Chesterton Schools Network aims to add 22 schools worldwide this year (Catholic Review via OSV): “The Chesterton Schools Network unites the growing interest in classical, Catholic education with the entrepreneurial spirit of faithful parents who want to be of service to the Church …”
‘Influencer priest’ announces his departure from the priesthood (The Catholic Herald): “One of Italy’s best known priests has announced his intention to leave the priesthood.”
Fallout Continues at Notre Dame Over Pro-Abortion Appointee (National Catholic Register): “Two scholars have resigned their roles at the university’s Asian studies institute, while the student pro-life group has called for the appointment to be withdrawn.”
Synodal way meeting ends with clash over monitoring dioceses (The Pillar): “The ‘first phase’ of the German synodal way ended Saturday with a heated debate over whether a new permanent national synodal body should regularly monitor the implementation of synodal way resolutions in dioceses.”
Converts: Graham Greene’s Fraught Relationship with the Confessional (Church Life Journal):”Greene had grown up as an Anglican and on at least one occasion as a child he had felt the presence of God vividly, but we can reasonably take his word that he had lost God by the time of his instruction. “
Vatican Orders Removal of Fresco Depicting Far-Right Leader as Angel (artnet): “The restorer originally claimed he had not deliberately depicted Giorgia Meloni, but an investigation proved otherwise.”
Cardinal Cupich’s Ever-Expanding ‘Coaching Tree’ (National Catholic Register): “The cardinal-archbishop of Chicago has profoundly reshaped the American hierarchy over the past 10 years and is poised to exert a lasting influence.”
A Proposal for the Church to Argue Again (What We Need Now – Substack): “Great minds discuss ideas; average minds discuss events; small minds discuss people.”
Nation’s biggest universal school choice program sees huge success on launch day (Zeale): “Texas’ universal school choice program garnered several thousand applications as soon as it launched Feb. 4, making it the most successful first day of a school choice program in U.S. history, according to Texas officials.”
(*The posting of any particular news item or essay is not an endorsement of the content and perspective of said news item or essay.)
If you value the news and views Catholic World Report provides, please consider donating to support our efforts. Your contribution will help us continue to make CWR available to all readers worldwide for free, without a subscription. Thank you for your generosity!
Click here for more information on donating to CWR. Click here to sign up for our newsletter.
Leave a Reply
You must be logged in to post a comment.