NEWS STORY
RNS-Consistory-Pope: After proving a red hat isn’t forever, Pope Francis elects new cardinals for new church
(RNS) – Pope Francis changed the face of the Catholic Church with the appointment of 13 new cardinals this weekend, while issuing a stern reminder not to stray “from the road.” While Francis has now appointed the majority of cardinals, he also holds the record for the number of cardinals to whom he’s given the boot. By Claire Giangravè. 1,370 words. (category: i)
NEWS STORY
RNS-Maradona-Faith: Maradona’s death boosts ‘Hand of God’ goal’s author to sainted status
(RNS) — The passionate reaction to the death of soccer legend Diego Armando Maradona, echoed throughout Latin American and in Italy, where he played for seven years for the club Napoli, was a sign of his transcendence and quasi-religious appeal. By Eduardo Campos-Lima. 1.046 words. (category: i)
NEWS STORY
RNS-Feucht-LosAngeles: Sean Feucht protest worries Los Angeles homeless advocates
LOS ANGELES (RNS) — Christian musician Sean Feucht has plans to bring his outdoor “worship protest” tour to downtown Los Angeles on New Year’s Eve, at a site near the local homeless community of Skid Row, according to his website. By Alejandra Molina. 698 words. (category: a)
COMMENTARY
RNS-GranbergMichaelson-Oped: In a year of waiting and hoping, Advent reminds us that patience can be healthy
(RNS) — Advent, the three to four weeks of the liturgical calendar in which we anticipate Christmas, arrives this year into a strange mix of cultural impatience and fear. Advent is designed to act as a psychological and spiritual pause button. It teaches the wisdom of waiting and offers us a countercultural choice to embrace persistent, expectant patience. By Wes Granberg-Michaelson. 656 words. (category: k)
COMMENTARY
RNS-Silk-Oped: Biden, second Catholic president, exacerbates U.S. bishops’ divisions
(RNS) — The president-elect is a Vatican II Catholic who sees his faith as all about working for social and economic justice in concert with those of other religious traditions. In the civil war raging within American Catholicism, that puts him into the Party of Francis in the ongoing culture war inside the Catholic Church. By Mark Silk. 743 words. (category: k)
