First day of U.S. bishops’ meeting in Baltimore focuses on synodality, technology November 15, 2023By Peter Jesserer Smith OSV News Filed Under: Bishops, Feature, News, World News The first public day of the U.S. Catholic bishops’ fall plenary assembly in Baltimore saw elections to important posts, while public presentations chiefly centered on synodality, the use of technology in the liturgy and advancing the cause for canonization of a champion of evangelizing through media.
‘This is the right moment’ to share Gospel joy, pope says November 15, 2023By Cindy Wooden Catholic News Service Filed Under: Evangelization, Feature, News, Vatican, World News After almost a year of audience talks about “zeal for evangelization” and highlighting the example of saints and other exemplary men and women from around the world, Pope Francis said his last talks in the series would focus on four points from his 2013 apostolic exhortation, “The Joy of the Gospel.”
‘A son of our shores, a saint for our times’: U.S. bishops vote to support cause for Paulists founder’s canonization November 15, 2023By Maria Wiering OSV News Filed Under: Bishops, Feature, News, Saints, World News The U.S. bishops voted Nov. 14 to support Father Isaac Hecker’s cause for canonization, which was initiated by the Paulists Fathers, the order Father Hecker founded, and launched in 2008 by the Archdiocese of New York.
March for Israel draws busloads to National Mall to protest antisemitism November 15, 2023By Kate Scanlon OSV News Filed Under: Conflict in the Middle East, Ecumenism and Interfaith Relations, Feature, News, World News An estimated tens of thousands of people gathered on the National Mall Nov. 14 in a show of solidarity for Israel in the wake of the terrorist group Hamas’ Oct. 7 attacks on that country and a protest of antisemitism around the globe. Protesters also demanded the release of hostages abducted by Hamas.
Seniors driven to golf by chance to share outdoors, camaraderie November 15, 2023By Gerry Jackson Catholic Review Filed Under: Feature, Local News, News, Seniors, Sports Golf truly is a sport that can be played for a lifetime, and if you are like Bob Plummer it’s never too late to start.
Seniors drawn to art by health benefits November 15, 2023By Gerry Jackson Catholic Review Filed Under: Arts & Culture, Feature, Local News, News, Seniors Art classes can be an important part of seniors maintaining their cognitive ability as well as a terrific way of socializing.
March for Life announces 2024 theme: ‘Pro-Life: With Every Woman, For Every Child’ November 15, 2023By Kate Scanlon OSV News Filed Under: Feature, News, Respect Life, World News The March for Life’s theme for its 2024 event will be “Pro-Life: With Every Woman, For Every Child,” the group’s president announced Nov. 14.
Bishops elect USCCB secretary, chairmen-elect of 6 standing committees November 14, 2023By OSV News OSV News Filed Under: Bishops, Feature, News, World News The U.S. bishops Nov. 14 elected Archbishop Paul S. Coakley of Oklahoma City as secretary-elect of the U.S. Conference of Catholic Bishops at their meeting in Baltimore.
Though retired, Bishop Perry will continue to lead USCCB’s anti-racism committee November 14, 2023By Maria Wiering OSV News Filed Under: Bishops, Black Catholic Ministry, Feature, News, Racial Justice, World News Despite his Sept. 25 retirement as a Chicago auxiliary, Bishop Joseph N. Perry may continue to serve as chairman of the U.S. Conference of Catholic Bishops’ Ad Hoc Committee Against Racism, completing the term he began in May.
USCCB president calls for continued prayer in world where ‘peace seems so far away’ November 14, 2023By Julie Asher OSV News Filed Under: Bishops, Conflict in the Middle East, Feature, Local News, News, U.S. Bishops Meeting - Fall 2023 The president of the U.S. Conference of Catholic Bishops Nov. 14 urged his brother bishops gathered in Baltimore and all the Catholic faithful to “continue to pray” when “peace seems so far away” in today’s world.
Share joy of God’s love, sow seeds of hope in world, pope tells youths November 14, 2023By Carol Glatz Catholic News Service Filed Under: Feature, News, Vatican, World News Christian hope “is the celebration of the love of the risen Christ, who is always at our side, even when he seems far from us,” the pope said in his annual message for local celebrations of World Youth D
‘Truly compassionate society protects its most vulnerable,’ U.K. bishops say after baby’s death November 14, 2023By OSV News OSV News Filed Under: Feature, News, Respect Life, World News British bishops expressed their condolences to Dean and Claire Gregory, parents of 8-month-old Indi, who died Nov. 13 after neither a court battle nor Italian citizenship granted to the infant prevented the British courts from halting her life support.
