VATICAN NEWS
- Belarus president faces unprecedented opposition in vote August 9, 2020Voters in Belarus go to the polls on Sunday amid mounting protests against President Alexander Lukashenko, Europe's longest-ruling head-of-state.
- International conference seeks to help Lebanon August 9, 2020World leaders have been discussing emergency aid for Lebanon after Tuesday's devastating explosion in Beirut.
- UN: indigenous peoples must be included in strategies against pandemic August 9, 2020The United Nations marks International Day of the World's Indigenous Peoples on August 9. The UN chief has released a message for this year’s observance, whose theme is, “COVID-19 and indigenous peoples’ resilience”.
- Japan’s Bishops promote peace and the abolition of nuclear weapons August 9, 2020As Catholics in Japan commemorate the 75th anniversary of the destruction of Hiroshima and Nagasaki by an atomic bomb, their Bishops take steps to promote peace and abolish nuclear weapons.
- Pope at Angelus: Appeal for solidarity with Lebanon August 9, 2020At the Angelus on Sunday, Pope Francis calls on the Church in Lebanon to continue to be close to their people, and appeals for “generous aid” from the international community.
WORLD CATHOLIC NEWS
- Theology professor: German theology no longer has worldwide impact August 9, 2020Berlin, Germany, Aug 9, 2020 / 03:01 pm (CNA).- Theology in Germany, with a few exceptions, is in a crisis. This is the conclusion reached by a German theology professor, who is the William K. Warren Professor of Theology at the University of Notre Dame. Dr. Ulrich Lehner earned a doctorate in theology at the […]
- The Miraculous Medal: St Maximilian Kolbe's weapon for evangelization August 9, 2020Rome, Italy, Aug 9, 2020 / 05:40 am (CNA).- As World War II raged around him in Poland, St. Maximilian Kolbe fought for souls using a printing press and another “weapon” – the Miraculous Medal. “Even though a person be the worst sort, if only he agrees to wear the medal, give it to him…and […]
- Polish bishops recall service of priests, nuns during Warsaw Uprising August 7, 2020CNA Staff, Aug 7, 2020 / 05:37 pm (CNA).- Commemorating the 76th anniversary of the Warsaw Uprising against the Nazis, the Catholic bishops of Poland released a reflection on the priests and nuns who ministered to the needs of the Polish people during the historic event. “During the sixty-three days of the Warsaw Uprising, which […]
- Cardinal Parolin in Ars for feast of St John Vianney August 4, 2020Rome Newsroom, Aug 4, 2020 / 11:58 am (CNA).- Cardinal Pietro Parolin, Vatican Secretary of State, was in Ars Tuesday for the feast of St. John Vianney, the patron of priests. Parolin offered Mass at the Ars shrine, where St. John Vianney is buried, Aug. 4. He later gave a speech on the saint. The […]
- The Feast of Saint John Vianney – a model for priests August 4, 2020Ars, France, Aug 4, 2020 / 03:00 am (CNA).- The patron saint of priests, St. John Vianney, died Aug. 4, 1859. A century later, Pope John XXIII reflected on the life of the saint, and what it means to be a holy priest. In contemplating the life of St. John Vianney, one immediately thinks of […]