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In Minnesota, US cardinals and pope’s ambassador decry mass deportations and call for reconciliation
3+ hour, 31+ min ago (723+ words) In St. Paul on Friday, Cardinal Robert McElroy of Washington addressed growing concerns with immigration enforcement while highlighting the need to be peacemakers on the polarizing issue after a Mass for migrants he celebrated with his fellow prelates and the…...
The apocrypha, Christianity’s ‘hidden’ texts, may not be in the Bible – but they have shaped tradition for centuries
3+ hour, 40+ min ago (880+ words) (The Conversation) " Of Jesus" 12 disciples, Saint Peter is one of the most important. In the Book of Matthew, Jesus declares that Peter is the "rock" on which "I will build my church," and Catholic tradition considers him the first pope....
Milan church concert strikes a chord for inclusion ahead of Winter Paralympics
3+ day, 5+ hour ago (401+ words) Around 70 teenagers and adults in the Terzo Tempo choir traveled from the neighboring city Abbiategrasso for their Feb. 18 performance, titled "Like Yeast in the Dough." It drew on a Gospel image that reflects the project's spirit: a discreet presence that…...
Cardinal Tobin celebrates Ash Wednesday Mass for detainees in Newark ICE facility
1+ week, 5+ day ago (1717+ words) NEWARK, N.J. (RNS) " Cardinal Joseph Tobin, the archbishop of Newark, New Jersey, entered the Delaney Hall Immigration and Customs Enforcement detention facility Wednesday morning (Feb. 18) to celebrate an Ash Wednesday Mass for detainees. Newark Auxiliary Bishops Pedro Bismarck Chau, Manuel Cruz…...
For its 400th anniversary, St. Peter’s Basilica embraces AI and structural surveillance
1+ week, 6+ day ago (626+ words) VATICAN CITY (RNS) " In the 15th century, the basilica that Emperor Constantine had built around the tomb of St. Peter was cracked and falling apart, having stood for 1,100 years. Through taxes, papal revenues and the controversial sale of indulgences, Pope Julius…...
Why fewer Latin Americans claim religion — but still pray and believe
2+ week, 3+ day ago (792+ words) (RNS) " The number of Latin Americans who say they are not affiliated with a religion has long been steadily increasing. And over the past decade, according to a 2024 Pew Research Center survey, the percentage of those known as "nones" roughly…...
Vatican warns SSPX bishop ordinations without papal approval would cause schism
2+ week, 4+ day ago (340+ words) VATICAN CITY (RNS) " After an organization of traditionalist Catholic priests announced plans earlier this month to appoint new bishops without the approval of the pope, the Vatican's doctrine department met with the head of the group on Thursday (Feb. 12) and…...
Cardinal Cupich says feds stopped priests, demanded citizenship proof
2+ week, 5+ day ago (315+ words) (RNS) " Cardinal Blase Cupich, head of the Archdiocese of Chicago, has twice told interviewers in recent weeks that priests in the archdiocese have been stopped by federal agents and asked to prove their immigration status " demands he said were "because…...
Mike Johnson versus the Bible
2+ week, 5+ day ago (606+ words) (RNS) " Asked about the Gospel of Matthew, Johnson answered with the Book of Leviticus. There's a reason for that. The post Mike Johnson versus the Bible appeared first on RNS. (RNS) " At a press conference last week, House Speaker Mike…...
Vatican again OKs Archbishop Fulton Sheen beatification after 2019 ceremony derailed at last minute
3+ week, 4+ hour ago (343+ words) After a rare six-year delay to investigate the concerns, Sheen's beatification can now take place in Peoria, Ill., as originally planned, the Peoria diocese announced Monday. No new date for the ceremony, the last major step before possible sainthood, was immediately…...