An active shooter at Villanova University reported late afternoon Aug. 21 was a “cruel hoax,” a university official said less than two hours after the initial scare that led to a campus lockdown.
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Mass attendance drops, fear rises in immigrant churches as Trump takes over DC
Father Biosca estimated that Mass attendance the past two weekends has fallen about 20%, from a typical level of 2,500 people to fewer than 2,000.
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Pope Leo’s first international trip could be to Lebanon, cardinal says
The Mediterranean nation of around 6 million, including more than 1 million Syrian and Palestinian refugees, has the largest percentage of Christians in the Middle East and is the only Arab country with a Christian head of state.
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Federal judge blocks Texas 10 Commandments law from being enforced in some school districts
A federal judge on Aug. 20 partially blocked Texas from enforcing a law requiring public school classrooms to display the Ten Commandments, finding the law violated the First Amendment.
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Pope Leo calls on faithful to pray and fast for peace in Holy Land and Ukraine this Friday
“I ask all the faithful to spend Aug. 22 in fasting and prayer, asking the Lord to grant us peace and justice and to dry the tears of those who suffer because of the armed conflicts underway.”
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DC parish starts support group for workers affected by Trump’s mass federal layoffs
Jesuit Father Kevin Gillespie, Holy Trinity’s pastor, said a key concern expressed by attendees was how people had been affected by the mass firings and layoffs of federal government workers, which have led to tens of thousands of people in the Washington area and across the country losing their jobs.
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Pope Leo’s brother and friends will mark his 70th birthday with prayer—and pizza
Pope Leo XIV turns 70 on Sept. 14 and some of his closest friends in the Chicago-area will mark the day with him in mind, quietly.
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Pope Leo to Amazon bishops: Proclaim the Gospel, fight injustice, defend nature
Efforts to serve, defend and build up the Catholic community in the Amazon region must be centered on the proclamation of the Gospel, Pope Leo XIV said.
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Pope Leo XIV celebrates Mass for local homeless people, invites them to lunch at summer villa
Pope Leo XIV spent the last Sunday of his summer vacation with several dozen refugees, homeless and poor people and the church volunteers who help them.
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German bishops deeply divided over new guidelines for same-sex blessings
A senior observer said that Germany’s bishops were irrevocably divided over same-sex blessings, with many believing newly adopted guidelines violated rules set out by the Vatican.