VATICAN NEWS
- Cardinals-designate gear up for unusual Consistory November 27, 2020As 13 men prepare to become Cardinals on Saturday, Covid-19 restrictions promise to make the event slightly unusual, though not unprecedented.
- 27 November: Day of Prayer for Ethiopia in the “Spirit of Assisi” November 27, 2020Bishop Domenico Sorrentino invites the faithful to pray for peace in Ethiopia amid the conflict between federal authorities and the regional government of Tigray state.
- Coadjutor Archbishop becomes Archbishop of Halifax-Yarmouth November 27, 2020Coadjutor Archbishop Brian Joseph Dunn succeeds Archbishop Anthony Mancini as head of the Archdiocese of Halifax-Yarmouth in Canada.
- Pope: Church's social doctrine makes us agents of hope November 26, 2020Pope Francis highlights the importance of linking memory, baptism and hope, in his message to participants in the 10th annual Festival of the Social Doctrine of the Church.
- UNICEF Executive Director: Children’s lives at risk in Ethiopia November 26, 2020The Executive Director of the UN Children’s agency, UNICEF, says children’s lives and well-being will be put at immediate risk if fighting in Ethiopia’s Tigray region further escalates.
WORLD CATHOLIC NEWS
- Cardinal Schönborn deplores attack on rabbi in Vienna November 27, 2020CNA Staff, Nov 27, 2020 / 06:00 am (CNA).- Cardinal Christoph Schönborn deplored Friday an attack on a rabbi in the Austrian capital, Vienna. Writing on his Twitter account Nov. 27, the archbishop of Vienna said: “I am dismayed by yesterday’s attack on a rabbi in the middle of Vienna. I assure our fellow Jewish […]
- Vatican diplomat: Lockdowns revealed ‘glaring contradiction’ in attitudes towards migrants November 26, 2020CNA Staff, Nov 26, 2020 / 12:00 pm (CNA).- Coronavirus lockdowns revealed a “glaring contradiction” in attitudes towards migrants, a Vatican diplomat said Thursday. Addressing the Council of the International Organization for Migration in Geneva, Switzerland, Nov. 26, Archbishop Ivan Jurkovič said that migrants were both resented and relied upon as essential workers amid the […]
- Cardinal Nichols urges UK government to reconsider cut to foreign aid budget November 26, 2020CNA Staff, Nov 26, 2020 / 10:35 am (CNA).- Cardinal Vincent Nichols urged the U.K. government Thursday to reconsider a proposed cut to its foreign aid budget. In a letter to MPs released Nov. 26, the president of the bishops’ conference of England and Wales expressed concern at the proposed cut in overseas aid from 0.7% […]
- Bishop hopes new Italian missal will help Catholics rediscover beauty of Mass November 26, 2020Rome, Italy, Nov 26, 2020 / 08:40 am (CNA).- As the Church in Italy prepares to introduce its new translation of the Roman Missal on Sunday, the bishop in charge of its creation hopes the changes will help Catholics rediscover the beauty of the Mass. After Italy experienced the temporary suspension of public Masses due […]
- Pro-life student in midwife program receives apology and payout November 26, 2020CNA Staff, Nov 26, 2020 / 07:00 am (CNA).- A pro-life undergraduate student in a midwife program has received an apology and payout after she faced suspension. The Daily Telegraph reported Nov. 24 that Julia Rynkiewicz, a 25-year-old Catholic, had reached a settlement with the University of Nottingham in the U.K. She was blocked from entering […]