Boston Globe: Police charge McCarrick with assault in case dating to 1970s

July 29, 2021

BOSTON (CNS) — The Boston Globe reported July 29 that police in the Boston suburb of Wellesley have charged former Cardinal Theodore McCarrick with three… Read More

Two new Canadian Indigenous leaders to prioritize reconciliation

July 29, 2021

OTTAWA, Ontario (CNS) — Reconciliation between Canadian society and the country’s Indigenous communities is possible, say two new national Indigenous leaders. While they come at… Read More

Bad blood: Old rivalry revives at Vatican property trial

July 29, 2021

VATICAN CITY (CNS) — On the first day of his trial at the Vatican, Cardinal Angelo Becciu turned to members of the press behind him… Read More

Two alums of Atlanta Catholic high school are part of Team USA in Tokyo

July 29, 2021

ATLANTA (CNS) — Gunnar Bentz, a graduate of St. Pius X High School in Atlanta and an Olympic athlete, is described by his former swim… Read More

Author says pope has mobilized diplomats to create culture of encounter

July 28, 2021

OXFORD, England (CNS) — Vatican diplomacy has diverged sharply from U.S. foreign policy under Pope Francis, according to a new book, which details examples to… Read More

Pandemic shows problems persist in poor Americans’ home internet access

July 28, 2021

WASHINGTON (CNS) — There has been much talk in the United States on the “digital divide,” about how many — really, too many — families… Read More

Eucharist document should unite, not divide, the church, panelists advise

July 28, 2021

The U.S. Conference of Catholic Bishops, in the middle of drafting a teaching document on the Eucharist, received words of advice from a panel convened… Read More

South Korea honors Father Kapaun with country’s highest military honor

July 28, 2021

WICHITA, Kan. (CNS) — Father Emil Kapaun, a priest of the Wichita Diocese who laid down his life as a military chaplain during the Korean… Read More

The Green Knight

July 28, 2021

NEW YORK (CNS) — An Arthurian legend comes to the big screen in writer-director David Lowery’s “The Green Knight” (A24). Lovely to look at but… Read More

Ledecky gives shout-out to her grandparents after winning Olympic gold

July 28, 2021

WASHINGTON (CNS) — U.S. swimmer Katie Ledecky won the Olympic gold medal July 28 for the women’s 1,500-meter freestyle, a new event, on the heels… Read More