Catholic News

• British court upholds school's ban on student prayer (Religion Clause)
  A British court has ruled that one of Britian’s highest performing schools has the right to prevent Muslim students from saying ritual prayers during lunch. “The Claimant at the very least impliedly accepted, when she enrolled at the School, that she would be subject to restrictions on her ability to manifest her religion,” the court […]
• DC Knights call for Rupnik art removal (Pillar)
  A Knights of Columbus council in Washington, DC, has called for the removal of Father Marko Rupnik’s mosaics from the St. John Paul II National Shrine. The shrine, located in Washington, is a major pastoral initiative of the Knights of Columbus.
• Papal encouragement for Global Christian Forum (Vatican Press Office)
  Pope Francis has written a message of encouragement to participants in the fourth global gathering of the Global Christian Forum, an ecumenical organization founded a quarter century ago. “Throughout its history, the Global Christian Forum has contributed significantly to the promotion of this bond by providing a space in which members, especially those from different […]
• 7 major Italian sees no longer led by a cardinal (Il Messaggero)
  Seven major Italian sees—Florence, Genoa, Milan, Naples, Palermo, Turin, and Venice—are now no longer led by a cardinal, Vatican reporter Franca Giansoldati notes in an analysis for Il Messaggero. Pope Francis appointed archbishops of six of these sees: Archbishop Corrado Lorefice (Palermo) in 2015, Archbishop Mario Delpini (Milan) in 2017, Archbishops Domenico Battaglia (Naples) and […]