/news/tags/catholic-church Catholic Church en-US Copyright Thu, 08 May 2025 21:52:22 GMT /community/2025-05-08/northeast-ohio-catholics-reflect-on-leo-xivs-midwestern-roots Leo is an American missionary who spent much of his career ministering in Peru after graduating from Villanova University in Philadelphia and the Catholic Theological Union of Chicago. Thu, 08 May 2025 21:52:22 GMT /community/2025-05-08/northeast-ohio-catholics-reflect-on-leo-xivs-midwestern-roots Gabriel Kramer /2023-04-26/in-a-historic-shift-pope-francis-allows-women-to-vote-at-bishops-meetings Catholic women's groups that have long criticized the Vatican for treating women as second-class citizens immediately praised the move as historic in the 2,000-year life of the church. Wed, 26 Apr 2023 16:57:10 GMT /2023-04-26/in-a-historic-shift-pope-francis-allows-women-to-vote-at-bishops-meetings The Associated Press /2023-03-31/pope-francis-will-be-discharged-from-the-hospital-on-saturday The pope will leave the hospital on Saturday, three days after he was hospitalized for respiratory problems. He was diagnosed with bronchitis. Francis will be present for Palm Sunday ceremonies. Fri, 31 Mar 2023 13:38:22 GMT /2023-03-31/pope-francis-will-be-discharged-from-the-hospital-on-saturday Sylvia Poggioli /2023-03-30/the-vatican-repudiates-doctrine-of-discovery-which-was-used-to-justify-colonialism The doctrine, with origins in the 15th century, was invoked as a legal and religious standing by Europeans who "discovered" new lands and violently seized it from people who had been living there. Thu, 30 Mar 2023 17:38:18 GMT /2023-03-30/the-vatican-repudiates-doctrine-of-discovery-which-was-used-to-justify-colonialism Bill Chappell /2023-03-29/pope-francis-has-been-hospitalized-after-having-breathing-trouble-the-vatican-says Vatican spokesman Matteo Bruni's second statement said that hospital tests showed Francis is suffering from a respiratory infection, but they ruled out COVID. Wed, 29 Mar 2023 19:34:35 GMT /2023-03-29/pope-francis-has-been-hospitalized-after-having-breathing-trouble-the-vatican-says Sylvia Poggioli /npr-news/2023-03-13/after-10-years-as-pope-francis-continues-to-reshape-the-catholic-church The leader of the world's 1.3 billion Catholics has steered his church leftward after more than two decades of conservative leadership. Opposition within the Vatican is fierce. Mon, 13 Mar 2023 09:47:00 GMT /npr-news/2023-03-13/after-10-years-as-pope-francis-continues-to-reshape-the-catholic-church Sylvia Poggioli /2023-01-05/thousands-mourn-benedict-xvi-at-funeral-celebrated-by-pope Bells tolled Thursday for the funeral of Pope Emeritus Benedict XVI, the German theologian who made history by retiring, as thousands of mourners packed St. Peter's Square. Thu, 05 Jan 2023 08:56:13 GMT /2023-01-05/thousands-mourn-benedict-xvi-at-funeral-celebrated-by-pope The Associated Press /news/community/2020-05-11/morning-headlines-delta-suspends-service-at-cak-state-to-randomly-test-for-covid-19-antibodies Here are your morning headlines for Monday, May 11:Delta suspends service at Akron-Canton;State to randomly test for COVID-19 antibodies;Protests erupt… Mon, 11 May 2020 10:57:22 GMT /news/community/2020-05-11/morning-headlines-delta-suspends-service-at-cak-state-to-randomly-test-for-covid-19-antibodies Amanda Rabinowitz /news/community/2020-04-03/morning-headlines-stay-at-home-order-extended-ohio-nears-3-000-covid-19-cases-460-000-unemployed Here are your morning headlines for Friday, April 3:DeWine extends stay-at-home order;Ohio nears 3,000 COVID-19 cases;More than 460,000 Ohioans file for… Fri, 03 Apr 2020 11:14:30 GMT /news/community/2020-04-03/morning-headlines-stay-at-home-order-extended-ohio-nears-3-000-covid-19-cases-460-000-unemployed Mark Arehart /news/community/2018-11-01/morning-headlines-diebold-announces-job-cuts-judges-order-ohio-to-let-purged-voters-back-in Here are your morning headlines for Thursday, Nov. 1:Diebold announces global job cuts, third-quarter losses;Federal judges order Ohio to allow purged… Thu, 01 Nov 2018 11:53:09 GMT /news/community/2018-11-01/morning-headlines-diebold-announces-job-cuts-judges-order-ohio-to-let-purged-voters-back-in Amanda Rabinowitz