Cardinal Burke sees ‘grave harm’ coming from synod process August 24, 2023By Cindy Wooden Catholic News Service Filed Under: Feature, News, Synodality, World News The synod process underway around the world and at the Vatican is inflicting “evident and grave harm” on the Catholic Church, retired U.S. Cardinal Raymond L. Burke wrote in a letter published as the foreword to a book.
Pope asks renewed prayers for Ukraine on eve of its Independence Day August 24, 2023By Cindy Wooden Catholic News Service Filed Under: Feature, News, Vatican, War in Ukraine, World News Acknowledging Ukraine’s celebration of Independence Day Aug. 24, Pope Francis pleaded with thousands of visitors at his weekly general audience to keep praying for peace in the country.
South Carolina Supreme Court upholds state’s 6-week abortion ban August 23, 2023By Kate Scanlon OSV News Filed Under: Feature, News, Respect Life, World News The South Carolina Supreme Court upheld the state’s six-week abortion ban in an Aug. 23 ruling, permitting that law to go into effect.
Cumberland high school basketball tournament shutting down after 63 years August 23, 2023By Catholic Review Staff Catholic Review Filed Under: Feature, Local News, News, Schools, Sports, Western Vicariate A Catholic high school basketball tournament in Cumberland, billed as one of the most prestigious in the nation, is going on hiatus, according to tournament organizers.
Western Canada wildfires spare churches as blazes consume dozens of houses August 23, 2023By Quinton Amundson OSV News Filed Under: Feature, News, World News Wildfires wreaking devastation across British Columbia and the Northwest Territories of Canada have apparently spared Catholic churches, though the same thing cannot be said for numerous other buildings.
Guadalupe shows how faith is shared simply, with respect, pope says August 23, 2023By Cindy Wooden OSV News Filed Under: Feature, News, Vatican, World News Our Lady of Guadalupe and other recognized Marian apparitions show clearly how evangelization does not require complicated plans and elaborate theological explanations but sharing the faith in “a language suitable for all, a language that is comprehensible, like that of Jesus,” Pope Francis said.
Under new Indiana abortion law, 9,000 unborn babies will be saved each year, pro-lifers say August 23, 2023By Natalie Hoefer OSV News Filed Under: Feature, News, Respect Life, World News Indiana’s new law banning most abortions finally went into effect Aug. 21, almost a year after the American Civil Liberties Union of Indiana, Planned Parenthood and other plaintiffs filed a suit Aug. 30, 2022, charging that Indiana’s new law violated the state’s constitution.
Biden: Maui will receive federal help for ‘as long as it takes’; Catholics urged to give to relief efforts August 23, 2023By OSV News OSV News Filed Under: Catholic Charities, Feature, News, World News As the Hawaii island of Maui struggles to recover from horrific wildfires that destroyed historic Lahaina, President Joe Biden and first lady Jill Biden toured the fire-ravaged town Aug. 21.
Pope: Dorothy Day’s life shows evangelizing power of charity, witness, love August 23, 2023By Cindy Wooden Catholic News Service Filed Under: Books, Feature, News, Social Justice, Vatican, World News Dorothy Day was “a great witness to faith, hope and charity in the 20th century,” a woman who loved the Catholic Church despite the flaws of its members and who knew that serving God meant serving the poor and working for justice, Pope Francis wrote.
Seton Shrine young interpreters bring history to life for visitors August 23, 2023By Danielle Bean OSV News Filed Under: Feature, Local News, News, Schools Starting in September, people will be able to visit a new $4 million museum and visitors center dedicated to telling the story of Mother Seton in new and engaging ways.
Three years after disputed election, Belarus church is urged to speak up for the persecuted August 23, 2023By Jonathan Luxmoore OSV News Filed Under: Feature, News, Religious Freedom, World News A Christian campaigner has urged Catholic church leaders and the Vatican to condemn worsening human rights abuses in Belarus, after another Catholic priest was arrested in front of his parishioners for spreading “extremist material.”
Circuit judge will allow release of most names in abuse report August 22, 2023By Christopher Gunty Catholic Review Filed Under: 2023 Attorney General's Report, Child & Youth Protection, Feature, Local News, News A Baltimore City Circuit Court judge released an order Aug. 22 that will allow the Maryland Attorney General to reveal some of the 46 names that were redacted in the original release of its November 2022 report on clergy sexual abuse in the Archdiocese of Baltimore.
