Deacon John Bilenki brings familial approach to ministry June 16, 2023By Gerry Jackson Catholic Review Filed Under: Feature, Local News, New Priests 2023, News, Vocations Deacon John Bilenki always has looked upon family as a blessing, and it’s the familial aspects of prayer and the church that are at the forefront of the seminarian’s thoughts as he prepares for life as a priest in the Archdiocese of Baltimore.
Choice ‘didn’t make me lose something, but someone,’ says Jane; her abortion story marks UK ‘Day of Life’ June 16, 2023By Simon Caldwell OSV News Filed Under: Feature, News, Respect Life, World News The reflections of a woman who regretted her abortion will form the key message of the 2023 “Day for Life” of the Catholic Church in England and Wales.
U.N. agency says solution to child labor is helping governments create jobs, assist families with child care June 16, 2023By Kurt Jensen OSV News Filed Under: Feature, News, Social Justice, World News As the International Labor Organization of the United Nations took aim at child labor and the exploitation of children June 12, Pope Francis lent his support with a tweet.
A month after U.S. lifts Title 42, church-run shelters in Mexico are pushed to the limit June 16, 2023By Manuel Rueda OSV News Filed Under: Feature, Immigration and Migration, News, World News The changes have reduced the number of illegal border crossings by around 50 percent, according to the Department of Homeland Security. But they’re also putting pressure on shelters in Mexico, where thousands of migrants like Lucena are stranded, as they try to schedule appointments on the government’s app.
USCCB president lays out vision of church ‘committed to the common good’ June 15, 2023By Kate Scanlon OSV News Filed Under: Bishops, Feature, News, World News The Catholic Church in the United States remains “committed to the common good” in navigating several political issues impacting the poor and vulnerable, especially migrants, Archbishop Timothy P. Broglio, president of the U.S. Conference of Catholic Bishops, told the conference’s Spring Plenary Assembly June 15.
U.S. bishops condemn Florida execution during their assembly in letter to Pope Francis June 15, 2023By Jean Gonzalez OSV News Filed Under: Bishops, Feature, News, Respect Life, World News As the U.S. bishops gathered for their spring plenary assembly, they voted June 15 to approve a letter intended for Pope Francis that also denounced Florida’s planned execution that day.
Franciscan friars return to pastoral ministry at Walter Reed in Bethesda June 15, 2023By Gina Christian OSV News Filed Under: Feature, Health Care, News, World News Franciscan priests have returned to pastoral ministry at Walter Reed National Military Medical Center in Bethesda, Maryland, two months after the center decided to end their contract.
Pope Francis is set to leave Gemelli hospital June 16 June 15, 2023By Carol Glatz Catholic News Service Filed Under: Feature, News, Vatican, World News Pope Francis was scheduled to be released from Rome’s Gemelli hospital June 16 after having abdominal surgery June 7, the Vatican press office said.
Rev. Pat Robertson will be remembered for broadcasting Gospel message to millions, bishop says June 15, 2023By Julie Asher OSV News Filed Under: Ecumenism and Interfaith Relations, Feature, News, Obituaries, World News The late Rev. Pat Robertson’s work “in the area of bringing the Gospel message to millions where they are, through modern technology and communications” will “forever be regarded and remembered,” Bishop Barry C. Knestout said in a statement about the passing of the founder of the Christian Broadcasting Network.
Pope sends predecessor’s longtime secretary home without assignment June 15, 2023By Justin McLellan Catholic News Service Filed Under: Feature, News, Vatican, World News Pope Francis has directed Archbishop Georg Gänswein, the longtime personal secretary of the late Pope Benedict XVI, to leave the Vatican and return to his home diocese in Germany without a new assignment.
Deacon Daniel Acquard finds what was missing while setting sail for priesthood June 15, 2023By Gerry Jackson Catholic Review Filed Under: Feature, Local News, New Priests 2023, News, Vocations As a fourth-year seminarian, Deacon Daniel Acquard finds himself drawn to the “unique stories” of those to whom he ministers.
‘Wars are not just,’ pope tells U.N. Security Council June 15, 2023By Cindy Wooden Catholic News Service Filed Under: Feature, News, Vatican, War in Ukraine, World News “The time has come to say an emphatic ‘no’ to war” and state decisively “that wars are not just,” Pope Francis said in a message to the U.N. Security Council.
