Catholic News
- Beautification of Oregon parish designed by prominent Modernist architect sparks controversy (The Architect's Newspaper)A campaign to beautify the current interior of an Oregon parish has sparked controversy. Christ the King Catholic Church in Milwaukie, Oregon, was designed in 1980 by prominent Modernist architect Pietro Belluschi. “The current proposed ‘beautification’ plans ignore the significance of the legacy, history and heritage of” the parish, said Anthony Belluschi, the architect’s son. […]
- Cardinal Cupich: AI presents 'unique challenges and serious threats' (Chicago Catholic)Cardinal Blase Cupich of Chicago warned that AI “presents unique challenges and serious threats, and the Holy Father calls each one of us and society as a whole to act responsibly.” Cardinal Cupich wrote in a September 17 newspaper column: We must candidly ask questions such as: What safeguards will protect children who may develop […]
- Bishop Barron appointed to US international religious freedom commission (US Commission on International Religious Freedom)President Donald Trump nominated three new members of the United States Commission on International Religious Freedom, including Bishop Robert Barron of Winona-Rochester, Minnesota. Other bishops who have served on the commission include Theodore McCarrick (1999-2001), Bishop William Murphy (2001-03), and Archbishop Charles Chaput (2003-07). Father Thomas Reese, S.J., served as a commission member (2014-18) and […]
- South Korean bishops, Protestant communities speak out against abortion pill (National Right to Life)The Catholic Bishops’ Conference of Korea and the United Christian Churches of Korea issued separate statements against a South Korean government proposal to legalize abortion pills during the first nine weeks of pregnancy. The bishops’ conference expressed “deep concerns, as this measure would only institutionalize abortion in an ‘orderly’ manner, without changing its fundamental nature, […]