D-Day’s 80th anniversary honors the past, aims to teach future generations, French bishop says June 1, 2024By Caroline de Sury OSV News Filed Under: Feature, News, World News The Catholic Church in France prepares to commemorate the 80th anniversary of Normandy landings June 6, a date known as D-Day that marked the beginning of the liberation of France and Europe from Nazi Germany’s occupation during World War II.
U.S. ambassador to Holy See to step down in July May 31, 2024By Justin McLellan Catholic News Service Filed Under: News, Vatican, World News U.S. Ambassador to the Holy See Joe Donnelly will leave his post in July, the embassy announced.
With 6 in 10 priests aged 65-70 by 2030, Buffalo Diocese orders parish merger plan May 31, 2024By Kimberly Heatherington OSV News Filed Under: News, World News In what increasingly represents a pattern in the Northeast and Midwest, the Diocese of Buffalo, N.Y., on May 28 announced a restructuring plan designed to merge approximately 34 percent of its 160 parishes.
Stories of conversion, ‘amazing’ encounters mark National Eucharistic Pilgrimage’s first 10 days May 31, 2024By Maria Wiering OSV News Filed Under: Eucharist, Feature, News, World News Ten days into their journeys, the 23 perpetual pilgrims were in the Diocese of Victoria; the Diocese of Boise, Idaho; the Archdiocese of St. Paul and Minneapolis; and the Diocese of Trenton, N.J.
Experts: Trump’s felony conviction is historic, with potential ramifications for U.S. May 31, 2024By Kate Scanlon OSV News Filed Under: 2024 Election, Feature, News, World News Former President Donald Trump, the presumptive Republican presidential nominee, was found guilty on all 34 felony counts by a Manhattan jury agreeing unanimously that he falsified business records in paying hush money to an adult film actress in the closing days of the 2016 campaign.
Greensburg Diocese asks police to investigate possible cover-up of staff criminal record May 31, 2024By Gina Christian OSV News Filed Under: Child & Youth Protection, News, World News A Pennsylvania diocese has asked police to investigate after parish staff — overseen by a beloved pastor — possibly concealed a now-former employee’s criminal record, which includes a recent arrest on charges involving sexual offenses against a minor, as well as charges dating back to 2001-2002 for lewdness, indecent exposure and drug possession.
Pope encourages young priests to rely on each other in times of crisis May 30, 2024By Cindy Wooden Catholic News Service Filed Under: Feature, News, Vatican, Vocations, World News The first years of priesthood are challenging, and the best way to survive and thrive is through closeness to God, to one’s bishop, one’s fellow priests and to one’s parishioners, Pope Francis told priests who have been ordained less than 10 years.
Diocese of Fresno to file for bankruptcy May 30, 2024By OSV News OSV News Filed Under: Child & Youth Protection, News, World News Bishop Joseph V. Brennan said in a May 28 open letter that the Diocese of Fresno would file for Chapter 11 bankruptcy reorganization “to address the substantial number of claims brought forth by victims collectively.”
NASA scientist, Salvadoran-born bishop, podcasting priest among 2024 commencement speakers May 30, 2024By OSV News OSV News Filed Under: Colleges, News, World News Bishop Menjivar told the graduates that with their talents and their “great education” — which he called “the gift of a lifetime” — they “have what it takes to help bring about a world of truth, justice, solidarity and peace. When all is said and done, that is the measure of true success, and I urge you to never accept less.”
‘Whoever welcomes a migrant welcomes Christ,’ pope says May 30, 2024By Catholic News Service Catholic News Service Filed Under: Immigration and Migration, News, Vatican, World News Christians cannot share a vision that sees migrants as threats to society or as a cause for fear, Pope Francis said in a video meditation.
Euthanasia bill in France may be ‘the marker of the end of a society influenced by Christianity,’ expert says May 29, 2024By Caroline de Sury Filed Under: News, Respect Life, World News French deputies began to work on the proposed “end of life” bill May 27, which, as it now stands, promises to be extremely permissive regarding euthanasia and medically assisted suicide.
Catholics in El Salvador criticize government for moving a mural of Saint Óscar Romero May 29, 2024By Manuel Rueda OSV News Filed Under: Feature, News, Religious Freedom, Saints, World News A recent decision by officials in El Salvador to remove a painting of Saint Óscar Romero from a prominent location in the nation’s main airport and move it to a more secluded area, generated backlash from Catholics and opinion leaders, who have been critical of how the nation’s government is treating national symbols while trying to rebrand the country as a safe and tourist-friendly destination.
