Catholic Newsbreak

Kevin Nelson reports on Catholic news for November 10, 2017

• At the general audience this past week in St. Peter’s Square, Pope Francis began a new series of talks on the Mass
• At a news conference at the U.S. Capitol, Rep. Chris Smith of New Jersey, who co-chairs the Bipartisan Congressional Pro-Life Caucus, made another push for passage of the Conscience Protection Act
• His pontificate only lasted 33 days, but Pope John Paul I has begun the long process on the path to sainthood
• Pope Francis will be ending the sale of cigarettes in Vatican City State in 2018
• The excitement is building in Detroit and surrounding areas as they prepare for the upcoming beatification Mass of Capuchin Franciscan Father Solanus Casey

Kevin Nelson reports on Catholic news for November 3, 2017

• Catholic Notre Dame professor confirmed as federal judge
• Pope Francis visits World War II memorial on All Souls Day
• Pope expresses sadness after hearing news of the New York City terrorist attack
• Sainthood cause formally opened for Nicholas Black Elk, a Native American who was a member of the Lakota tribe

Kevin Nelson reports on Catholic news for October 27, 2017

• Pope Francis will celebrate a Mass with the poor and people who assist them on November 19, the first World Day of the Poor
• 17-year-old illegal immigrant living at a federal detention center in Brownsville, Texas has abortion
• Pope Francis conversed with astronauts on the International Space Station
• Six of the original 36 Dominican sisters are returning to their land in Qaraqosh, Iraq after the liberation of the town
• U.S. Vice President Mike Pence announces aid from the U.S. will be routed through the U.S. Agency for International Development and "faith-based and private organizations"
• Governing office of Vatican City has announced that this year’s Christmas tree and Nativity scene will feature traditional designs and decorations centered on the theme of mercy

Kevin Nelson reports on Catholic news for October 20, 2017

• Pope Francis weekly general audience: Christian hope, by reflection on death
• California governor Jerry Brown vetoes Reproductive Health Nondiscrimination Act
• Maryland cross in memorializing soldiers who died in World War I ruled unconstitutional
• Pope Francis meets with members of the World Methodist Council
• 800th anniversary Franciscans in the Holy Land

Kevin Nelson reports on Catholic news for October 13, 2017

• Pope Francis talks about World Mission Month and Month of the Rosary at weekly audience
• Bishop Robert Vasa of the Diocese of Santa Rosa, California is asking for prayers as wildfires devastated a vast portion of North California's wine country and forced 20,000 people to evacuate
• At Rome’s Basilica of St. Mary Major, Pope Francis celebrated a special Mass of thanksgiving marking the 100th anniversary of the establishment of the Congregation for Eastern Churches
• Vatican event marking the 25th anniversary of the Catechism of the Catholic Church, Pope Francis spoke out strongly against the death penalty, calling for it to be abolished.
• Pope Francis’ @Pontifex Twitter accounts reached more than 40 million followers