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Vivaldi opera gets premiere in Ferrara nearly 300 years late
By Nicole Winfield — December 31, 2021
ROME (AP) — The Catholic Church and the northern Italian city of Ferrara made their peace with Vivaldi nearly 300 years after the city’s archbishop canceled the staging of one of his operas.
Vatican: Pope to deliver Sunday blessing from Rome hospital
By Nicole Winfield — July 9, 2021
ROME (AP) — Pope Francis is walking, working and has celebrated Mass at a Rome hospital where he also will deliver his weekly Sunday blessing.
Pope says women can read at Mass, but still can’t be priests
By Nicole Winfield — January 11, 2021
(RNS) — Francis amended the law to formalize and institutionalize what is common practice in many parts of the world.
Univision and Los Angeles Archdiocese partner to offer Mass on local TV channel
By Alejandra Molina — March 24, 2020
LOS ANGELES (RNS) — Parishioners from the largest Catholic archdiocese in the country can now access Spanish-language Mass on local TV in the wake of the novel coronavirus that has led to the cancellation of public services.
Reckoning with Leonard Bernstein’s faith on the centennial of his birth
By Yonat Shimron — August 22, 2018
(RNS) — Did the multitalented Jewish composer and conductor finally find God and faith? We will never know.
Pope devotes Mass to poor, calls indifference a ‘great sin’
By Frances D'Emilio — November 19, 2017
VATICAN CITY (AP) — After Mass, the pope lunched with some 1,500 poor people from Italy, Poland, France and elsewhere as the Catholic Church marked its first World Day of the Poor, an event created by Francis to draw attention to those living on the margins of society.
‘Liturgy shaming’ is a growing internet phenomenon. But is it a vice or a virtue?
By David Gibson — October 4, 2016
(RNS) Catholics in particular are debating the merits of what seems like simple bullying. Defenders of the practice say it gets the hierarchy’s attention – and safeguards the sanctity of the Mass.
Pope pays homage to tiny Catholic flock in Muslim Azerbaijan
By RNS staff — October 2, 2016
(Reuters) 'Courage. Go ahead without fear,' Francis said, praising them for being a close-knit and vibrant 'community on the periphery.'
Pope Francis heading east on Caucasus peacemaking mission
By Josephine McKenna — September 27, 2016
VATICAN CITY (RNS) Building interreligious dialogue has been one of the pope’s top priorities.
Alfonse Borysewicz’s lonely struggle gives Catholic art a modern face
By Yonat Shimron — June 16, 2016
(RNS) His paintings are all about faith; at the same time, they speak fluently and powerfully in the language and palette of contemporary art.
Political turmoil is a ‘cancer’ on US society, says Chicago archbishop
By David Gibson — March 12, 2016
(RNS) Archbishop Blase Cupich's remarks came the morning after Donald Trump canceled a downtown rally amid concerns about violence.
Vatican newspaper essays say women should preach at Mass
By David Gibson — March 2, 2016
(RNS) The role has been reserved almost exclusively to the all-male priesthood for nearly 800 years.
Scalia funeral set for largest Catholic church in North America Saturday
By Lauren Markoe — February 16, 2016
(RNS) A funeral Mass will take place at Washington's Basilica of the National Shrine of the Immaculate Conception.
Police move homeless people off Philadelphia streets ahead of Pope Francis’ Mass
By Alex Jacobi — September 25, 2015
PHILADELPHIA (RNS) More than 1 million people are expected on the Benjamin Franklin Parkway for Sunday's Mass, an area where thousands live in makeshift shelters, homeless advocates said.
Catholic families: strong on prayer, weak on sacraments
By Cathy Lynn Grossman — July 10, 2015
(RNS) They skip sacraments, and Mass, too, but a new survey of Catholic parents finds some encouraging nuggets: “They still have a relationship with God and pray for their family.”
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