The Catholic Church will soon get its first millennial saint, an Italian teenager who designed websites for the church, Pope Francis announced Wednesday. Carlo Acutis, a 15-year-old who died of leukemia in 2006, will be canonized in April next year, the pope said at his weekly audience in the Vatican. Acutis was beatified in 2020 … Read more
How to stop the killing Intense efforts through mediation and dialogue have been tried since Oct. 7, 2023. President Biden and his emissaries, leaders from the region, nations such as Qatar, Egypt, Jordan, Saudi Arabia, the United Arab Emirates, Algeria, the U.K., the EU and its members, the Holy See and many others have thrown their … Read more
By Leonardo Blair, Senior Reporter Sunday, October 06, 2024 The Archdiocese of Baltimore’s headquarters located at 320 Cathedral Street, Baltimore, Md. | Screenshot/Google A group of longtime black Catholics in Baltimore might end up leaving the Catholic Church as the Archdiocese of Baltimore is set to downsize the number of parishes in the city by … Read more
The remarks came at the close of an extraordinary papal trip to Belgium during which both the country’s king and prime minister excoriated the pope for the failure of the Catholic Church to deal with child abuse and urged him to do more. “Words alone are not enough, concrete steps must also be taken,” PM … Read more
By Michael Gryboski, Mainline Church Editor Sunday, September 15, 2024 iStock/1167599666 Throughout the extensive history of the Church, there have been numerous events of lasting significance. Each week brings anniversaries of impressive milestones, unforgettable tragedies, amazing triumphs, memorable births and notable deaths. Some of the events drawn from over 2,000 years of history might be … Read more
Phil Donahue, whose pioneering daytime talk show launched a television genre that made household names of Oprah Winfrey, Montel Williams, Ellen DeGeneres and many others, has died. He was 88. NBC’s Today show said Donahue died on Sunday after a long illness. Dubbed “the king of daytime talk,” Donahue was the first to incorporate audience participation in a talk show, … Read more
Bishop Richard Henning will take over as the new leader of the Archdiocese of Boston, Pope Francis announced Monday. “As I look forward now to this new ministry in the Bay State, I would like to offer greetings to the clergy, religious and faithful of Boston and to all men and women of goodwill,” said … Read more
Scandals and controversies have plagued previous Olympics, of course, ranging from the benign, like a torch not lighting during the 2010 Games opening ceremony in Vancouver, to the political, such as the 1980 Games held in Moscow that were boycotted by 65 countries over the Soviet Union’s invasion of Afghanistan. But Paris is off to … Read more
“It wasn’t until I was living abroad that I realised many Indian dishes were just summarised into white curry, red curry, orange curry and green curry,” she says. Samaira Kavatkar, head chef of Nine One Indian restaurant. Photo: Nine One Kavatkar is a former paralegal who decided to become a full-time chef in 2019. After … Read more
By Nicole VanDyke, CP Reporter Saturday, May 25, 2024 Getty Images A former employee of a Florida church has reportedly stolen $775,000 from its parish operating account over the last five months. Christ the King Catholic Church, located in Tampa, is believed to have had money stolen from its parish account while the church is … Read more
