of England’s general synod is prepared to discuss the ordination of women as bishops, with the newly designated Archbishop of Canterbury, Dr. Justin Welby, supporting the proposal. Dr....
English bishops call for living wageCWN - 16 hours ago
The bishops of England and Wales have called upon Catholic organizations to work towards the implementation of a living wage in British society.“The bishops’ conference recognizes that fair...
University trustees back president who withdrew fellowship for dissident theologianCWN - 6 hours ago
The trustees of the University of San Diego have given their full support to the school’s president, Mary Lyons, after faculty members gave her a vote of no-confidence. The faculty, by a 99-16...
Rejection of pro-life EU commissioner would insult Malta, prelate saysCWN - 6 hours ago
Only a display of intolerance by European lawmakers will stop the appointment of Tonio Borg as health commissioner of the European Union, according to Msgr. Charles Scicluna. Msgr. Scicluna, a...
Report: Muslim convert to Christianity beheaded in SomaliaCWN - 16 hours ago
Farhan Haji Mose, a 25-year-old Somali convert from Islam to Christianity, was beheaded on November 16 by Al-Shabaab rebels, according to Morning Star News, a recently-founded news service that...
Vatican cardinal speaks of Apostleship of the Sea and the new evangelizationCWN - 16 hours ago
The president of the Pontifical Council for Migrants and Itinerant People called upon those involved in the Apostleship of the Sea to be agents of the new evangelization.“Multinational teams...
Greek Orthodox file blasphemy charges against play depicting Jesus as homosexualCWN - 6 hours ago
An Orthodox bishop in Greece has filed a blasphemy complaint against the producers of a dramatic presentation that depicts Jesus and his disciples as homosexuals. Bishop Seraphim’s complaint,...
Joint Orthodox-Catholic statement on importance of SundayCWN - 16 hours ago
The North American Orthodox-Catholic Theological Consultation has issued a statement on the importance of Sunday.“For Christians, Sunday, the Lord’s Day, is a special day consecrated to the...
Cardinal Dolan: prayers for family and friendshipCWN - 6 hours ago
In a op-ed column in the New York Post, while looking forward to Thanksgiving Day, Cardinal Timothy Dolan offers a prayer of petition I will ask the Lord to keep us a culture where personal...
USCCB grants $8.4M to home missionsCWN - 16 hours ago
A subcommittee of the United States Conference of Catholic Bishops has approved $8.4 million in grants to help assist the 84 “home mission” dioceses in the United States. The grants are funded in...
Vatican questions sale of Catholic health-care system in ArkansasCWN - November 19
The Vatican is questioning the sale of a Catholic health-care system in Arkansas to a secular corporation. Mercy Hot Springs, the 8th-largest health-care system in the US, has announced plans to...
Rome: remodeled statue of John Paul II is unveiledCWN - November 19
A controversial statue of Blessed John Paul II was unveiled in Rome on November 19, after the sculptor altered it in reaction to public outrage. The sculpture by Oliviero Rainaldi, which had...
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