Franciscan priests have returned to pastoral ministry at Walter Reed National Military Medical Center in Bethesda, Maryland, two months after the center decided to end their contract.
Texas becomes seventh state to implement age verification for accessing online pornography
Texas has become the seventh state to enact a law requiring age verification for viewing pornography online.
‘Non-man’? Johns Hopkins’ redefinition of ‘lesbian’ a moment for evangelization, says Catholic ethicist
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.
Experts: New cannabis-schizophrenia study shows church must ‘take the lead’ addressing marijuana risks
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.
U.S. archbishops, cardinal call for reparation and prayer to Sacred Heart amid ‘blasphemy’
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.
Pew: Online worship still satisfying, but in-person worship now more popular
A new study indicates Americans are pleased with virtual religious services, but more prefer to attend in person now that the COVID-19 public health emergency has officially ended.
Ukraine dam destruction a ‘diabolical act’ in genocidal war, says archbishop, Ukrainian Catholics
The destruction of a dam and hydroelectric power plant in a Russian-occupied area of Ukraine marks a “dastardly and diabolical act” that “defies imagination,” Archbishop Borys Gudziak, metropolitan of Ukrainian Catholics in the U.S., told OSV News.
Catholic-Jewish experts hail new White House strategy to counter antisemitism
Experts in Jewish-Catholic relations are hailing a newly unveiled plan by the Biden administration to combat antisemitism, released amid a sharp rise in antisemitic incidents in recent years.
Dodgers’ faith night ‘not enough’ to address controversy over LGBTQ+ group, anti-Catholic concerns
The Los Angeles Dodgers’ decision to host a July 30 Christian Faith and Family Day does not allay concerns and outrage over the team’s plans to honor a self-described “order of drag, queer and LGBTQ+ nuns,” Catholic experts told OSV News.
Expertos esperan avances en salud, discapacidad y ministerio hispano en la reunión de junio de los obispos de EE.UU.
Antes de la reunión de los obispos de EE.UU. en junio, expertos en pastoral dijeron a OSV News que esperan avances en temas que afectan a la atención de la salud, los católicos hispanos y las personas con discapacidad.
Experts hope for progress on health care, disability ministry and Hispanic Catholics at U.S. bishops’ June meeting
Ahead of the U.S. bishops’ June meeting, pastoral experts told OSV News they are looking forward to progress on issues impacting health care, Hispanic Catholics and persons with disabilities.
Shia LaBeouf: ‘I fell in love with Christ’ to portray Padre Pio on screen
Actor Shia LaBeouf portrays St. Pio of Pietrelcina in the new drama “Padre Pio,” which premiered at last year’s Venice Film Festival and will be released in U.S. theaters and on demand June 2.