Author: Catholic News Agency
Christian persecution at highest point in 30 years
January 20, 2023
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The persecution of Christians is at its highest point in three decades, according to the latest report from advocacy group Open Doors. The World Watch List, released by Open Doors on January 18, reported that, overall, the number of Christians facing persecution worldwide remained steady in 2022 at 360 million. In a list of the…
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Supreme Court hear case of postal worker who refused to work Sundays
January 18, 2023
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The Supreme Court of the United States decided on January 13 to hear the case of Gerald Groff, a Christian former postal worker in rural Pennsylvania who was reprimanded and threatened with being fired for refusing to work on Sundays. Arguing that he was wrongfully targeted because of his religious convictions, Groff filed a lawsuit…
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Pope announces ecumenical prayer service, reflects on St. John the Baptist’s spirit of service
January 16, 2023
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In his Angelus address on January 15, Pope Francis encouraged Christians to cultivate the virtue of knowing “how to step aside” in order to bear witness to Jesus, as St. John the Baptist did. The pope also announced that an ecumenical prayer vigil will take place in St. Peter’s Square as part of the Church’s…
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Church in Argentina celebrates 10th anniversary of Pope Francis’ election to papacy
January 15, 2023
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(CNA) — The executive committee of the Argentine Bishops’ Conference invited the country’s faithful to celebrate “with joy and fervor” the 10th anniversary of the election of Pope Francis as the successor of St. Peter. Cardinal Jorge Bergoglio, then archbishop of Buenos Aires, was elected pontiff on March 13, 2013, on the second day of…
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Maryland Catholic hospital discriminated by denying transgender surgery
January 14, 2023
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(CNA) — A federal judge has ruled against a Catholic-founded hospital in Maryland, contending that it discriminated in refusing to perform a hysterectomy on a woman who was pursuing a purported gender transition. The court case concerns St. Joseph Medical Center in Towson, Maryland, part of the University of Maryland Medical System (UMMS), which had…
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Pope Francis: We don’t have to be perfect to evangelize
January 12, 2023
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(CNA) — We do not have to be perfect already to live in a way that gives witness to Christ and attracts others to him, Pope Francis said on January 11. At his weekly public audience, Pope Francis reflected on Jesus’ calling of St. Matthew, then a tax collector, to follow him as one of…
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Pope Francis beatifies John Paul I, pope for 33 days
September 6, 2022
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Pope Francis beatified John Paul I, who reigned as pope for only 33 days, amid a thunderstorm in St. Peter’s Square on Sunday.
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Father Camillo Botello dies August 26 in New Braunfels
August 29, 2022
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Father Camillo Botello Jr., MSF, pastor of Our Lady of Perpetual Help Church in New Braunfels, died August 26 in New Braunfels.
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Sacred Heart School in Uvalde begins school year
Sacred Heart Catholic School in Uvalde began the new academic year on August 15 with more than 100 pre-K3 through sixth grade students, doubling their enrollment from last fall.
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Funeral arrangements set for Bishop John W. Yanta
Bishop John W. Yanta, a prelate proud of his Polish heritage who traced his lineage to the first settlers of Panna Maria, died in his residence in San Antonio on August 6 — the Feast of the Transfiguration of the Lord — after years of dealing with a number of serious health ailments with a resolute and prayerful demeanor as he continued to lead and guide work on a number of endeavors close to his heart.
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