Virgin Mary statue vandalized at national shrine in Washington February 16, 2024By OSV News OSV News Filed Under: Feature, News, World News – The Basilica of the National Shrine of the Immaculate Conception has once again been targeted by vandals. This time, a statue of the Blessed Virgin Mary on the north lawn of the basilica grounds, located in an area known as Mary’s Garden, suffered severe damage.
White House seeks pause in Israel-Hamas war as Lenten prayer campaign for cease-fire begins February 16, 2024By Kate Scanlon OSV News Filed Under: Conflict in the Middle East, Feature, News, World News As Lent began Feb. 14, some Catholics gathered in front of the White House to pray for such a cease-fire as Israel readies a new offensive and Palestinian civilian casualties have soared.
Lenten retreat: Book helps people explore pope’s teaching on belonging February 16, 2024By Cindy Wooden Catholic News Service Filed Under: Books, Feature, Lent, News, World News Pope Francis’s concern for migrants and refugees, his focus on ecology, his calls to “go out” to share the good news of salvation, even his support for the controversial possibility of informally blessing LGBTQ+ couples flow from his conviction that people need to know they belong to God, to one another and to creation.
Speakers: Catholics must make connection between Eucharist, church’s social teaching February 16, 2024By Kurt Jensen OSV News Filed Under: Eucharist, Feature, News, Social Justice, World News Although the Catechism of the Catholic Church teaches that “the Eucharist commits us to the poor,” many still don’t make this connection between the sacrament that is the “source and summit of the Christian life” and Catholic social teaching.
Major Archbishop Shevchuk: Russia’s 10-year war on Ukraine is ‘genocide’ February 16, 2024By Gina Christian OSV News Filed Under: Feature, News, War in Ukraine, World News Russia’s war on Ukraine, now at the 10-year mark, aims to “eliminate the existence of the whole nation,” warned the leader of the Ukrainian Greek Catholic Church.
Deacon Hugh H. Mills Jr., who served at St. Clement I and St. Alphonsus shrine, dies at 84 February 15, 2024By Lisa Harlow Special to the Catholic Review Filed Under: Feature, Local News, News, Obituaries Deacon Hugh H. Mills Jr., a deacon in the Archdiocese of Baltimore for more than 30 years, died Feb. 8 at the Loch Raven VA Medical Center. He was 84.
Lawmakers demand investigation, autopsies of 5 aborted babies rescued by jailed Catholic activist February 15, 2024By Kurt Jensen OSV News Filed Under: News, Respect Life, U.S. Congress, World News In a stunning development for Catholic pro-life activist Lauren Handy, the scheduled destruction of five unborn babies’ corpses she recovered from a Washington abortion clinic in 2022 has been indefinitely delayed with the expectation they will finally be autopsied.
Knights launch ‘Novena for Peace and Healing in Ukraine’ as war marks second year February 15, 2024By Gina Christian OSV News Filed Under: Feature, Knights of Columbus, News, War in Ukraine, World News As Russia’s full-scale invasion of Ukraine reaches the two-year mark, the Knights of Columbus are calling for nine days of prayer to end the bloodshed.
In advance of his Baltimore debut, Andrea Bocelli shares journey of faith February 15, 2024By George P. Matysek Jr. Catholic Review Filed Under: Arts & Culture, Feature, Local News, News For Bocelli, who is set to perform his first concert in Baltimore Feb. 20 at CFG Bank Arena, his Catholic faith is at the heart of who he is as a person and a performer. His faith, which he described as a “priceless gift,” helps drive the selection of his musical repertoire and his charitable outreach, he said.
Catholic mother of 2 killed in Chiefs’ Super Bowl parade mass shooting February 15, 2024By Lauretta Brown OSV News Filed Under: Feature, Gun Violence, News, World News Lisa Lopez-Galvan, a Catholic mother of two and beloved disc jockey for the KKFI radio station in Kansas City, Missouri, was killed Feb. 14 amid a mass shooting following the Kansas City Chiefs Super Bowl victory parade.
Monte Cassino Abbey: Tragic anniversary offers lesson to world at war February 15, 2024By Junno Arocho Esteves OSV News Filed Under: Feature, News, World News On Feb. 15, 1944, over 100 heavy and medium bombers dropped more than 1,000 tons of explosives, turning the centuries-old monastery, which was founded by St. Benedict of Nursia in 529, into a fiery pile of rubble.
Local bishops offer prayers for victims, including 11 children, after Super Bowl victory parade shooting February 14, 2024By Lauretta Brown OSV News Filed Under: Feature, Gun Violence, News, Sports, World News Two local bishops offered prayers for victims after a shooting left one person dead and more than 20 people injured at the conclusion of the Kansas City Chiefs’ Super Bowl victory parade in front of Union Station on Ash Wednesday.
