Jerry Falwell Jr. is taking an “indefinite leave of absence” from his role as president of Liberty University. The move comes Friday (Aug. 7) following a request from the executive committee of Liberty University’s board of trustees, according to a statement from the evangelical Christian university in Lynchburg, Virginia. Falwell agreed to that request, effective Read more
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Jerry Falwell Jr. taking indefinite leave of absence from Liberty University amid calls to step down
Thursday, August 20th, 2020Dublin archbishop condemns racism and intolerance
Thursday, August 20th, 2020Archbishop Diarmuid Martin of Dublin has spoken out against recent incidents of racism in Ireland, decrying intolerance as well as narrow-minded and judgemental attitudes within Church communities. At Dublin’s Pro-Cathedral on Sunday, the Archbishop said racist intolerance is always “an affront to the dignity of those who are its objects.” He said the Church must Read more
Pope Francis donates ventilators and ultrasounds to coronavirus-hit Brazil
Thursday, August 20th, 2020Pope Francis has donated ventilators and ultrasound scanners to hospitals in coronavirus-ravaged Brazil. In a Aug. 17 press statement, papal almoner Cardinal Konrad Krajewski said that 18 Dräger intensive care ventilators and six Fuji portable ultrasound scanners would be shipped to Brazil on the pope’s behalf. Brazil has reported 3.3 million cases of COVID-19 and Read more
Jojo Rabbit and Madam Secretary win Catholic film and TV Awards
Monday, August 17th, 2020
Jojo Rabbit and Madam Secretary have been chosen as this year’s SIGNIS North America (SIGNIS NA) film and television award winners. Taika Waititi’s film Jojo Rabbit – which he also wrote, directed, co-produced and co-starred in, retells the story of Hitler’s World War II Germany, with its anti-Semitism and atrocities, through the eyes and imagination Read more
Catholic lay women survey shows frustration about their ministries
Monday, August 17th, 2020
A survey asking Catholic lay women about their work for the Catholic church has found while their faith is important to them, lay women are frustrated by lack of women’s leadership opportunities, financial insecurity and clericalism. The lay women surveyed say these frustrations are barriers to them fulfilling their ministerial paths in the church. Entitled Read more
Vatican finance appointee expects integrity
Monday, August 17th, 2020
To be credible, the Vatican’s finances need to show integrity, be transparent and have set of values that everyone can operate under, says a recent appointee to the Holy See’s Council for the Economy. Leslie Ferrar, is one of six women Pope Francis appointed to the board overseeing the Holy See’s finances. Reforming the Vatican’s Read more
Diocese launches virtual school
Monday, August 17th, 2020
The US Diocese of Arlington is launching an virtual school for families who want a Catholic education but are worried about the coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic. The online-only St. Isidore of Seville Virtual School – named after the patron saint of the internet – aims to be fully operational on 8 September. It will teach the Read more
Pope replaces Polish archbishop who tried to cover up abuse
Monday, August 17th, 2020
A Polish archbishop’s attempts to cover up clergy sex abuse have resulted in Pope Francis replacing him on his 75th birthday. While all Catholic bishops must offer to retire when they turn 75, it is “highly unusual” for the pope to accept their resignation on their actual birthday. Doing so to Archbishop Slawoj Leszek Glodz Read more
German Lutheran, Catholic bishops awarded peace prize for “impressive testimony” in ecumenism
Monday, August 17th, 2020A strong sign for Christian ecumenism: the Bishop of the Evangelical Lutheran Church in Bavaria, Heinrich Bedford-Strohm, and the Munich Cardinal Reinhard Marx were awarded the 2020 Augsburg Peace Prize for their “unconditional will to live together in peace.” The church leaders reached out to one another on behalf of many Catholic and Protestant Christians, Read more
Pope calls for dialogue between Egypt, Ethiopia and Sudan over Nile dam
Monday, August 17th, 2020Pope Francis called for dialogue between Egypt, Ethiopia and Sudan on Saturday, urging them not to let a dispute over a dam on the Nile lead to conflict. The Grand Ethiopian Renaissance Dam, which is being built some 15 km (9 miles) from Ethiopia’s border with Sudan, has become a major source of discord between Read more