Catholic bishops hail abortion ban that makes North Dakota ‘a sanctuary for life’ April 26, 2023By Gina Christian OSV News Filed Under: Feature, News, Respect Life, World News North Dakota has enacted a near-total ban on abortions, with limited exceptions in cases of rape and incest up until the sixth week of pregnancy.
Haley calls for national ‘consensus’ on abortion that is ‘already within reach’ April 26, 2023By Kate Scanlon OSV News Filed Under: 2024 Election, Feature, News, Respect Life, World News Republican presidential candidate Nikki Haley delivered remarks April 25 calling for a “national consensus” on abortion, embracing some general policy positions on the subject, but she stopped short of endorsing specific gestational limits at the federal level.
Biden announces reelection bid, setting up 2024 showdown with GOP rivals April 25, 2023By Kate Scanlon OSV News Filed Under: 2024 Election, Feature, News, World News President Joe Biden announced April 25 that he will seek a second term in the White House. Biden, a Democrat, is the nation’s second Catholic president, but his reelection would make him the first Catholic to serve twice in the Oval Office.
Theologian emphasizes empathy at Catholic Charities symposium April 25, 2023By Christopher Gunty Catholic Review Filed Under: Catholic Charities, Feature, Local News, News, Racial Justice, Social Justice As Catholic Charities of Baltimore continues to celebrate its 100th anniversary, the organization sponsored its first social justice symposium April 20 in person at Church of the Nativity in Timonium and livestreamed to six additional satellite locations.
Reports: Russian forces in Ukraine have seized a Roman Catholic church April 25, 2023By Gina Christian OSV News Filed Under: Feature, News, War in Ukraine, World News Viktoria Halitsina, head of the Ukrainian military administration of the port city of Berdyansk, wrote on her agency’s Telegram channel that Russian troops had seized the city’s Church of the Nativity of the Blessed Virgin Mary.
Pope accepts resignation of Harrisburg, Pa. bishop, names Philadelphia auxiliary as successor April 25, 2023By OSV News OSV News Filed Under: Feature, News, World News Pope Francis has accepted the resignation of Bishop Ronald W. Gainer of Harrisburg, Pennsylvania, who is 75, and has appointed Auxiliary Bishop Timothy C. Senior of Philadelphia to succeed him.
DeSantis lowers Florida’s threshold to impose death penalty, signs legislation criticized by state’s Catholic bishops April 24, 2023By Kate Scanlon OSV News Filed Under: Feature, News, Respect Life, World News Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis signed a bill April 20 that will eliminate the state’s requirement that juries in capital punishment cases agree unanimously to recommend death sentences, lowering the number of jurors needed to hand down a death sentence to the lowest threshold of any U.S. state.
Catholic priests martyred during Paris Commune are beatified April 24, 2023By Jonathan Luxmoore OSV News Filed Under: Feature, News, Saints, World News Five Catholic priests have been beatified in France, 152 years after they were seized as hostages and shot in the street by rebels of the Paris Commune.
Sister Christopher Marie Wagner, O.S.F., dies at 76 April 24, 2023By Catholic Review Staff Catholic Review Filed Under: Feature, Local News, News, Obituaries Sister Christopher Marie Wagner died April 20. She was 76 and had been a professed member of the Sisters of St. Francis of Philadelphia for 56 years.
Spend time with Jesus every evening to reflect on the day, pope says April 24, 2023By Carol Glatz Catholic News Service Filed Under: Feature, News, Vatican, World News Before reciting the midday “Regina Coeli” prayer with about 30,000 people gathered in St. Peter’s Square, Pope Francis spoke about the day’s Gospel reading, Luke 24:13-35, which describes the Risen Jesus’ encounter with the disciples heading to Emmaus.
Pope appeals for end to violence in Sudan April 24, 2023By Carol Glatz Catholic News Service Filed Under: Feature, News, Vatican, World News Pope Francis has appealed for an end to violence in Sudan and a return to dialogue.
Laity share baptismal call to ministry, service, pope says April 24, 2023By Cindy Wooden Catholic News Service Filed Under: Feature, Marriage & Family Life, News, Vatican, World News The ministry of lay Catholics, whether formally instituted by the church or simply inspired by the Holy Spirit to serve the needs of others, flows from baptism and a recognition that every Christian is called to take part in the mission of the church, Pope Francis said.
