March 15, 2021 Minnesota priest sells baseball card collection to fund Catholic school scholarships A Minnesota priest and avid baseball card collector has graciously given up his impressive collection to raise more than $50,000 for student scholarships.
March 15, 2021 Chicago church rallies around priest after sexual abuse allegations A White priest’s job, his reputation in a Black community that's long respected him, and his parish’s future are in jeopardy because three men — two who are Black and the third whose race hasn't been made public — have accused him of sexually abusing them decades ago.
March 15, 2021 Vatican: Catholic priests, ministers can't bless same-sex unions The Vatican decreed Monday that the Catholic Church cannot bless same-sex unions since God “cannot bless sin.”
March 8, 2021 After historic whirlwind visit, Pope leaves Iraq for Rome The visit aimed to heal a divide in the country between the Islamic majority and Christian minority.
March 7, 2021 Where ISIS ruled, Pope Francis calls on Christians to forgive, rebuild Pope Francis called on Iraq's Christians to forgive the injustices committed against them by Muslim extremists and to rebuild as he visited the wrecked shells of churches and met ecstatic crowds in the community's historic heartland, which was nearly erased by the Islamic State group's horrific reign.
March 6, 2021 Archaeologists uncover skeletons of WWII-era nuns murdered by Russian soldiers Polish archaeologists have recently identified previously uncovered skeletons of three Catholic nuns who were killed by Russian soldiers at the end of World War II.
March 6, 2021 Pope, top Iraq Shiite cleric hold historic, symbolic meeting The meeting lasted for 40 minutes, with some concerns over the cleric's safety as he has yet to be vaccinated.
March 3, 2021 Pope Francis will still travel to Iraq despite rocket attack: 'We can't disappoint' Pope Francis is pushing ahead with the first papal trip to Iraq despite rising coronavirus infections, hoping to encourage the country’s dwindling number of Christians who were violently persecuted during the Islamic State's insurgency while seeking to boost ties with the Shiite Muslim world.
March 2, 2021 Johnson & Johnson COVID vaccine morally wrong? Catholic bishops caution just that The U.S. Conference of Catholic Bishops is urging people to seek alternatives to coronavirus vaccines produced by Janssen, a company of Johnson & Johnson, arguing that the product raises additional moral concerns through its connection to aborted fetal cells.
March 1, 2021 Pope Francis' planned Iraq trip sparks security, health fears On Friday, Pope Francis heads to a country where ISIS tried its best to wipe Christians out altogether not so long ago. Add to the formidable pressure of lifting spirits in a war-torn country, there is a very real terrorist threat. And a raging pandemic.