March 22, 2014 CATHOLIC WORLD NEWS
Repent or face hell, Pope warns Mafia CWN - 7 hours ago
Pope Francis pleaded with Mafia members to “convert yourselves, stop perpetrating evil,” as he met on March 21 with the families of Mafia victims. “I ask this on my knees,” the Pope said,...
Cardinal Burke opposes Cardinal Kasper's proposal for divorced/remarried Catholics CWN - 7 hours ago
Cardinal Raymond Burke has voiced a clear disagreement with Cardinal Walter Kasper’s proposal for a new approach to allow Communion for Catholics who are divorced and remarried. Appearing on the...
Report: Russian Orthodox move to seize other churches in Crimea CWN - 17 hours ago
Russian Orthodox priests, accompanied by armed men, have attempted to seize two Crimean churches belonging to the Ukrainian Orthodox Church of the Kyivan Patriarchate, according to a Moscow Times...
Pittsburgh’s bishop rejects Common Core standards CWN - 9 hours ago
Bishop David Zubik of Pittsburgh has assured parents that his diocese will not adopt the educational standards of the “Common Core” program. The National Catholic Educational Association (NCEA)...
Nigerian prelate says news strategy to counter Boko Haram is overdue CWN - 9 hours ago
A Nigerian archbishop has welcomed his government’s new strategy for countering the Boko Haram terrorist group, while saying that the change in approach is overdue. Archbishop Ignatius Ayau...
Russia's move into Crimea endangers Moscow patriarchate's influence in Ukraine CWN - 9 hours ago
When Russian President Vladimir Putin addressed the Duma to announce his plans for the annexation of Crimea, several religious leaders were in attendance, but Russian Orthodox Patriarch Kirill was...
Prayer keeps the Word of God alive in our hearts, Pope says CWN - 9 hours ago
In his homily at a Mass on March 21, Pope Francis cautioned against people who adapt the Word of God “according to their own interests.” Reflecting on the day’s Gospel reading, in which Jesus...
Pope Francis recalls destruction, rebuilding of Monte Cassino CWN - 19 hours ago
On March 21, the anniversary of St. Benedict’s death, the monks of the Abbey of Monte Cassino are recalling the 70th anniversary of its destruction by Allied forces during World War II. The abbey...
Salvadoran bishop predicts Romero beatification within three years CWN - 9 hours ago
A Salvadoran bishop has said that he expects the beatification of Archbishop Oscar Romero to take place within the next three years. Bishop Rosa Chavez, an auxiliary of the San Salvador...
Melinda Gates says her Catholicism does not temper her support for contraceptives CWN - 9 hours ago
Melinda Gates has explained that she and her husband Bill Gates committed their foundation to support for condom distribution because “210 million women were saying they wanted access to...
2nd French basilica defaced by graffiti CWN - 17 hours ago
Vandals defaced the walls of the Basilica of St. Sernin in Toulouse with graffiti, according to a local newspaper report. The incident took place on March 17, two days before similar vandalism at...
Papal preacher devotes Lenten sermon to St. Augustine CWN - 18 hours ago
Father Raniero Cantalamessa, the Capuchin Franciscan friar who has served as preacher to the papal household since 1980, preached about St. Augustine in his March 21 sermon to the Pope and the...
Bishop pleads for peace in Algeria CWN - 18 hours ago
A French-born bishop who ministers in Algeria, a nation that is 99% Muslim, has written a letter to the residents of the historic M’zab Valley pleading for an end to strife between Arabs and...
Pakistan’s bishops condemn attack on Hindu temple CWN - 19 hours ago
The justice and peace commission of Pakistan’s episcopal conference decried an Islamist attack on a Hindu temple, calling it “the fruit of hatred and premeditated instigation,” according to the...
Argentine priest explains story of Pope's 'stolen' rosary CWN - 7 hours ago
An Argentine priest has explained why Pope Francis, while serving as an auxiliary bishop in Buenos Aries, took a rosary from the coffin of a beloved priest. During an address to the priests of...
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