Woman pleads guilty to making bomb threats against Catholic school (NBC4) A California woman pleaded guilty to threatening to bomb a D.C. Catholic school after it announced it would include news of same-sex marriages in its alumnae magazine. Two days after Georgetown Visitation Preparatory School announced it would print the announcements, a nun and administrator received threats about bombing the school and killing nuns…
Cardinal battling COVID released from hospital (Crux) After a 10-day stay in the hospital battling COVID-19, one of Pope Francis’s closest cardinals came home on Friday to find a gift from the boss: An Argentinian steak. “It was a different Christmas,” Polish Cardinal Konrad Krajewski told Crux. “But I was sitting with Jesus every day, thanks to the doctors who were bringing him to me…”
Vatican to launch COVID vaccinations (CNS) The Vatican will begin offering COVID-19 vaccinations in mid-January, giving priority to its health care workers, security personnel, employees who deal with the public and older residents, employees and retirees…
Korean nuns on a mission of mercy to the poor (UCANews.com) At the entrance to St. Vincent’s Sharing Center Hanulmaru in Suwon-si city in South Korea, a catchphrase greets visitors: “If we empty ourselves, God will soon fill it for you (Saint Vincent).” The words of the French Catholic saint, popularly known as the “father of the poor,” embody and inspire the mission of mercy for the poor being carried out by the Sisters of Charity of St. Vincent de Paul for the past 10 years…
