Catholic Church Archives

Fires, graffiti, red paint are among ways Portland churches vandalized

Jul 20, 2021

PORTLAND, Ore. — Four Portland Catholic churches have been vandalized in the span of about six weeks. At least one incident involved a group protesting the recent discovery of unmarked graves at primarily Catholic-run schools in Canada, while other instances appear to be the work of disgruntled teens and individuals

By Katie Scott

Undercover as priests, Italian cops bust $2 million fake cardinals scam

Jul 15, 2021

A group of fraudsters who dressed up as cardinals to swindle victims out of millions of dollars have been caught by Italian police in an undercover sting operation conducted by officers who were disguised as priests.

By Elise Ann Allen

Brazil braces for wave of Haitian migration after Moïse’s killing

Jul 12, 2021

Brazil can expect to see more migrants coming from Haiti, following the social and political turmoil caused by President Jovenel Moïse’s assassination on July 7.

By Eduardo Campos Lima

India gives relics of martyred queen to Georgia

Jul 12, 2021

Relics from a Georgian queen were handed over by an India government official to the people of Georgia at a ceremony in Tbilisi on Saturday.

By Nirmala Carvalho

Cameroon archbishop: Don’t preach peace but promote war

Jul 12, 2021

Archbishop Andrew Nkea Fuanya, the top prelate in Cameroon’s Anglophone regions, says the effects of the five-year secessionist war in the country “have been devastating.”

By Ngala Killian Chimtom

Iconic Dorothy dress has been there ‘all along’ at Catholic University

Jul 11, 2021

It turns out there really is no place like home for a prized piece of movie memorabilia that came to The Catholic University of America’s drama department about 50 years ago.

By Carol Zimmermann

Belarusian president warns against singing of decades-old hymn

Jul 11, 2021

A Belarusian bishops’ spokesman downplayed a police raid on Minsk’s Catholic cathedral, although a prominent lay Catholic warned arrests elsewhere suggested the move could signal further police action.

By Jonathan Luxmoore

Hundreds gather outside hospital to greet recovering pope

Jul 11, 2021

Pilgrims and well-wishers gathered at Rome’s Gemelli hospital to greet Pope Francis as he made his first public appearance in a week after undergoing intestinal surgery.

By Junno Arocho Esteves