New Maori queen crowned in New Zealand — and she’s Catholic September 5, 2024By Junno Arocho Esteves OSV News Filed Under: News, World News Amid the grief following the death of their king, the Maori people rejoiced as the late monarch’s youngest daughter, Nga Wai hono i te po, was named as his successor.
German bishops call for responsible governing after ‘extreme right’ party wins local elections September 5, 2024By Karin Wollschläger OSV News Filed Under: News, Religious Freedom, World News The results of local elections in eastern Germany’s regions of Thuringia and Saxony prompted German bishops to call for “responsible” formation of a government, even under “difficult” circumstances as the far-right party Alternative for Germany, or AfD, won over 30 percent of the vote.
U.S. bishops’ conference releases new resource on Hispanic/Latino communities, ministries September 5, 2024By Marietha Góngora V. OSV News Filed Under: Bishops, Feature, News, World News Ahead of Hispanic Heritage Month, the U.S. Conference of Catholic Bishops’ Secretariat for Cultural Diversity in the Church has released a resource kit “to help illustrate the profound impact of the Hispanic/Latino community within the Catholic Church in the United States,” according to a USCCB press release.
Catholic Charities will open bilingual center in Dundalk to support those affected by Key Bridge collapse September 5, 2024By Catholic Review Staff Catholic Review Filed Under: Bridge Collapse, Catholic Charities, Feature, Local News, News Catholic Charities of Baltimore announced plans Sept. 5 to open and operate a new bilingual support center to provide a range of services to communities affected by the Key Bridge collapse and its aftermath.
Pope urges Indonesian Catholics to live out Gospel love, spread hope September 5, 2024By Cindy Wooden Catholic News Service Filed Under: News, Vatican, World News Even members of the most remote, smallest and poorest Christian communities are called to share the Gospel and to do so, first, by the way they live, Pope Francis told the Catholics of Indonesia.
New head of U.S. papal missions wants to ‘bring God to the ends of the earth’ through the Eucharist September 5, 2024By Gina Christian OSV News Filed Under: Eucharist, Feature, Missions, News, World News A priest who recently spent 65 days on the road with the Blessed Sacrament during a national eucharistic pilgrimage has been tapped to head the papal missions in the U.S. — and he told OSV News he’s ready to help missionaries near and far “bring God to the ends of the earth” through the Eucharist.
Archbishop Lori travels to Philippines, witnessing power of faith September 5, 2024By Katie V. Jones Catholic Review Filed Under: Archbishop's Ministry, Feature, Knights of Columbus, Local News, News As Supreme Chaplain for the Knights of Columbus, Archbishop Lori spent almost two weeks traveling with Supreme Knight Patrick Kelly and his family on his inaugural visit to the Asian nation.
Mercy Sister Mary Ellen Brodie dies at 91 September 5, 2024By Catholic Review Staff Catholic Review Filed Under: Local News, News, Obituaries A funeral Mass for Sister of Mercy Mary Ellen Brodie (formerly known as Sister Martin Marie) was offered Sept. 4 at Immaculate Heart of Mary in Baynesville. Sister Mary Ellen died Aug. 25. She was 91 and had been a Sister of Mercy for 72 years.
Urban Hunger Project provides 400 meals every weekend September 5, 2024By Katie V. Jones Catholic Review Filed Under: Feature, Local News, News, Social Justice For the last three-and-a-half years, no matter what the weather or the celebration, York Bradshaw, president of Urban Hunger Project and his volunteers could be found serving meals every Saturday and Sunday morning in Baltimore.
Dueling child tax credit plans: Could they help more couples embrace life? September 5, 2024By Kimberly Heatherington OSV News Filed Under: 2024 Election, Feature, News, Respect Life, World News As the U.S. presidential race accelerates toward a Nov. 5 ballot box battle, candidates continue to jostle for American approval through their respective abortion and reproductive health policy scenarios.
Polish church defends religious teaching against new government curbs September 5, 2024By Jonathan Luxmoore OSV News Filed Under: News, Religious Freedom, World News Poland’s Catholic bishops have urged schools to continue offering religious teaching after government attempts to restrict it were blocked by the Constitutional Tribunal following church appeals.
Russian strike kills Ukrainian Catholic University student and her family September 4, 2024By Gina Christian OSV News Filed Under: News, War in Ukraine, World News A Ukrainian Catholic University student and all but one member of her immediate family were among those killed in a Sept. 4 strike by Russia on the western Ukrainian city of Lviv.
