Pope’s envoy to travel to Moscow on peace mission June 27, 2023By Justin McLellan Catholic News Service Filed Under: Feature, News, Vatican, War in Ukraine, World News Italian Cardinal Matteo Zuppi will go to Moscow on the second leg of a peace mission on behalf of Pope Francis, the Vatican said.
Upholding religious liberty must entail mutual respect, bishop says June 27, 2023By Kurt Jensen OSV News Filed Under: Bishops, Feature, News, Religious Freedom, World News Upholding religious liberty must entail mutual respect, said Bishop Michael F. Burbidge of the Diocese of Arlington, Virginia.
Following Wagner Group’s now-halted march on Moscow, bishop sees ‘hope and danger’ ahead for Ukraine June 26, 2023By Jonathan Luxmoore OSV News Filed Under: Feature, News, War in Ukraine, World News While a Catholic bishop in Ukraine warned current events presented “both hope and danger” for his own country, leaders of Russia’s Orthodox Church backed President Vladimir Putin’s rule and welcomed the apparent defusing of a military rebellion.
Ukrainian Catholic University volunteers feed front-line soldiers with food for body and soul June 26, 2023By Gina Christian OSV News Filed Under: Feature, News, War in Ukraine, World News For the past several months, Nataliia Batyhina, a development professional at Ukrainian Catholic University in Lviv, has headed up a small army of volunteers from the school to prepare food for front-line soldiers battling Russia’s invasion.
Remain faithful to what counts, no matter the cost, pope says June 26, 2023By Carol Glatz Catholic News Service Filed Under: Feature, News, Vatican, World News Jesus says to have no fear of ridicule, persecution or criticism for being faithful to the Gospel, but to be afraid of wasting one’s life chasing after trivial things, Pope Francis said.
Biden vows to push Congress to codify Roe, while pro-lifers celebrate first anniversary of Dobbs June 26, 2023By Julie Asher OSV News Filed Under: News, Respect Life, World News In a statement to mark the first anniversary of the Supreme Court’s Dobbs ruling, President Joe Biden said June 24 that his administration “will continue to protect access to reproductive health care and call on Congress to restore the protections of Roe v. Wade in federal law once and for all.”
Ukraine military doctors draw on faith and nature’s gifts to heal wounds of war June 26, 2023By Gina Christian OSV News Filed Under: Feature, News, War in Ukraine, World News At a military hospital in western Ukraine, doctors are drawing on faith and the gifts of creation to heal the wounds of war.
Pro-lifers call for action at ‘National Celebrate Life Day’ rally on Dobbs anniversary June 26, 2023By Katie Yoder OSV News Filed Under: Feature, News, Respect Life, World News The 2023 National Celebrate Life Day rally was held by national pro-life groups on the steps of the Lincoln Memorial.
Make World Youth Day in Lisbon and stateside the ‘start of a movement,’ say U.S. bishops June 24, 2023By Jean Gonzalez OSV News Filed Under: Bishops, Feature, News, World News, Young Adult Ministry As the U.S. Catholic bishops heard at their spring assembly’s June 16 plenary session in Orlando, with support, open hearts and ears, and encouragement, World Youth Day 2023 can be not just a singular event, but become a movement to uplift the church for years and generations to come.
‘People are suffering from trauma,’ panelist says at multifaith event highlighting need for solidarity with refugees, displaced people June 24, 2023By Maria-Pia Negro Chin OSV News Filed Under: Feature, Immigration and Migration, News, World News To minister to those whose lives have been forever changed by displacement, faith organizations need to collaborate, make connections and advocate for lasting solutions, said a panel of experts at a multifaith event for World Refugee Day.
House Republican chair: Dobbs anniversary is ‘opportunity to continue to strengthen culture of life’ June 24, 2023By Kate Scanlon OSV News Filed Under: Feature, News, Respect Life, Supreme Court, World News The first anniversary of the U.S. Supreme Court’s historic ruling in Dobbs v. Jackson Women’s Health Organization is an “opportunity to continue to strengthen the culture of life,” Rep. Elise Stefanik of New York, chair of the House Republican Conference, said 20 at an event hosted by a pro-life group in the nation’s capital to mark the occasion.
Catholic leaders offer prayers, express outrage after 46 die in Honduras women’s prison massacre June 23, 2023By David Agren OSV News Filed Under: Feature, News, World News Catholics in Honduras prayed for the victims of a horrific massacre in a women’s prison — an attack underscoring the power of the country’s criminal gangs and their control over correctional facilities.
