Catholic bishops hail abortion ban that makes North Dakota ‘a sanctuary for life’ April 26, 2023By Gina Christian OSV News Filed Under: Feature, News, Respect Life, World News North Dakota has enacted a near-total ban on abortions, with limited exceptions in cases of rape and incest up until the sixth week of pregnancy.
Reports: Russian forces in Ukraine have seized a Roman Catholic church April 25, 2023By Gina Christian OSV News Filed Under: Feature, News, War in Ukraine, World News Viktoria Halitsina, head of the Ukrainian military administration of the port city of Berdyansk, wrote on her agency’s Telegram channel that Russian troops had seized the city’s Church of the Nativity of the Blessed Virgin Mary.
Boston ‘SatanCon’ prompts Catholics to respond with prayer and the Gospel April 22, 2023By Gina Christian OSV News Filed Under: Feature, News, World News Prayer, sacramental grace and the cultivation of virtue are Catholics’ most effective responses to an upcoming satanist convention in Boston — and the event itself is an opportune moment for Catholics to give witness to the Good News of Jesus Christ.
Parents are the best online gaming partner kids can have in the fight against predators, say experts April 21, 2023By Gina Christian OSV News Filed Under: Child & Youth Protection, Feature, News, World News Online gaming presents unprecedented risks to kids’ safety, but parents remain the best defense against child exploitation — even if they’re not tech savvy, experts told OSV News.
‘Our prayers go up’: Kansas City Catholics turn to faith, dialogue after Ralph Yarl shooting April 20, 2023By Gina Christian OSV News Filed Under: Feature, Gun Violence, News, World News Catholics in Kansas City, Mo., are turning to faith, dialogue and discernment after a local Black teen was shot by a white homeowner for mistaking an address in the course of picking up his younger siblings.
Philadelphia father makes a kneeling pilgrimage in thanksgiving for son’s death-defying recovery from cancer April 15, 2023By Gina Christian OSV News Filed Under: Feature, News, Saints, World News Arek Szura, fulfilled his promise to God, donning work gloves and kneepads to shuffle and crawl the 10 blocks from his home to St. Adalbert Church, part of St. John Paul II Parish and home to the Archdiocese of Philadelphia’s Polish Apostolate.
El Domingo de la Divina Misericordia abre las ‘compuertas de la misericordia’ a través de la Eucaristía y la confesión April 14, 2023By Gina Christian OSV News Filed Under: En Español El Domingo de la Divina Misericordia abre las “compuertas de la misericordia” para todos a través de los sacramentos de la Confesión y la Santa Comunión, dijo un sacerdote famoso por promover la fiesta litúrgica y la devoción que la acompaña.
Phone-in active shooter threats at Catholic universities, other colleges part of ‘swatting’ trend April 14, 2023By Gina Christian OSV News Filed Under: Colleges, Feature, Gun Violence, News, World News Shelter-in-place orders were issued April 13 at two Catholic universities in Washington, with all-clears declared shortly thereafter, as part of an apparent wave of false threats made against schools throughout the nation the same day and in recent weeks.
Divine Mercy Sunday opens ‘floodgates of mercy’ through Eucharist, confession April 14, 2023By Gina Christian OSV News Filed Under: Divine Worship, News, World News, Worship & Sacraments Divine Mercy Sunday opens the “floodgates of mercy” for all through the sacraments of confession and holy Communion, said a priest renowned for promoting the liturgical feast and its accompanying devotion.
Military archdiocese: Walter Reed pastoral care contract ‘turns ministry on its head’ April 13, 2023By Gina Christian OSV News Filed Under: Feature, Health Care, News, World News The end of a long-running Catholic pastoral care contract at a leading U.S. military medical center highlights broader concerns about the federal contracting process for such services, according to the U.S. Archdiocese for the Military Services and several lawmakers.
Synod’s ‘messy,’ ‘joyful’ North American phase concludes with call to mission, moves to Rome April 12, 2023By Gina Christian OSV News Filed Under: Feature, News, Synodality, World News The final document for the North American phase of the 2021-2024 Synod on Synodality was released April 12, capturing a process of dialogue and discernment that two participants described as ‘messy,’ ‘joyful’ and unifying — like the synod itself.
Russia’s persecution of faith in Ukraine part of ‘cultural genocide’ campaign, say analysts April 12, 2023By Gina Christian OSV News Filed Under: Feature, News, War in Ukraine, World News A new report concludes that Russia is systematically persecuting believers of several faiths in Ukraine as part of a campaign of “cultural genocide.”
