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Former spiritual director of Medjugorje visionaries excommunicated

A laicized priest who had been the spiritual director to six people who said they experienced visions of the Blessed Virgin Mary in the Bosnian town of Medjugorje has been excommunicated.
Braxton: Church doesn't need to say more about racism, it needs to do more

When it comes to matters of racial justice, there's not a need for the church to say more, but a need for the church to do more, retired Bishop Edward Braxton of Belleville, Illinois, told pilgrims gathered at the Catholic Enrichment Center in Louisville.
Poll finds majority of Catholics hold some concern about climate change

A large majority of Catholic voters believe climate change is a serious or somewhat serious concern and that governments at all levels as well as corporations and individuals must take stronger action to address it, according to results of a new poll released Oct. 22.
As election nears, 'split' Catholic voters try to find dialogue amid rancor

Both are Catholic, but their views couldn't have been more different. One woman said she was voting for a particular candidate because of her beliefs against abortion. The other said she was voting for his opponent because the incumbent had harmed life for many in a variety of ways and it went against her religious beliefs.
French bishops join Muslim leaders in condemning beheading of teacher

France's Catholic bishops have joined Muslim leaders in condemning the beheading of a teacher in a Paris suburb.
Demonstrators burn two churches in Chile on anniversary of protests

Demonstrators burned two Catholic churches in Chile, where gatherings to mark the one-year anniversary of mass protests against inequality descended into chaos.
Judge denies Brooklyn diocese injunction against NY coronavirus restrictions

A federal court ruled against the Diocese of Brooklyn on Friday in its case against new coronavirus restrictions which impose local limits on Mass attendance.
Hate speech, rowdy convoys: Minority Armenians in Turkey feel targeted

Turkey's Armenian community says it is increasingly fearful about the reemergence of anti-Armenian sentiment in the country as conflict rages in the disputed territory of Nagorno-Karabakh.
Sentences passed on two Kings Bay Plowshares defendants

Patrick O'Neill, one of seven Kings Bay Plowshares defendants, received a 14-month sentence Oct. 16 for his conviction in October 2019 on three felony and one misdemeanor counts stemming from the activists' 2018 break-in at a Georgia naval base and hammering at a Trident nuclear missile inside.
Poll: Trump lead wanes among white Catholics

A Pew poll taken in July and August showed a large Trump lead of 19 points, 59%-40%, among white Catholics. The new poll, taken Sept. 30-Oct. 5 -- which includes the Oct. 2 revelation that Trump had contracted COVID-19 -- showed that in that two-month period, Trump's advantage had shrunk to eight points, 51%-43%.
Archbishop Cordileone plans exorcism at church where Serra statue was toppled

San Francisco's archbishop plans to conduct an exorcism Oct. 17 at the site of a now-toppled statue of St. Junipero Serra at St. Rafael Mission Church in San Rafael.
'It's the right action,' say women religious about helping register voters

Having her volunteers register voters three days a week for the past two months in Youngstown, Ohio — not to mention the training and preparation beforehand — has been a lot of work, but Sister Ann McManamon said it's worth it.
Church groups help new wave of Venezuelan migrants

Jan Piñeros walked along a Colombian highway with his family, braving the midday heat. With both of his arms stretched forward, he pushed a stroller that carried his 2-year-old son while carrying his belongings in a blue backpack that hung from his shoulders.
Catholic leaders 'appalled' by alleged plot to kidnap Michigan governor

GAYLORD, Mich. — A Michigan Catholic bishop and the leadership of the Adrian Dominican sisters offered prayers of thanksgiving that Gov. Gretchen Whitmer was safe after the FBI foiled an alleged plot to kidnap Michigan's chief executive.
New Orleans archbishop: Priest's desecration of altar 'demonic'

The Archbishop of New Orleans said Friday that a priest’s filming of a pornographic videotape atop a church’s altar was demonic, and that the priest will never again serve in Catholic ministry.
Bioethics questions emerge from experimental drug used in COVID-19 treatment

The treatment that President Donald Trump has received to fight COVID-19 has turned the focus on an experimental drug that shows promise in combating the coronavirus but is raising ethical questions about the cell line that helped researchers develop the medicine.
Millennial and Gen Z Catholics love Carlo Acutis. Here's why

Servant of God Carlo Acutis is set to be beatified on Saturday, and will become the first member of the millennial generation to become officially known as a “blessed.”
For Chiefs' star kicker, Catholic faith and family are priorities

As the kicker for the Kansas City Chiefs, he was a vital component to the team's victory in Super Bowl LIV. But the morning after the game, as he told the attendees at the Knights of Columbus 55th annual College Councils Conference, he still had to take out the garbage. This simple act was a humbling reminder to him while on top of the football world.
WATCH: Face masks deemed expression of faith that deepens safety precaution

When Father Brian Lewis walked into St. Jude the Apostle Catholic Church in Lewes to celebrate Mass on a recent fall Saturday evening, he was sporting a unique face mask.
Aid to the Church in Need providing help for nuns in poverty during pandemic

The Pontifical Foundation Aid to the Church in Need (ACN) in Spain is providing aid to nearly 70 religious communities in the Democratic Republic of the Congo facing extreme poverty due to the coronavirus crisis.

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