Callista Gingrich, wife of former House Speaker Newt Gingrich, will be Donald Trump’s nominee for U.S. ambassador to the Holy See, two U.S. news outlets are reporting.
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Jesuits to Return Land To Native Americans
The Jesuits are returning more than 500 acres in South Dakota to the Rosebud Sioux. The formal return of the property is expected to be complete sometime in May.
Church Leaders: Health Care Bill Needs Surgery
The American Health Care Act that passed by a four-vote margin May 4 in the House has “major defects,” said Bishop Frank J. Dewane of Venice, Fla., chairman of the U.S. bishops’ Committee on Domestic Justice and Social Development.
Solanus Casey, Who Served In B’klyn, Will be Beatified
Sixty years after his death, Capuchin Father Solanus Casey is on his way to sainthood. He will be beatified in Detroit later this year.
Trump Orders Free Religious Expression
Many religious leaders viewed President Donald Trump’s executive order on religious freedom, which he signed in a White House Rose Garden ceremony May 4, as a step in the right direction.
Nuncio to Seminarians: No Office Hours for Priests
A priest’s “office hours” are unlimited and the priesthood is not solely focused on administrative work, the apostolic nuncio to the United States told students at the nation’s only Vatican-affiliated seminary.
Final Blessing for the Greatest Show on Earth
Father Jerry Hogan’s cellphone “went wild” when shocked Ringling Bros. and Barnum & Bailey Circus workers called him with the news: The 145th edition of “The Greatest Show on Earth” would be its last.
Trump Steers Funding Away From PP’s Abortion Clinics
President Donald Trump signed a bill into law that allows states to redirect Title X family planning funding away from clinics performing abortions and to community clinics providing comprehensive health care for women and children.
Thousands Enter Church At Easter Vigils in the US
During what the Roman Missal describes as the “mother of all vigils,” the U.S. Catholic Church welcomed thousands of new Catholics at the Easter Vigil in churches big and small across the country.
Why a Physical Resurrection Matters
Catholics and other Christians have grown up believing in the Resurrection, but the Apostles themselves were among the first who were skeptical that Jesus arose from the dead.