Catholic World News July 2, 2014
New changes looming at the Vatican bank? CWN - 7 hours ago
New major changes at the Vatican bank, including the replacement of the institution’s president, will be announced imminently, according to media reports. John Allen of the Boston Globe, citing...
Kansas City diocese should pay $1.1 million for violating its own abuse policies, arbitrator rules CWN - 8 hours ago
The Diocese of Kansas City, Missouri, must pay an additional $1.1 million to sex-abuse victims for failing to follow its own policies on sex-abuse complaints, an arbitrator has ruled. In 2008, in...
Pope Francis, in newspaper interview, laments ‘moral decay’ of society CWN - 14 hours ago
In an interview with Franca Giansoldati of the Roman newspaper Il Messaggero, Pope Francis decried society’s moral decay. Among the highlights of the interview, which was published on June...
Vatican denounces killing of Israeli youths CWN - 14 hours ago
The Vatican has decried the killing of three young Israeli seminary students who were abducted while hitchhiking on June 12 and found dead on June 30. “The news of the killing of the three young...
Council of Cardinals begins 4-day session CWN - 8 hours ago
The Council of Cardinals met with Pope Francis on July 1, beginning a four-day series of meetings on the reorganization of the Roman Curia. In this, their 5th series of meetings, the eight...
Follow Jesus, heed the Beatitudes, Pope tells Dutch youth CWN - 13 hours ago
In a message to the National Catholic Youth Festival of the Netherlands, Pope Francis called upon Dutch youth to follow Christ and heed the “revolutionary” message of the Beatitudes. “Jesus...
Italian prelate: suspend naming of baptismal sponsors to curb organized crime CWN - 13 hours ago
In an effort to curb the influence of the ’Ndrangheta, one of Italy’s most power organized-crime syndicates, a Calabrian prelate has proposed a 10-year suspension on the naming of godfathers at...
Immigrants' deaths a disgrace for civilization, Italian cardinal says CWN - 6 hours ago
The president of the Italian bishops' conference has said that the continued loss of lives among immigrants trying to reach Europe "shames the world and civilization." Cardinal Angelo Bagnasco...
Austrian bishop: 'courageous suggestions' need to encourage priestly vocations CWN - 6 hours ago
A retired Austrian bishop has called for “courageous suggestions” to encourage more priestly vocations, saying that the faith in the Eucharist could be “drying up” if priests are not...
Former Legionary leader dies of cancer CWN - 6 hours ago
Father Alvaro Corcuera, the worldwide leader of the Legion of Christ from 2005 to 2012, died in Mexico on June 30 at the age of 56. A native of Mexico City who was ordained as a Legionary priest...
Priest describes peacemaking efforts, refugee crisis in Central African Republic CWN - 13 hours ago
In an interview that took place recently in Europe, Father Aurelio Gazzera, an Italian priest, discussed his efforts to mediate between opposing militias in the Central African Republic. Meanwhile...
Ecumenical Patriarch: meetings with Pope Francis are ‘like a precious treasure’ CWN - 15 hours ago
The Holy See Press Office has released the text of a letter written by Ecumenical Patriarch Bartholomew I of Constantinople extending best wishes to Pope Francis for the feast of Saints Peter and...
Pope, Swiss Guard joust on World Cup allegiances CWN - 9 hours ago
"It will be war!" Pope Francis reportedly told members of the Swiss Guard regarding today's World Cup contest between his native Argentina and Switzerland. The Pope, an avid soccer fan, has...
Prelate sees ‘new springtime’ for Church in Pakistan CWN - 13 hours ago
The recent appointment of new bishops to two of Pakistan’s six dioceses, as well as the appointment of an apostolic administrator to a third, presages a “new springtime” for the Church in Pakistan,...
USCCB welcomes Hobby Lobby decision CWN - 14 hours ago
The president of the United States Conference of Catholic Bishops, joined by the chairman of the bishops’ Ad Hoc Committee for Religious Liberty, has issued a statement welcoming the Supreme Court’s...
Historian confident in eventual beatification for Pope Pius XII CWN - June 30
Father Peter Gumpel, a Jesuit historian who has been active for years in the cause for beatification of Pope Pius XII, has told the Zenit news agency that he is confident the World War II-era...
ISIL power threatens Christians in Syria, Iraq CWN - June 30
The growing power of the Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant (ISIL), which now controls much of Iraq and Syria, has roused new fears for Christians in the region. Two Chaldean Catholic nuns...
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