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.”
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.
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.
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.
Russian Orthodox Church plays ‘leading role’ in efforts to destroy Ukraine, says Catholic archbishop August 10, 2023By Gina Christian OSV News Filed Under: Feature, News, War in Ukraine, World News The Russian Orthodox Church is playing a “leading role” in efforts to destroy Ukraine and Ukrainians, said a Ukrainian Catholic archbishop.
‘Heed their cries and help’: U.S. bishop pleads for hungry as Russia attacks Ukraine’s grain August 8, 2023By Gina Christian OSV News Filed Under: Feature, News, War in Ukraine, World News As Russia attacks Ukraine’s grain exports — which feed millions in several nations — a U.S. bishop is calling on global leaders to ensure food security.
Box office hit ‘Sound of Freedom’ draws kudos, concerns from human trafficking experts August 4, 2023By Gina Christian OSV News Filed Under: Feature, Movie & Television Reviews, News, World News A summer box office hit is garnering both kudos and concerns for its approach to the issue of child trafficking.
Several St. Louis parish mergers on hold as parishioners appeal to Vatican August 3, 2023By Gina Christian OSV News Filed Under: Feature, News, World News Mergers for several Archdiocese of St. Louis parishes are temporarily on hold pending an appeal to the Vatican by parishioners.
