What the Catholic legal tradition has to offer the United States
by Mary Farrow Denver Newsroom, Oct 4, 2020 / 05:11 pm MT (CNA).- The nomination of Amy Coney Barrett to the United States Supreme Court would make her, if confirmed, the sixth Roman Catholic on the nine-person court. While this is deeply concerning to some – and a reason to …
Diocese of Arlington announces Bishop’s Advisory Council on Racism
CNA Staff, Oct 4, 2020 / 03:06 am MT (CNA).- Bishop Michael Burbidge of Arlington, Virginia, has formed an advisory council on racism, the diocese announced this week. The Bishop’s Advisory Council on Racism includes 14 members – both clergy and lay people – who will serve for three years. …
‘Fratelli tutti’: Human fraternity committee to invite youth to make Pope Francis’ vision ‘a reality’
by Hannah Brockhaus Vatican City, Oct 4, 2020 / 08:05 am MT (CNA).- A Vatican presentation Sunday for Pope Francis’ third encyclical, Fratelli Tutti highlighted the involvement of the Higher Committee of Human Fraternity and its plans to promote the document. “Fratelli tutti” was presented to journalists and other guests at …
‘Fratelli tutti’: Pope Francis calls for unity in new encyclical
Vatican City, Oct 4, 2020 / 04:17 am MT (CNA).- Pope Francis presented his vision for overcoming the world’s growing divisions, laid bare by the coronavirus crisis, in his new encyclical Fratelli Tutti, published Sunday. In the letter, released Oct. 4, the pope urged people of good will to promote …
Sainthood inquiry continues for Tennessee priest who died in yellow fever epidemic
by Kevin Jones Denver Newsroom, Oct 3, 2020 / 06:26 am MT (CNA).- The canonization cause is progressing for Father Patrick Ryan, a priest who sacrificed his life in a nineteenth century yellow fever epidemic to serve the sick. Bishop Richard Stika of Nashville, Tenn., has launched an official tribunal …
Notre Dame president tests positive for COVID-19
CNA Staff, Oct 2, 2020 / 04:09 pm MT (CNA).- Father John Jenkins, president of the University of Notre Dame, has tested positive for coronavirus, the university said in an email to students Oct. 2. Jenkins had been voluntarily self-quarantining since attending the Sept. 26 Supreme Court nomination ceremony for …
‘Flavors of home’: Benedict XVI’s favorite restaurant in Rome
by Hannah Brockhaus Rome, Italy, Oct 3, 2020 / 04:00 am MT (CNA).- “I never thought he would be made pope,” said Mario Notari, speaking about Pope Emeritus Benedict XVI. To Notari, the quiet and gentle Cardinal Joseph Ratzinger was just another patron at the little Austrian restaurant he manages …
Job Opening: Full Time Volunteer Coordinator
Catholic Charities Southwest Ohio is currently accepting applications for a Full Time Volunteer Coordinator on our Mission Advancement team. This position is responsible for the recruitment, onboarding, recognition, and ongoing engagement of Volunteers at Catholic Charities Southwestern Ohio (CCSWO). This position is based out of our Mid Pointe office location …
Catholic diocese in Vietnam builds new seminary amid rising vocations
By Courtney Mares Rome Newsroom, Oct 2, 2020 / 06:00 am MT (CNA).- A diocese in northern Vietnam is expanding its seminary in response to an increasing number of priestly vocations. Sacred Heart Major Seminary in the Vietnamese diocese of Thái Bình will be able to house 200 to 300 …
Andrea Bocelli will release album based on faith, hope, and love
CNA Staff, Oct 2, 2020 / 12:00 am MT (CNA).- Famed Italian opera singer Andrea Bocelli will release an album based upon the virtues of faith, hope, and charity, after the singer drew praise from many Catholics for an Easter Sunday concert livestreamed from Santa Maria Nascente Cathedral in Milan …
