While it may be one of Netflix’s most popular recent shows, and although it features comic headliner Melissa McCarthy, “God’s Favorite Idiot” is a painfully unfunny misfire.
‘God’s Favorite Idiot,’ streaming, Netflix
Pope at pallium Mass: Church must go out to ‘meet the world’
The church is called to be “without chains and walls,” where everyone “can feel welcomed and accompanied, one where listening, dialogue and participation are cultivated under the sole authority of the Holy Spirit,” Pope Francis said on the feast of Sts. Peter and Paul.
Catholics need better understanding of the Mass, pope says
The “sense of mystery” and awe Catholics should experience at Mass is not one prompted by Latin or by “creative” elements added to the celebration, but by an awareness of sacrifice of Christ and his real presence in the Eucharist, Pope Francis said.
Church leaders push to expand their peacekeeping role in Africa
Church representatives from French-speaking Africa have urged closer regional cooperation in Catholic peacebuilding to offset mounting economic and security challenges across the continent.
Ruling on private school funding prompts new interest in Blaine amendments
Such amendments prohibited public funds being used to support private religious schools. Understanding the legacy of these amendments is to explore a historic and long-lasting vestige of American anti-Catholicism.
Inflation, Ukraine war complicate getting aid to Ethiopia’s most needy
The war in Ukraine, ongoing instability in Tigray and global inflation — peaking at 43% for food items in Ethiopia in April — have placed additional burdens on humanitarian and pastoral efforts in Ethiopia.
Archbishop, Ukrainian president call missile strikes on mall terrorist act
The Russian attacks on the mall with about 1,000 civilians inside were the “largest terrorist attack in Europe in decades,” said Ukrainian Archbishop Sviatoslav Shevchuk.
Archbishop asks church to be in solidarity with migrants who died in truck
Authorities said June 29 the death toll had risen to at least 53. Originally, first responders pulled 16 people alive from the rig, including 12 adults and four teenagers.