Stories for week of November 28, 2021

Ordered from most to least recent.

Released Friday, Dec. 3

 Archbishop Cordileone reveals he is not vaccinated
 Pope addresses Orthodox Synod in Cyprus
 Vancouver archbishop: Add Masses rather than inquire about vaccination status
 Nigerian priest kidnapped by Fulani herdsmen ‘narrowly escaped death’
 Christian home in Iraq is fire-bombed
 Former Dayton-area priest pleads guilty to child rape
 Evangelization, not Christendom’s restoration, should be Church’s focus, Florida bishop says
 Former Paris archbishop asks ‘forgiveness from those I might have hurt’
 School board settles with Virginia teacher who opposed transgender rules
 Pro-life leaders react to President Biden’s statements about Dobbs abortion case
 Ethiopian government is engaged in an ‘ethnic cleansing war’ in Tigray, bishop says
 A weary Pope urges Greek, Turkish Cypriots to heal division
 Follow St. Barnabas’ example of patience and brotherhood, Pope tells Catholics of Cyprus

Released Thursday, Dec. 2

 Pope, in Cyprus, puts focus on migration
 Liberal justices angry as Court hears landmark abortion case
 Pope accepts resignation of Archbishop of Paris, appoints administrator
 Few Americans blame God or say faith has been shaken amid pandemic, other tragedies
 Dutch bishops cancel Christmas Midnight Masses
 US bishops commemorate 50th anniversary of Catholic Campaign for Human Development
 Cameroon bishops deplore attack on school
 Nigerian bishop criticizes Biden administration for removing Nigeria for religious-freedom blacklist
 Pope recalls World AIDS Day, asks for prayers for apostolic journey
 Court revives lawsuit of Catholic school teacher fired for same-sex marriage
 Cyprus prepares for Pope Francis’s visit
 Judge: Iowa Medicaid denial of sex-change surgery unlawful
 For some Catholic employers, paid parental leave helps ‘honor the family’
 Yet another Catholic church destroyed by Myanmar junta
 Faith groups: Build Back Better Act would exclude faith-based child care, pre-K providers
 The Pope is a pilgrim of unity and fraternity, Cardinal Parolin says on eve of journey
 Giavera festival helps spread culture of welcome, Pope says

Released Wednesday, Dec. 1

 Theme of Pope’s general audience: St. Joseph, just man and husband of Mary
 Fans pour funding—and faith—into a hit drama about Jesus
 Paris archdiocese to present plans for Notre-Dame’s interior amid outcry
 Congress urged to pass Conscience Protection Act for health care workers
 Vatican publishes statistics, missal on eve of papal trip to Cyprus, Greece
 Spanish bishop gets civilly married
 Former atheist, refugee named Albania’s leading prelate
 Vatican launches #IamChurch campaign for persons with disabilities
 Justices seem willing to allow Mississippi’s 15-week abortion ban
 ‘Afghanistan in the grip of hunger,’ Vatican newspaper warns
 December papal prayer intention: catechists

Released Tuesday, Nov. 30

 Papal greetings to Orthodox Patriarch on patronal feast day
 Vatican welcomes EU decision to drop manual discouraging mention of Christmas
 Cardinal Parolin raps ‘anti-vax’ movement
 New survey finds drop in US priests’ morale
 Bolivian bishops decries feminist violence at cathedral, bishops’ conference office
 Paraguay’s bishops demand respect for rights of indigenous people
 Opus Dei leaders meet with Pope
 Leader of Afghanistan’s Catholic community longs to return to the country
 ‘Abyss of inequalities’: Vatican newspaper laments lack of vaccination in Africa
 Pope sends video message ahead of journey to Cyprus and Greece
 Don’t use migrants as pawns in political strategies, Pope tells governments
 ‘I am always close to you, in prayer and action,’ Pope says following migrants’ deaths
 Preach Christ with prayer and all available media, Pope tells Pauline Family
 9 sainthood, beatification causes advance
 Papal donation to Baghdad hospital
 Vatican Secretary of State encourages pollution-free vehicles

Released Monday, Nov. 29

 Cardinal Ouellet: priest shortage does not point to ordination of women
 Archbishop of Paris offers resignation after report of improper relationship
 Turmoil in Syro-Malabar Church after Vatican reportedly dispenses from liturgical changes
 Bahrain’s king invites Pope to visit nation
 Prepare to welcome Christ with a vigilant heart, Pope says as Advent begins
 Vatican cardinal, in Russia, meets with Orthodox, Muslim, civil leaders
 Cardinal Scola condemns ‘harsh and insolent attacks’ against Pope Francis
 Put talents to use with ‘boldness, hope, creativity, and courage’: papal message to social doctrine festival
 During Vatican talks, Pope tells Macron, ‘I’m still alive’
 Papal commission to assess reform of marriage nullity process in Italy
 Scotland’s bishops restore Mass obligation
 Swiss bishops meet with Pontiff
 Hindu extremists storm Christian gathering in Jhabua
 Scholas Occurrentes, Pope rue indifference to refugees
 Through fraternity and social friendship, rebuild a wounded world, Pope tells Catholic Action
 Evangelicals now outnumber Catholics in Honduras, according to survey
 ‘Get up!’: Pope, in meeting with Lebanese leader, prays nation can get back on its feet
 ‘Jesus is our friend,’ Pope emphasizes in message to persons with disabilities

Want more news? Visit the Archives.

Sat5 July
Ordinary Time

Saturday of the Thirteenth Week in Ordinary Time; Opt Mem of St. Anthony Mary Zaccaria, Priest; Opt Mem of St. Elizabeth of Portugal (USA)

Image for Saturday of the Thirteenth Week in Ordinary Time; Opt Mem of St. Anthony Mary Zaccaria, Priest; Opt Mem of St. Elizabeth of Portugal (USA)

Today is the Optional Memorial of St. Anthony Mary Zaccaria (1502-1539), who was the founder of the Clerks Regular of St. Paul, later called the Barnabites from the name of their principal church in Rome. He also founded a congregation of nuns, the Angelic Sisters of Saint Paul. St. Anthony was a great…

Learn more about this day.

July Calendar ›
Subscribe to Insights...free!
News, analysis & spirituality by email twice-weekly from CatholicCulture.org.
First name:
Last name:
Email address: