Mass media needs more kindness, truth spoken with charity, pope says January 24, 2023By Carol Glatz Catholic News Service Filed Under: Feature, Journalism, News, Vatican, World News The media and the field of communications need to exercise more kindness and share the truth with charity, Pope Francis said.
Montse Alvarado named president, COO of EWTN News January 24, 2023By OSV News OSV News Filed Under: Feature, Journalism, News, World News Montse Alvarado, vice president and executive director of Becket, the Washington-based religious liberty firm, has been named president and chief operating officer of EWTN News Inc., the EWTN Global Catholic Network announced Jan. 23.
Archbishop Cordileone on recent mass shootings: ‘We need to reclaim God at the center of our lives’ January 24, 2023By OSV News OSV News Filed Under: Feature, Gun Violence, News, World News Less than 48 hours after 11 people were killed and nine more injured at a dance hall Jan. 21 in Monterey Park, California, seven more people were shot and killed at two different landscaping nurseries Jan. 23 near Half Moon Bay, California, according to the San Mateo County Sheriff’s Office.
Church must shift view ‘from maintenance to mission,’ New York Cardinal says January 24, 2023By Tom Tracy OSV News Filed Under: News, Vocations, World News Cardinal Timothy Dolan of New York encouraged Catholics to find a silver lining as they confront declining religious observance, shuttered churches, dioceses in bankruptcy and diminished cultural clout.
Vatican funding for charitable works totals $10.7 million in 2022; $2.2 million alone goes to needs in Ukraine January 23, 2023By Paulina Guzik OSV News Filed Under: Feature, Giving, News, Vatican, War in Ukraine, World News The Dicastery for the Service of Charity, led by Polish Cardinal Krajewski, spent $2.2 million (2 million euros) in 2022 for humanitarian help in Ukraine.
Wage peace each day in life to overcome monster of war, pope says January 23, 2023By Carol Glatz Catholic News Service Filed Under: Feature, News, Vatican, War in Ukraine, World News Even though war seems to be an “invincible monster,” everyone is called to be a peacemaker, Pope Francis told a group of people severely wounded in the line of duty.
God’s word, mercy must be shared with everyone, pope says January 23, 2023By Carol Glatz Catholic News Service Filed Under: News, Vatican, World News, Worship & Sacraments “Jesus ‘reaches out’ to tell us that God’s mercy is for everyone,” Pope Francis said in his homily during Mass in St. Peter’s Basilica Jan. 22, the church’s celebration of Sunday of the Word of God.
Long homilies are ‘a disaster,’ keep it under 10 minutes, pope says January 23, 2023By Justin McLellan Catholic News Service Filed Under: Feature, News, Vatican, World News, Worship & Sacraments Lengthy, abstract homilies are “a disaster,” so preaching should be limited to 10 minutes, Pope Francis said.
Outpouring of grief, prayers as Lunar New Year massacre latest U.S. mass shooting January 23, 2023By OSV News OSV News Filed Under: Feature, Gun Violence, News, World News Archbishop Gomez prayed for God to give “wisdom and prudence to law enforcement and public officials working to make sense of the violence and keep our communities safe.”
Pro-life thought leaders explore how to change hearts and minds post-Roe January 23, 2023By Kate Scanlon OSV News Filed Under: Feature, News, Respect Life, World News The pro-life movement should work to change hearts and minds on the issue of abortion by demonstrating “radical solidarity” with women and unborn children, some of the movement’s thought leaders said at a Jan. 19 panel in the nation’s capital.
Catholics look to night skies as new comet reveals ‘the glory of God’ January 23, 2023By Kimberly Heatherington OSV News Filed Under: Colleges, Feature, News, World News For those with the right equipment, including some Catholic colleges and universities, Comet C/2022 E3 (ZTF) should supply both an intriguing spectacle and a teachable theological moment.
Preaching peace amid violence: Pope heads back to Africa January 22, 2023By Cindy Wooden Catholic News Service Filed Under: Feature, News, Vatican, World News Pope Francis’ fifth trip to the African continent will highlight gestures of peace and reconciliation, consoling the victims of violence but also emphasizing the importance of each person sowing peace in the family, the neighborhood and the nation.
