Pope Francis added two more women experts to the body of scholars that engages in research for the Congregation for the Doctrine of the Faith.
Pope adds more women scholars to biblical commission
At Mass, Minsk archbishop hands over archdiocese to administrator
The archbishop has pledged to remain active in national life, after formally handing over administration of the archdiocese to a temporary successor following his return from regime-imposed exile.
People gather for life in person in San Francisco, online in Los Angeles
Organizers of the 17th Annual Walk for Life West Coast in San Francisco Jan. 23 expected hundreds of attendees this year, figuring concerns about COVID-19 and political unrest would keep pro-lifers away.
U.S. bishops’ pro-life chair calls plan to codify Roe in federal law ‘tragic’
The chairman of the U.S. bishops’ pro-life committee called it “deeply disturbing and tragic” that any U.S. president would mark the Jan. 22 anniversary of the Roe decision that legalized abortion by praising it and committing to codifying it in law.
U.S. bishops welcome Biden’s order not to release census citizenship data
On Jan. 20 Biden issued an executive order saying that 2020 census data will not include respondents’ citizenship status, as the Trump administration had sought.
Bishops say order on LBGTQ equality has implications for religious liberty
U.S. bishops’ committees say there are implications for religious freedom with the wide-ranging executive order from President Biden to extend existing federal nondiscrimination protections to LGBTQ people.
Poet Amanda Gorman is a light to us all, parishioner says
Amanda Gorman, youth poet laureate that delivered her poem and the presidential inauguration, is a parishioner at St. Brigid Catholic Church in Los Angeles.
Fight against climate change can’t be done alone, cardinal says
At the virtual “Climate Adaptation Summit,” Cardinal Parolin said climate change is a global problem that requires the commitment and collective response of all humanity.