Catholic Archives

End of lockdown could unlock pent-up frustrations in Latin America

May 11, 2021

CELAM, the conference of bishops from Latin America and the Caribbean, released a 50-page report looking into the social consequences of COVID-19 in Latin America, which sounded the alarm about the worsening situation.

By Inés San Martín

Cardinal Burke says pro-choice politicians are ‘apostates’

Apr 8, 2021

According to American Cardinal Raymond Burke, politicians who “publicly and obstinately” support abortion are “apostates” who cannot receive Communion.

By Inés San Martín

Is Synodal Path in Germany a road to schism?

Mar 27, 2021

Some are warning that a Synodal Path envisioned as an effort to restore the confidence lost by the abuse scandals and to promote internal church debate could lead many Germans into schism.

By Inés San Martín

Spain’s bishops decry decision to legalize euthanasia

Mar 18, 2021

Spain’s Catholic bishops have condemned the legalization of euthanasia in the country on Thursday.

By Inés San Martín

Hundreds of Christian families face eviction from their homes in Pakistan

Mar 18, 2021

Over the past week, the houses of 450 Catholic families were destroyed in Pakistan, and those of 1,000 Christians will be bulldozed by government officials in upcoming days.

By Inés San Martín

Argentine leader for Catholic women wants ‘Synod of the People of God’

Mar 15, 2021

Argentine María Lía Zervino, President of the World Union of Catholic Women’s Organizations, has penned an open letter to Pope Francis, thanking him for expanding women’s roles during the past eight years as Roman pontiff, while also demanding “a further step.”

By Inés San Martín

Chicago cobbler pivots to making religious goods during pandemic

Feb 18, 2021

When the pandemic forced many people to work from home last spring, business at Al’s Shoe Service in Mount Prospect, outside of Chicago, almost completely dried up overnight.

By Joyce Duriga

Retired nurse on mission to urge people of color to get COVID-19 vaccine

Feb 18, 2021

Joyce Christian understands firsthand why many Black people and other people of color are hesitant and mistrust the medical community. Her father, Freddie Lee Tyson, was unknowingly a part of the U. S. Public Health Services Syphilis Study at Tuskegee in Alabama.

By Karen Pulfer Focht