Vatican office clarifies rules for transferred holy days of obligation January 29, 2025By Catholic News Service Catholic News Service Filed Under: News, Vatican, World News, Worship & Sacraments When a holy day of obligation falls on a Sunday and so is transferred to another day, the Catholic faithful are encouraged to attend Mass, but they are not obliged to do so, the Vatican said.
Lunar New Year coinciding with Jubilee Year seen as time for ‘change, renewal’ January 29, 2025By OSV News OSV News Filed Under: Jubilee 2025, News, World News Coinciding with the Catholic Church’s Jubilee Year, the Lunar New Year “can be a time of change and renewal” of faith, two U.S. bishops’ committee chairmen said in a special message to Catholics from Asian cultures who celebrate the Chinese New Year.
White House suggests it will strip funds from Catholic Charities January 29, 2025By Kate Scanlon OSV News Filed Under: Catholic Charities, Feature, Immigration and Migration, News, World News The White House Jan. 28 sought to clarify what would and would not be impacted by a directive to freeze federal financial assistance programs and suggested it would seek to strip federal funds from nongovernmental organizations including Catholic Charities as part of its effort to enforce its immigration policies.
U.S. bishop pleads for human solidarity with ‘discarded’ migrants,’ sharing their stories January 29, 2025By Kimberly Heatherington OSV News Filed Under: Catholic Social Teaching, Immigration and Migration, News, World News Bishop Tyson offered a plenary policy session titled “Pope Francis’ Vision for Ecology, Dialogue, and the Common Good” to hundreds of attendees at the 2025 Catholic Social Ministry Gathering in Washington.
At audience, pope talks about St. Joseph, comments on world events January 29, 2025By Carol Glatz Catholic News Service Filed Under: Feature, News, Saints, Vatican, World News St. Joseph is the perfect model of listening to the Lord and quietly putting his word and plan into action, Pope Francis said.
Trump’s return to the White House shifts abortion policy landscape January 29, 2025By Kate Scanlon OSV News Filed Under: News, Respect Life, World News Within the first week of President Donald Trump’s return to the White House, he used executive authority to block taxpayer funds from paying for elective abortion procedures both in the U.S. and abroad and delivered a virtual message to the March for Life rally on Jan. 24, while Vice President JD Vance addressed marchers in person.
Congolese bishop deplores escalation of violence as city of Goma claimed by rebels January 29, 2025By Frederick Nzwili OSV News Filed Under: News, Religious Freedom, World News Amid tragic escalation of violence in Congo, Bishop Willy Ngumbi Ngengele of Goma has assured the people of the church’s closeness and compassion, as rebels entered the eastern city of Goma, forcing thousands to flee and triggering wave of looting and deaths.
‘God suffered a great deal in every single person’ who was in Auschwitz, cardinal says January 28, 2025By Paulina Guzik OSV News Filed Under: Ecumenism and Interfaith Relations, News, Religious Freedom, World News “God did not create Auschwitz, God created man,” said Cardinal Grzegorz Rys of Lodz after the Jan. 27 commemoration of the 80th anniversary of the liberation of the German Nazis’ biggest death camp: Auschwitz-Birkenau in Oswiecim, Poland.
Canon, civil law collide on seal of confession, says expert January 28, 2025By Gina Christian OSV News Filed Under: Feature, News, Religious Freedom, World News, Worship & Sacraments Proposed legislation looking to repeal clergy-penitent protections in at least two states is in a head-on collision with the church’s primary legal code, one expert told OSV News.
Catholics in social ministry told to build bridges with God’s help ‘organizing hope’ January 28, 2025By Kimberly Heatherington OSV News Filed Under: Catholic Social Teaching, News, Social Justice, World News The theme of bridge-building in community outreach and organizing spanned several presentations at the 2025 Catholic Social Ministry Gathering in Washington, aiming to equip participants with practical and timely tools to transform their communities.
Morality of AI depends on human choices, Vatican says in new document January 28, 2025By Cindy Wooden Catholic News Service Filed Under: News, Vatican, World News The document focused particularly on the moral use of technology and on the impact artificial intelligence already is having or could have on interpersonal relationships, education, work, art, health care, law, warfare and international relations.
Catholic school’s mentorship program helps students become ‘best version of themselves’ January 28, 2025By Wes Cipolla OSV News Filed Under: News, Schools, World News Once a month, St. Patrick’s 54 middle school students meet with a staff mentor for 30 minutes to discuss their spiritual, intellectual, moral and physical formation.
