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From OUr Commentator Staff
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January 26
Father Josh Johnson, pastor at Sacred Heart Church in Baton Rouge, said he has seen progress in terms of Catholics being willing to listen to the experiences of those who have experienced racism and an openness among many Catholics to acknowledge racism as a sin and as a continued problem in U.S. society.Read More -
January 13
ROME – Tens of thousands of people were present in St. Peter’s Square for the funeral Jan. 5 of Pope Emeritus Benedict XVI, a leading theologian of the 20th century and the first pope to resign from office in nearly 600 years.Read More -
December 15
St. John the Baptist reminds us that Advent is a privileged time to turn back toward God — something it is never too late to do.Read More -
December 13(CNA) — A Catholic parish in central Michigan is suing the state attorney general over the state Supreme Court’s recent redefinition of “sex” discrimination as encompassing sexual orientation and gender identity, arguing that the redefinition, among other things, threatens the parish’s ability to hire people who model the church’s teachings.Read More
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November 29Here’s a summary of key actions taken at the United States Conference of Catholic Bishops’ (USCCB) fall plenary assembly recently in BaltimoreRead More
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The United States of America
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3 hours agoA view of a Pride flag hanging from Peterborough Cathedral in 2019 / Shutterstock Washington D.C., Feb 6, 2023 / 15:45 pm (CNA). As Church of England leaders meet in a contentious synod over... -
4 hours agoThe Four Chaplains — Father John P. Washington, a Catholic priest (pictured above); Rev. George L. Fox, a Methodist minister; Rabbi Alexander D. Goode; and Rev. Clark V. Poling, a Reformed... -
5 hours agoJerrid Farnam, 32, has been charged with several felonies in connection with a violent vandalism at Subiaco Abbey in Subiaco, Arkansas, on Jan. 5, 2023. He said he was about to begin breaking... -
6 hours agonull / Shutterstock Washington D.C., Feb 6, 2023 / 13:21 pm (CNA). The Associated Press (AP) issued new guidelines advising reporters not to use the terms “crisis pregnancy center” or...
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Europe
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The European Court of Human Rights in Strasbourg, Germany / CherryX|Wikipedia|CC BY-SA 3.0 Washington D.C., Feb 6, 2023 / 09:55 am (CNA). The European Court of Human Rights ruled Jan. 17 that...
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Isabel Vaughan-Spruce / ADF UK Denver, Colo., Feb 3, 2023 / 15:45 pm (CNA). Authorities in the U.K. have dropped charges against a woman arrested for silent prayer in a “buffer zone” that...
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Asia & The PAcific
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Cardinal George Pell’s funeral Mass drew thousands of mourners to Sydney’s St. Mary’s Cathedral Feb. 2, 2023. / Credit: Giovanni Portelli/The Catholic Weekly Denver, Colo., Feb 2, 2023 ...
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Cardinal Joseph Zen, former bishop of Hong Hong, attends the funeral Mass for Pope Emeritus Benedict XVI on Jan. 5, 2023, in St. Peter's Square. / Credit: Diane Montagna Rome Newsroom, Feb 1...
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The Americas
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Member of Mexico Congress Salma Luévano. / Credit: Chamber of Deputies of the Congress of the Union ACI Prensa Staff, Feb 6, 2023 / 15:15 pm (CNA). The Specialized Chamber of the Electoral...
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Father Oscar Benavidez. / Credit: Parish of the Holy Spirit of Mulukukú, Nicaragua CNA Newsroom, Feb 6, 2023 / 12:30 pm (CNA). The dictatorship in Nicaragua, led by President Daniel Ortega...
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Africa & The Middle East
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A woman reacts as rescuers search for survivors through the rubble of collapsed buildings in Adana, Turkey, on Feb. 6, 2023, after a 7.8-magnitude earthquake struck the country’s southeast...
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Pope Francis greets a young boy a Mass in Juba, South Sudan on Feb. 5, 2023. / Vatican Media Rome Newsroom, Feb 5, 2023 / 05:00 am (CNA). At a Mass in South Sudan on Sunday, Pope Francis...
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