Pope sends predecessor’s longtime secretary home without assignment June 15, 2023By Justin McLellan Catholic News Service Filed Under: Feature, News, Vatican, World News Pope Francis has directed Archbishop Georg Gänswein, the longtime personal secretary of the late Pope Benedict XVI, to leave the Vatican and return to his home diocese in Germany without a new assignment.
‘Wars are not just,’ pope tells U.N. Security Council June 15, 2023By Cindy Wooden Catholic News Service Filed Under: Feature, News, Vatican, War in Ukraine, World News “The time has come to say an emphatic ‘no’ to war” and state decisively “that wars are not just,” Pope Francis said in a message to the U.N. Security Council.
UK woman jailed for two years for aborting her baby almost a month before due date June 14, 2023By Simon Caldwell OSV News Filed Under: Feature, News, Respect Life, World News An English Catholic bishop said he supported the decision of a judge to jail a woman for two years after she aborted her baby almost a month before she was due to give birth.
Doctors begin planning pope’s discharge from hospital June 14, 2023By Cindy Wooden Catholic News Service Filed Under: Feature, News, Vatican, World News A week after undergoing abdominal surgery, Pope Francis’ recovery is going well enough that his doctors are making plans to discharge him from Rome’s Gemelli hospital, the Vatican press office said.
Catholic expert warns U.S. democracy faces ‘stress test’ as Trump faces federal criminal charges in Miami June 14, 2023By Kate Scanlon OSV News Filed Under: 2024 Election, Feature, News, World News Former President Donald Trump surrendered to authorities at the federal courthouse in Miami June 13, making his first court appearance after being indicted on 37 federal charges related to his alleged mishandling of classified documents.
‘Non-man’? Johns Hopkins’ redefinition of ‘lesbian’ a moment for evangelization, says Catholic ethicist June 14, 2023By Gina Christian OSV News Filed Under: Colleges, Feature, News, World News On June 12, Johns Hopkins University updated its official definition of the word “lesbian” in its “LGBTQ Glossary,” which is posted on the school’s “Gender and Sexuality Resources” webpage.
Eucharistic processions on Corpus Christi around U.S. promote devotion to Real Presence June 14, 2023By OSV News OSV News Filed Under: Eucharist, Feature, News, World News, Worship & Sacraments Over the centuries, the tradition of processing with the Eucharist through the streets on the feast of Corpus Christi has spread throughout the Catholic Church and become a revered tradition for Catholics all over the world.
Experts: New cannabis-schizophrenia study shows church must ‘take the lead’ addressing marijuana risks June 14, 2023By Gina Christian OSV News Filed Under: Feature, Health Care, News, World News As more U.S. states legalize recreational marijuana, a new study reveals strong links between cannabis addiction and schizophrenia in young males — a risk the Catholic Church must address, said Dr. Timothy Millea, chair of the health care policy committee for the Catholic Medical Association.
New York AG sues Red Rose Rescue over disruptive tactics at abortion clinics June 13, 2023By Kurt Jensen OSV News Filed Under: Feature, News, Respect Life, World News The confrontational tactics of the Michigan-based pro-life group Red Rose Rescue have been met with a federal lawsuit from New York State Attorney General Letitia James, who accused the group’s activists of “terrorizing” patients and staff at abortion clinics in the state.
U.S. archbishops, cardinal call for reparation and prayer to Sacred Heart amid ‘blasphemy’ June 13, 2023By Gina Christian OSV News Filed Under: Feature, News, Sports, World News Two archbishops and a cardinal are calling on Catholics in the U.S. to pray and make reparations to the Sacred Heart of Jesus, as a professional sports team plans to honor a group parodying women religious.
On World Day of Poor, be poor like those you serve, pope says June 13, 2023By Justin McLellan Catholic News Service Filed Under: Feature, News, Social Justice, Vatican, World News To recognize and address the poverty of others, Christians must become poor like the figure of Tobit from the Hebrew Bible, Pope Francis said.
Almost 7 in 10 Americans say biological sex, not gender identity, should determine sports participation June 13, 2023By Kate Scanlon OSV News Filed Under: Feature, News, Sports, World News A growing majority of Americans say athletes should compete on men’s or women’s sports teams that correspond to their biological sex rather than their gender identity, according to a June 12 Gallup poll.
