Ukrainian Catholic archbishop temporarily covers controversial WWII war dead memorial September 14, 2023By Gina Christian OSV News Filed Under: Ecumenism and Interfaith Relations, Feature, News, World News The Ukrainian Catholic Archeparchy of Philadelphia has temporarily enclosed a monument to Ukrainian war dead at one of its cemeteries as it seeks “open, scholarly and compassionate dialogue” with Jewish organizations that have expressed concern over this particular memorial and the complex history behind it.
New Mexico public health order’s gun ban not ‘a threat to Constitution,’ says archbishop September 12, 2023By Gina Christian OSV News Filed Under: Feature, Gun Violence, News, World News A New Mexico archbishop said the state’s temporary ban on openly carrying firearms in and around Albuquerque is not “a threat to the Constitution.”
Surviving 9/11 attacks left ‘no questions about the reality of God,’ says deacon September 11, 2023By Gina Christian OSV News Filed Under: 9/11, Feature, News, World News The four attacks spanning some 77 minutes would kill 2,977 people that day. They would not be the only victims of those Sept. 11 attacks. More than 4,600 first responders and survivors have since died from cancers and other ailments incurred by toxic dust, fumes and fibers from the debris; thousands more continue to suffer.
Across the nation, aborted children will be remembered and mourned September 8, 2023By Gina Christian OSV News Filed Under: Feature, News, Respect Life, World News The National Day of Remembrance for Aborted Children takes place Sept. 9, with services and gatherings at some 225 locations across the country. About 56 of those locations are gravesites for the remains of aborted children, while the majority are memorials.
Lawmaker, bishop urge action as 120,000 Armenians face ‘ethnic cleansing’ September 7, 2023By Gina Christian OSV News Filed Under: Feature, News, Religious Freedom, World News A U.S. lawmaker and a Catholic bishop are calling for action to end a months-long blockade that has left some 120,000 ethnic Armenians at risk of what he and other experts are calling “genocide by starvation.”
U.S. Catholic schools see strong growth, forming children ‘who love Jesus Christ’ September 7, 2023By Gina Christian OSV News Filed Under: Feature, News, Schools, World News As they open their doors for a new academic year, the nation’s Catholic schools are enjoying overall strong growth, along with a firm commitment to mission, experts told OSV News.
Las escuelas católicas de EE.UU. experimentan un fuerte crecimiento y forman niños ‘que aman a Jesucristo’ September 7, 2023By Gina Christian OSV News Filed Under: En Español Al empezar este un nuevo año académico, las escuelas católicas del país están experimentado un fuerte crecimiento a nivel general, junto con un firme compromiso con la misión, dijeron expertos a OSV News.
Alabama priest who fled to Italy with recent high school graduate to be laicized, says Archbishop Rodi September 1, 2023By Gina Christian OSV News Filed Under: Feature, News, World News A priest who fled the country with a recent Catholic high school graduate will be laicized, Archbishop Thomas J. Rodi of Mobile, Alabama, has announced on the archdiocese’s website, as family concerns mount over their inability to reach the young woman who is traveling with him.
Catholic parishes relied on faith, prudent planning during university shooting August 30, 2023By Gina Christian OSV News Filed Under: Colleges, Feature, Gun Violence, News, World News Two North Carolina pastors told OSV News their parish security plans were put to a real-life test when an active shooting unfolded nearby — and safety and mental health ministries are serving as a model for other churches, said lay leaders.
‘There’s no knocking down God’: Catholic college students weather ‘hurriquake’ with faith August 25, 2023By Gina Christian OSV News Filed Under: Colleges, Environment, Feature, News, World News Students at a Catholic liberal arts college in California told OSV News that they’re more ready than ever for the new school year, after weathering both a major storm and an earthquake on the same day.
Ukraine’s Independence Day ‘like a July 4th,’ says archbishop August 24, 2023By Gina Christian OSV News Filed Under: Feature, News, War in Ukraine, World News Ukraine’s Independence Day, celebrated on Aug. 24, is “like a July 4th,” said Metropolitan Archbishop Borys Gudziak of Philadelphia, head of Ukrainian Catholics in the U.S.
‘Unintentional antisemitism’: Catholics make common mistakes about Jesus’ Jewish identity, says scholar August 14, 2023By Gina Christian OSV News Filed Under: Ecumenism and Interfaith Relations, Feature, News, World News Confusion about Jesus’ Jewish identity persists, despite almost six decades of Catholic Church teaching on how to present Jews and Judaism in catechesis and preaching.
