La Crosse bishop tests positive for COVID (WXOW) Bishop William Patrick Callahan, the head of the Diocese of La Crosse, said Wednesday that he has tested positive for COVID-19. In a statement to WXOW, it said that the positive test was received over the weekend. Bishop Callahan is currently experiencing mild symptoms and is in good spirits…
White House: Pope has spoken differently than Biden on abortion (CNA) Ahead of President Joe Biden’s Oct. 29 meeting with Pope Francis, a White House spokeswoman acknowledged on Wednesday that “the pope has spoken differently” than Biden on abortion. Biden, a Catholic, “is somebody who stands up for and believes that a woman’s right to choose is important,” White House press secretary Jen Psaki said at an Oct. 27 briefing with reporters. “The pope has spoken differently,” she added, in response to a question by EWTN News Nightly White House correspondent Owen Jensen…
Report: Catholic bishop in China kidnapped (CNA) Chinese authorities have kidnapped Catholic Bishop Shao Zhumin of Wenzhou, according to a report by AsiaNews on Tuesday, Oct. 26. The report said the 58-year-old prelate was taken by authorities “on vacation,” adding that it was not the first time the bishop was taken away. He has been arrested several times since he was appointed to the diocese in 2016…
Patriarch discusses issues with Biden, Blinken (CNS) Ecumenical Patriarch Bartholomew of Constantinople said he had “a warm and productive meeting” with President Joe Biden at the White House on Oct. 25 but that their discussion also involved a shared sense of urgency about the world’s climate crisis…
Priest: pandemic driving up demand for exorcisms (Christianity Today) A Catholic priest says the pandemic is behind a rise in people asking for exorcisms. Italian priest Father Gian Matteo Roggio claimed some people believe a “malign force” to be behind the pandemic and that these feelings are particularly strong among those who have suffered financial hardship or mental health issues because of Covid-19…
