U.S. Catholics urged to promote, encourage, pray for vocations Nov. 5-11 November 4, 2023By OSV News OSV News Filed Under: Feature, News, Vocations, World News Every year the U.S. Catholic Church dedicates a week in November to pray for and promote vocations to the priesthood, the diaconate and consecrated life through prayer and education.
‘Heart of a lion:’ Captain Rinaldo remembered at Cathedral of Mary Our Queen November 3, 2023By George P. Matysek Jr. Catholic Review Filed Under: Feature, Local News, News, Obituaries Exactly one week after Baltimore bid a somber farewell to Baltimore City EMT-Firefighter Rodney Pitts III, thousands returned to the Cathedral of Mary Our Queen Nov. 3 to pay tribute to Baltimore City Fire Department Captain Dillon J. Rinaldo.
This week in Washington: Military promotions blockade over abortion, Israel-Hamas ceasefire pray-in November 3, 2023By Kate Scanlon OSV News Filed Under: Feature, News, U.S. Congress, World News ong-simmering tensions between Sen. Tommy Tuberville, R-Ala., and his fellow Senate Republicans spilled into the open Nov. 1, as they challenged his blockade on the confirmations of senior military nominees over the Pentagon’s abortion policy.
‘Without faith, I couldn’t continue,’ says Palestinian Christian November 3, 2023By OSV News OSV News Filed Under: Conflict in the Middle East, Feature, News, World News The absence of pilgrims has left the local economy in ruins, affecting all sectors that rely on religious tourism, from hotels and restaurants to olive wood craftsmanship and souvenir sales.
Pro-life protesters gain partial win over major city’s ‘abortion bubble’ restrictions November 3, 2023By Kurt Jensen OSV News Filed Under: Feature, News, Respect Life, World News In a partial legal win for pro-life protesters outside abortion clinics, a federal judge in Minneapolis has allowed a First Amendment challenge to proceed against the city’s 2022 “abortion bubble” ordinance.
Lawsuits challenge constitutional status of nation’s first Catholic charter school November 3, 2023By Kate Scanlon OSV News Filed Under: Feature, News, Religious Freedom, Schools, World News Oklahoma’s Attorney General Gentner Drummond is challenging the constitutionality of the nation’s first publicly funded religious charter school after a state school board approved the Catholic school’s application.
Jesus loves those who put their trust in him, pope says at memorial Mass November 3, 2023By Carol Glatz Catholic News Service Filed Under: Feature, News, Vatican, World News The pope celebrated a memorial Mass in St. Peter’s Basilica for Pope Benedict XVI and the six cardinals and 147 bishops who died over the past year.
Vatican confirms papal trip to Dubai for climate conference November 3, 2023By Catholic News Service Catholic News Service Filed Under: Feature, News, Vatican, World News Pope Francis will travel to Dubai in the United Arab Emirates Dec. 1-3 to participate in the U.N. Climate Change Conference, the Vatican press office confirmed.
25 years after International Religious Freedom Act, limits on religion rise worldwide November 3, 2023By OSV News OSV News Filed Under: Feature, News, Religious Freedom, World News In the 25 years since the U.S. International Religious Freedom Act became law, “restrictions on religious freedom have been steadily increasing for several years” around the globe, said the chairmen of the U.S. bishops’ religious liberty and international policy committees.
Healing Heroes: Catholic nurses inject faith into demanding job November 3, 2023By Gerry Jackson Catholic Review Filed Under: Feature, Health Care, Local News, News When the going gets tough, Catholic nurses turn to their faith to get them through a demanding job.
Cardinal Dolan sharply rebukes surging religious hatred in U.S. amid Israel-Hamas war November 2, 2023By Gina Christian OSV News Filed Under: Conflict in the Middle East, Feature, News, Religious Freedom, World News Cardinal Timothy M. Dolan of New York has issued a sharp rebuke against surging religious hatred in the U.S. amid the Israel-Hamas war.
UAW deal with ‘Big Three’ automakers secures major win for family-wage jobs November 2, 2023By Kimberly Heatherington OSV News Filed Under: Feature, News, Social Justice, World News The United Auto Workers labor strike against the “Big Three” car producers — Ford, General Motors and Stellantis, whose 14 automotive brands include Chrysler, Dodge, and Jeep — has ended with a series of contracts experts say emphasizes the importance of unions in Catholic social teaching, especially for achieving family wages through collective action.
