January 7, 2014 CATHOLIC WORLD NEWS
Pope will visit Holy Land in May CWN - 10 hours ago
Pope Francis will visit to Holy Land in May 2014, making a 3-day visit that will include stops in Israel, Jordan, and the Palestinian territories. The Pope’s trip will take place May 24 to 26. The highlight of the visit is expected to be a meeting with all the Christian leaders of Jerusalem, at the basilica of the Holy Sepluchre. The Pontiff will also visit Bethlehem and Amman, Jordan. The...
Pope curbs use of title "monsignor" for diocesan clergy CWN - 10 hours ago
Pope Francis has cut back severely on the use of the honorary title “monsignor” for Catholic priests. Shortly after his election, Pope Francis instructed the Secretariat of State to stop...
Pope will help Rio pay debt from World Youth Day CWN - 7 hours ago
Pope Francis will contribute $5 million to pay off debts from the celebration of World Youth Day in Brazil last year. The Archdiocese of Rio de Janeiro, which hosted the international event,...
God's love, light of truth seek out believers, Pope says at Epiphany CWN - 8 hours ago
Celebrating Mass in St. Peter’s basilica on the feast of the Epiphany, Pope Francis said that the Magi “teach us how to defend ourselves against the darkness that seeks to envelope our lives.” In...
Vatican spokesman scolds journalists who report papal 'opening' on same-sex unions CWN - 10 hours ago
The Vatican press office has decried attempts by some Italian journalists to portray a comment by Pope Francis as an opening to approval of same-sex unions. In a November 29 address to religious...
Spanish cardinal rumored to be Pope's choice to head commission on Vatican bank CWN - 7 hours ago
Pope Francis will name a Spanish prelate, Cardinal Santos Abril y Castello, to chair the commission of cardinals supervising the work of the Vatican bank, the Institute for Religious Works (IOR),...
God's offer of grace is never closed, Pope tells Sunday audience CWN - 7 hours ago
“God is always present to raise up new men to purify the world from sin that ages and corrupts it,” Pope Francis assured his public audience on Sunday, January 5. The reality of the...
More court victories against HHS mandate CWN - 18 hours ago
In recent days, federal courts have issued injunctions barring enforcement of the HHS mandate, which compels most employers to offer insurance that covers contraception, sterilization, and some...
Benedict leaves Vatican to visit elder brother in Rome hospital CWN - 6 hours ago
Pope-emeritus Benedict XVI made a rare trip outside the walls of the Vatican to visit his older brother, Msgr. Georg Ratzinger, in a Roman hospital this past weekend. Msgr. Ratzinger was confined...
Egypt's president in rare visit to Coptic Orthodox leader CWN - 6 hours ago
Egyptian interim president, Adly Mansour, paid a rare visit to the leader of the Coptic Orthodox Church on January 5. Mansour met with Coptic Pope Tawadros II at the cathedral of St. Mark in...
Philadelphia cleric released after child-endangerment conviction is reversed CWN - 7 hours ago
Msgr. William Lynn, the Philadelphia archdiocesan official whose conviction on child-endangerment charges was overturned by a unanimous appeals court, has been released after 18 months in...
Kidnapped missionary priest released in Cameroon CWN - 18 hours ago
A kidnapped French missionary priest who assisted Nigerian refugees in Cameroon has been released following six weeks in captivity, Agence France-Presse reported. Boko Haram, the Islamist...
Bishop urges international community: don’t destroy Syria CWN - 19 hours ago
As representatives of 30 nations and four organizations prepared for a January 22 conference on the Syrian conflict, a Syrian bishop urged the international community not to “destroy” the...
Sharia will not be main source of law in new Tunisian constitution CWN - 17 hours ago
The parliament of Tunisia has decided not to make Sharia the main source of law in the nation’s new constitution, Agence France-Presse reported. The North African nation has taken an increasingly...
Indonesian Christian politician: remove religion from national ID cards CWN - 19 hours ago
A prominent Christian politician in Indonesia has called for the removal of religion from national identification cards, according to a Jakarta Globe report. All Indonesians are required to...
Former Swiss Guard member claims prelates made advances CWN - 6 hours ago
A former member of the Swiss Guard has claimed that he was the target of sexual advances made by a number of Vatican officials. Speaking under condition of anonymity, the former Guard told a...
USCCB announces novena for life around Roe anniversary CWN - 17 hours ago
The United States Conference of Catholic Bishops (USCCB) has announced that a novena for life will take place around the anniversary of the Roe v. Wade decision. “On January 22, 2014 our nation...
US bishop to make solidarity visit to Middle East CWN - 18 hours ago
The United States Conference of Catholic Bishops (USCCB) has announced that Bishop Richard Pates of Des Moines, the chairman of the USCCB’s Committee on International Justice and Peace, is making an...
Suspect arrested in murder of California priest CWN - January 3
Police in California have made an arrest in connection with the New Year’s Eve murder of a Catholic priest. Father Eric Freed died after a “violent struggle” at his rectory, police disclosed,...
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