As protests against a near-total ban on abortions gripped Poland, Pope Francis urged the people of the country to defend life.
Month: October 2020
Sports Round-Up Oct. 31
In honor of Breast Cancer Awareness Month, St. Edmund Prep once again partnered with the Side-Out Foundation to support the Dig Pink movement to raise awareness about breast cancer.
Justice Barrett Promises to Serve ‘Without Fear or Favor’
Justice Amy Coney Barrett is the third Supreme Court nomination by President Donald Trump and the sixth Catholic on the nation’s highest judicial panel. At age 48, she is the fifth woman to serve on the Supreme Court, but the first with school-age children.
On Pope Francis Not Wearing a Mask: ‘We’re Working on It’, Vatican Official Says
As Pope Francis faces mounting criticism for not wearing a face mask amid a sharp rise in coronavirus cases in Italy and the rest of Europe, a Vatican official has acknowledged that the pontiff is at high risk and voiced hope that the Holy Father would wear a mask more often.
Conversations on Racism With Family, Friends Are Key to Change, Says Speaker
The annual Ignatian Family Teach-in for Justice, the largest Catholic social justice gathering in the United States, is known for dispensing sharp opinions.
An Outpouring of Support for First African American Cardinal-Designate for U.S.
They came in tweets, news releases and Instagram posts from old friends, women religious and brother bishops in various languages congratulating Washington’s Archbishop Wilton D. Gregory.
First African American Cardinal Designate Praised by Brooklyn Catholic Clergy
Bishop Nicholas DiMarzio joined African American priests in Diocese of Brooklyn to celebrate the naming of Cardinal-designate Wilton Gregory, who currently serves as archbishop of Washington. He will be the first African American cardinal in the United States.
Grossman Family, Father Vassalotti, Bring Classical Back to Brooklyn
The classical music performance Oct. 24, at St. Francis of Paola Church was an opportunity for the Grossman family to perform publicly since the COVID-19 pandemic forced the cancelation of live musical performances in New York City. The event also was a reunion for Eric Grossman and parish pastor Father Thomas Vassalotti — they attended the Juilliard School together in the 1980s.
Bishop Braxton: Church Doesn’t Need to Say More About Racism, It Needs to Do More
When it comes to matters of racial justice, there’s not a need for the church to say more, but a need for the church to do more, retired Bishop Edward K. Braxton of Belleville, Illinois, told pilgrims gathered at the Catholic Enrichment Center in Louisville.
Prelate Says His First Mass as Cardinal-Designate at Historic Maryland Church
On a day of history for the U.S. Catholic Church, Washington Archbishop Wilton D. Gregory — who four hours earlier had learned Pope Francis had named him a cardinal — celebrated his first Mass as a cardinal-designate Oct. 25 at Holy Angels Church in Avenue in Southern Maryland.