May 1, 2014 Catholic World News
New papal commissions begin work this week CWN - 5 hours ago
This week has seen a series of working meetings by the new commissions appointed by Pope Francis to oversee Vatican affairs, the Vatican press office has pointed out. The Council of Cardinals...
Pope Francis reflects on Holy Spirit’s gift of understanding CWN - 17 hours ago
Continuing his weekly catechesis on the seven gifts of the Holy Spirit, Pope Francis devoted his April 30 general audience to the gift of understanding. “It is not a question of human...
Ecumenical Patriarch criticizes nationalist tendencies within Eastern Orthodoxy CWN - 18 hours ago
In an address delivered in the Netherlands, Patriarch Bartholomew I of Constantinople, who holds a primacy of honor within Eastern Orthodoxy, criticized nationalist tendencies within some Orthodox...
Political stability in Niger 'deteriorating day by day,' bishops warn CWN - 5 hours ago
The Catholic bishops of Niger are warning that the political situation in the African nation is “deteriorating day by day,” the Fides news service reports. The bishops, in their statement,...
New Jersey court upholds Newark archdiocese in sales of cemetery headstones CWN - 5 hours ago
A New Jersey court has upheld the right of the Newark archdiocese to market headstones in archdiocesan cemeteries. The court rejected a complaint that the archdiocesan cemeteries were engaged in...
European bishops' leader pledges Church support for EU CWN - 6 hours ago
The president of the Commission of Bishops’ Conferences of the European Community (COMECE) has issued a statement applauding the expansion of the European Union into Eastern Europe, and calling for...
Syrian rebels crucify 2 prisoners CWN - 18 hours ago
A Syrian rebel group has announced that it has crucified two prisoners, according to Agence France-Presse. Members of the Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant, a group that is fighting against...
Cardinal O'Connor's mother was born Jewish, family tree reveals CWN - 6 hours ago
The mother of the late Cardinal John O'Connor, the Archbishop of New York, was born Jewish, the Religion News Service reports. Mary O'Connor Ward, the sister of the late cardinal, was doing...
SNAP kept abuse allegations quiet 'for several weeks,' Chicago archdiocese charges CWN - 11 hours ago
SNAP, an organization that has regularly denounced Catholic bishops for their failure to disclose sex-abuse allegations, kept a report quiet “for several weeks” before holding a press conference,...
German priest writes Pope, seeks release from celibacy vow CWN - 12 hours ago
A German priest has written to Pope Francis, asking to be released from his vow of celibacy “in acknowledgement of my weaknesses and failures.” Father Stefan Hartmann, who has admitted that he is...
Former Cabinet members host Catholic colloquium on nuclear disarmament CWN - 17 hours ago
Former Secretary of State George Shultz and former Secretary of Defense William Perry hosted a recent Colloquium on Revitalizing Catholic Engagement on Nuclear Disarmament at Stanford...
‘Million-woman march’ in Nigeria to protest Boko Haram kidnappings CWN - 18 hours ago
A “million-woman march” has been organized in Abuja, Nigeria’s capital, to protest Boko Haram’s recent abduction of over 200 schoolgirls from Chibok, a town in the northeastern portion of the...
Pope's prayer intentions for May 2014 CWN - 5 hours ago
The Vatican has announced the prayer intentions of Pope Francis for May 2014. The Pope’s general intention is: “That the media may be instruments in the service of truth and peace.” His...
President Obama issues statement on papal canonizations CWN - 17 hours ago
President Barack Obama has issued a statement on the canonizations of St. John XXIII and St. John Paul II. “The work and witness of both Pope John XXIII and Pope John Paul II shaped not only the...
Russian Orthodox official: model proposed by ‘Western elites’ in decline CWN - 18 hours ago
A leading Russian Orthodox official has told a Moscow radio station that the materialist model of development proposed by “Western elites” is in decline, according to an Interfax news agency...
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