Church ‘needs to find a different way’ to address survivors, says Rosica accuser September 25, 2024By Gina Christian OSV News Filed Under: Child & Youth Protection, News, World News OSV News recently spoke with Father Michael Bechard, who alleges in a civil lawsuit filed in March with the Ontario Superior Court of Justice that he was sexually abused by Basilian Father Thomas Rosica, a Vatican media expert, founder of a prominent Canadian national Catholic television network and organizer of the 2002 Toronto World Youth Day.
‘We need to not be afraid to talk about suicide,’ says Catholic mental health expert September 24, 2024By Gina Christian OSV News Filed Under: Health Care, News, World News As National Suicide Prevention Month draws to a close, a Catholic mental health expert told OSV News that open, ongoing conversations about suicide are crucial.
Gudziak: Ukraine’s struggle against Russia is ‘prophetic defense of God-given dignity’ September 24, 2024By Gina Christian OSV News Filed Under: News, War in Ukraine, World News Ukraine’s struggle against Russia’s war is “prophetic,” showing that “the defense of God-given dignity … happens at the price of one’s body and blood,” said Metropolitan Archbishop Borys A. Gudziak of the Ukrainian Catholic Archeparchy of Philadelphia.
‘Jeopardy!’ fans laud Catholic priest-contestant aiming to give ‘positive impression’ of church September 24, 2024By Gina Christian OSV News Filed Under: Movie & Television Reviews, News, World News A Catholic priest who had gameshow fans “swooning,” according to one entertainment reporter, told OSV News he hoped his recent television appearance helps give “a positive impression of the church” and clergy in general.
Marriage initiative helps couples, families ‘radiate love’ to the world September 22, 2024By Gina Christian OSV News Filed Under: Feature, Marriage & Family Life, News, World News As more U.S. adults are delaying marriage — or simply saying, “I don’t” — the Catholic bishops of California have launched a new initiative to inspire and encourage the vocation.
Ohio bishops demand respect for migrants’ ‘infinite dignity’ amid viral false claims, threats September 20, 2024By Gina Christian OSV News Filed Under: 2024 Election, Immigration and Migration, News, World News Ohio’s bishops are urging Catholics and all people of good will to “turn to God and ask for eyes to see the infinite dignity of every person” amid false claims surrounding Haitian immigrants in that state’s town of Springfield, which have prompted bomb threats and hoaxes.
Report: Americans less polarized on faith, politics than generally thought September 18, 2024By Gina Christian OSV News Filed Under: 2024 Election, Ecumenism and Interfaith Relations, Feature, News, World News A new report identifies what researchers call “three big myths” about faith and politics in the U.S., concluding that the nation is less polarized around such issues than popularly believed — and that faith leaders are key to healing division in American society.
University of Notre Dame unveils new no-loan, need-blind policy for undergrads September 17, 2024By Gina Christian OSV News Filed Under: Colleges, News, World News With student loan debt soaring, the University of Notre Dame has unveiled a new “no-loan policy” for undergraduate students, while also expanding its need-blind admissions policy to include domestic and international students.
FBI investigating apparent assassination attempt on Donald Trump September 16, 2024By Gina Christian OSV News Filed Under: 2024 Election, Feature, Gun Violence, News, World News Former president Donald J. Trump was the target of an apparent assassination attempt Sept. 15, weeks after being wounded in a previous attack during a campaign rally in Pennsylvania.
Consecrated virgin ‘gives all, day and night,’ amid Russia’s war in Ukraine September 14, 2024By Gina Christian OSV News Filed Under: News, Vocations, War in Ukraine, World News A consecrated virgin in Ukraine told OSV News she is grateful for her vocation, which enables her to “give all, day and night,” to those impoverished by Russia’s decade-long war against her nation.
Russian forces fear Ukrainian identity, persecute Ukrainian Catholics, says exiled bishop September 14, 2024By Gina Christian OSV News Filed Under: News, War in Ukraine, World News During a September visit to Ukraine, OSV News sat down with Bishop Stepan Meniok, a Redemptorist and bishop of the Ukrainian Greek Catholic Church’s Donetsk Exarchate.
New head of U.S. papal missions wants to ‘bring God to the ends of the earth’ through the Eucharist September 5, 2024By Gina Christian OSV News Filed Under: Eucharist, Feature, Missions, News, World News A priest who recently spent 65 days on the road with the Blessed Sacrament during a national eucharistic pilgrimage has been tapped to head the papal missions in the U.S. — and he told OSV News he’s ready to help missionaries near and far “bring God to the ends of the earth” through the Eucharist.
