Biblical study should have pastoral impact, pope tells Jerusalem students January 16, 2024By Cindy Wooden Catholic News Service Filed Under: Feature, News, Vatican, World News For Catholics, studying Scripture and archaeology in the land of Jesus’ life, death and resurrection must be more than a scholarly exercise, Pope Francis said; it should have the pastoral dimension of helping others know and live the Gospel.
Trump wins Iowa caucuses as DeSantis edges out Haley for second January 16, 2024By Kate Scanlon OSV News Filed Under: 2024 Election, Feature, News, World News Former President Donald Trump won the Iowa caucuses Jan. 15, according to multiple projections, marking his first electoral victory in a contest he has led in polling.
Life Fest’s second year focuses on building a culture of life through love January 16, 2024By Lauretta Brown OSV News Filed Under: Feature, Knights of Columbus, News, Respect Life, World News Just ahead of the 51st March for Life in Washington, the Sisters of Life and the Knights of Columbus are hosting their second Life Fest with a focus on solidarity with mothers in need and commissioning a new generation committed to the cause of defending the dignity of all human life with love.
Like Rev. King, God’s disciples are called to work to transform world, says cardinal January 15, 2024By Aida Bustos OSV News Filed Under: Black Catholic Ministry, Feature, News, Racial Justice, World News Cardinal Robert W. McElroy of San Diego called on all disciples of God to work to transform the world, particularly on the social justice front, just like the Rev. Dr. Martin Luther King Jr., had once done.
At Mass marking Rev. King’s legacy, cardinal highlights the witness of children January 15, 2024By Joann Stevens OSV News Filed Under: Black Catholic Ministry, Feature, News, Racial Justice, World News Just like the “unnamed and countless toddlers” Herod ordered killed “to make sure that the Child Jesus would never reach maturity,” Washington Cardinal Wilton D. Gregory said Jan. 13, “innocent children killed in the quest for inclusive, social justice have also paid the ultimate price for freedoms enjoyed by Americans today.”
Christians’ testimony in Gaza a ‘true miracle’ amid nonstop war, says Holy Land guardian January 15, 2024By Michael Kelly OSV News Filed Under: Crisis in Israel, Feature, News, World News As the world marked 100 days since the Hamas militants attacks that unleashed hell in the Holy Land, images of the children from Holy Family Parish — the only Catholic parish in the Gaza Strip — dressed in white albs to receive the sacrament were a stark and welcome contrast in a land that has had little reason to smile since Oct. 7.
Pope fields questions from Rome clergy, including about blessings January 15, 2024By Cindy Wooden Catholic News Service Filed Under: Feature, News, Vatican, World News Responding to questions from priests and deacons ministering in the Diocese of Rome, Pope Francis said the possibility of blessing gay couples regards “people, not organizations” or their agendas.
After Taiwan elections, missionary hopes politicians are ‘realistic, practical’ January 15, 2024By Barb Fraze OSV News Filed Under: News, World News Taiwanese Vice President Lai Ching-te, known as William Lai, who opposes Chinese control of Taiwan, won the island democracy’s Jan. 13 presidential election, widely watched for its international implications.
Pope says he’s not thinking of resigning, talks about blessings January 15, 2024By Cindy Wooden Filed Under: Feature, News, Vatican, World News While a pope can resign, Pope Francis said it is not something he is thinking about or worrying about now.
Modern war is ‘crime against humanity,’ pope says January 15, 2024By Cindy Wooden Filed Under: Crisis in Israel, Crisis in Ukraine, Feature, News, Vatican, World News With massive civilian deaths and the destruction of cities and their infrastructure, modern “war is in itself a crime against humanity,” Pope Francis said.
Bishop Rolando Álvarez released, exiled from Nicaragua after over 500 days of detention January 15, 2024By David Agren OSV News Filed Under: Feature, News, World News – Bishop Rolando Álvarez of Matagalpa has been released from prison and sent into exile along with 18 imprisoned churchmen as the Nicaraguan government expelled its most prominent critic, whose presence behind bars bore witness to the Sandinista regime descent into totalitarianism, along with its unrelenting persecution of the Catholic Church.
Broglio: Reflect on Rev. King’s ‘rallying cry’ to confront today’s ‘evils of racism’ January 15, 2024By OSV News OSV News Filed Under: Feature, News, Racial Justice, World News The Jan. 15 federal holiday honoring the Rev. Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. is a time to “pause and reflect” on his “indelible legacy” and “his rallying cry in the pursuit of justice and peace,” the president of the U.S. Conference of Catholic Bishops said in a statement.