MEMPHIS, Tenn. — Mason Temple, a church in Memphis where the Rev. Martin Luther King Jr. delivered his final speech, will be upgraded with a $1.2 million federal grant to preserve a treasured piece of the Civil Rights Movement, officials are expected to announce Monday. It’s part of a nearly $18 million package for Memphis … Read more
First, Pope Leo’s voice on American politics. Then, a report on the ticking time bomb on U.S. roadways. And, South Africa’s missing great white sharks. Source link
For the first time, three of America’s most influential cardinals and archbishops agreed to a joint interview, sharing their candid take on war in Iran, immigration, and the future of the Catholic Church. Sunday on 60 Minutes. Source link
Tony Dokoupil has the story of some Akron, Ohio, boys who looked to a pastor for comfort and security. Source link
The Catholic Church and European leaders are criticizing Israeli police after they prevented the Latin Patriarch of Jerusalem, Cardinal Pierbattista Pizzaballa, from entering the Church of the Holy Sepulchre to celebrate a Palm Sunday Mass. The Latin Patriarchate of Jerusalem said in a statement that Pizzaballa and Reverend Fr. Francesco Ielpo were prevented from entering … Read more
A skeleton which could belong to d’Artagnan, the French soldier who inspired the novel The Three Musketeers, has been discovered in a church in the Dutch city where he died centuries ago, local media reported Wednesday. The skeleton was found in Maastricht, in the nave of a modern church whose origins date back to at … Read more
Russian drone strikes pounded several cities in Ukraine on Tuesday, setting fire to a 17th-century church that is part of a UNESCO World Heritage site in Lviv. These videos show some of the damage and cleanup efforts across the country. Source link
NEWYou can now listen to Fox News articles! Left-wing Maine Senate candidate Graham Platner is spotlighting a local church in an ad seeking to win over voters – but the congregation says it wants nothing to do with his campaign. Sullivan Harbor Baptist Church, located in Platner’s hometown, appears in a 30-second spot the Platner … Read more
Patriarch Filaret of Kyiv — who worked for decades to establish an independent Ukrainian Orthodox church that was free from Moscow’s religious authority, a schism that foreshadowed the Russia-Ukraine war — died Friday. He was 97. The Orthodox Church of Ukraine announced his death, citing the “exacerbation of chronic diseases.” Filaret had a more limited … Read more
Can Pope’s childhood church in Chicago be saved from demolition? – CBS News Watch CBS News Thousands of churches have closed in recent decades, but one on Chicago’s South Side is getting attention for its connection to the Pope. Tony Dokoupil has the story. Source link