Philadelphia father makes a kneeling pilgrimage in thanksgiving for son’s death-defying recovery from cancer April 15, 2023By Gina Christian OSV News Filed Under: Feature, News, Saints, World News Arek Szura, fulfilled his promise to God, donning work gloves and kneepads to shuffle and crawl the 10 blocks from his home to St. Adalbert Church, part of St. John Paul II Parish and home to the Archdiocese of Philadelphia’s Polish Apostolate.
Phone-in active shooter threats at Catholic universities, other colleges part of ‘swatting’ trend April 14, 2023By Gina Christian OSV News Filed Under: Colleges, Feature, Gun Violence, News, World News Shelter-in-place orders were issued April 13 at two Catholic universities in Washington, with all-clears declared shortly thereafter, as part of an apparent wave of false threats made against schools throughout the nation the same day and in recent weeks.
New horror movie on exorcism is ‘story of hope,’ says Jesuit producer April 14, 2023By Carol Glatz Catholic News Service Filed Under: Feature, Movie & Television Reviews, News, World News The Jesuit priest who helped produce “The Pope’s Exorcist” said horror movie fans will be in for “a fun ride” with the new film that stars Russell Crowe.
Divine Mercy Sunday opens ‘floodgates of mercy’ through Eucharist, confession April 14, 2023By Gina Christian OSV News Filed Under: Divine Worship, News, World News, Worship & Sacraments Divine Mercy Sunday opens the “floodgates of mercy” for all through the sacraments of confession and holy Communion, said a priest renowned for promoting the liturgical feast and its accompanying devotion.
St. John Paul II’s secretary denies pope’s role in missing ‘Vatican girl’ April 14, 2023By Justin McLellan Catholic News Service Filed Under: Feature, Movie & Television Reviews, News, Vatican, World News St. John Paul II’s longtime aide denied the “vile insinuations” that the former pope was maliciously involved in the case of Emanuela Orlandi, a Vatican schoolgirl whose 1983 disappearance is the focus of an ongoing Vatican investigation.
Florida lawmakers, DeSantis approve six-week abortion ban April 14, 2023By Kate Scanlon OSV News Filed Under: Feature, News, Respect Life, World News Florida lawmakers and the state’s Gov. Ron DeSantis, who is widely expected to launch his bid for the Republican presidential nomination soon, approved a bill April 13 to ban abortions after six weeks.
Set out with courage, pope tells Italian women religious April 14, 2023By Cindy Wooden Catholic News Service Filed Under: Feature, News, Vatican, World News Despite declining numbers and sometimes a lack of appreciation from clergy, women religious are called to be courageous like the women disciples who discovered Jesus’ empty tomb and rushed off to share the news of his resurrection, Pope Francis said.
Appeals court rules to keep abortion pill on the market but reinstates prior restrictions April 13, 2023By Kate Scanlon OSV News Filed Under: Feature, News, Respect Life, World News A federal appeals court April 12 froze portions of a federal judge’s ruling suspending the U.S. Food and Drug Administration’s approval of a medication abortion pill, ruling that the drug can remain on the market but under more strict regulations while a challenge to it plays out.
Limited access to medication is ‘hidden euthanasia,’ pope says April 13, 2023By Justin McLellan Catholic News Service Filed Under: Feature, Health Care, News, Vatican, World News The pope met at the Vatican April 13 with members of the Religious Association of Social and Health Institutes, which represents more than 250 hospitals, nursing homes, rehabilitation centers and other health care centers operated by religious institutes throughout Italy.
Biden proposal bars schools from enacting outright bans on athletes who identify as transgender April 13, 2023By Kate Scanlon OSV News Filed Under: Feature, News, Sports, World News A proposed rule from the Biden administration would prohibit publicly funded schools and colleges from enacting outright bans on athletes from competing on sports teams corresponding with their self-perceived gender identity, rather than their biological sex.
Catholic governor calls on Louisiana lawmakers to abolish the death penalty as ‘a pro-life state’ April 13, 2023By Kate Scanlon OSV News Filed Under: Feature, News, Respect Life, World News Gov. John Bel Edwards, D-La., called for an end to the death penalty in Louisiana during his final State of the State address, April 10, in an impassioned call for lawmakers to adopt legislative proposals reflecting its identity as a “pro-life state.”
Military archdiocese: Walter Reed pastoral care contract ‘turns ministry on its head’ April 13, 2023By Gina Christian OSV News Filed Under: Feature, Health Care, News, World News The end of a long-running Catholic pastoral care contract at a leading U.S. military medical center highlights broader concerns about the federal contracting process for such services, according to the U.S. Archdiocese for the Military Services and several lawmakers.
