Like British peers, prominent U.S. figures ask pope not to further restrict traditional Mass July 16, 2024By Jonathan Luxmoore OSV News Filed Under: Feature, News, Vatican, World News, Worship & Sacraments Following the example of a group of British cultural icons, a group of American “Catholics and non-Catholics” and prominent cultural and intellectual personalities asked Pope Francis in an open letter July 15 not to further restrict the traditional Latin Mass.
UK Catholic bishops offer disillusioned voters election guidance based on values July 4, 2024By Jonathan Luxmoore OSV News Filed Under: 2024 Election, News, World News Catholic bishops in Scotland and Northern Ireland have joined their English counterparts in urging voters to follow their consciences in upcoming elections, in which Prime Minister Rishi Sunak’s governing Conservative Party looks set for a crushing defeat after 14 turbulent years in power.
European church leaders welcome assisted-suicide ruling, but worry it will be human right in future June 19, 2024By Jonathan Luxmoore OSV News Filed Under: News, Respect Life, World News Catholic Church representatives have welcomed a ruling by Europe’s top human rights court that countries have no obligation to allow physician-assisted suicide.
Catholic Church leaders voice concern over EU election results, impact on European unity June 12, 2024By Jonathan Luxmoore OSV News Filed Under: News, World News As the outcome of elections to the European Parliament became known, Catholic Church leaders voiced concern at the apparent loss of enthusiasm for European unity and the rise in support for nationalist parties.
On historic D-Day anniversary, Catholic veteran says faith has always helped him in ‘tight corner’ June 7, 2024By Jonathan Luxmoore OSV News Filed Under: Feature, News, War in Ukraine, World News As Western heads of state and government gathered in northern France to mark 80 years since the monumental D-Day invasion that helped secure victory in World War II, one veteran, now age 100, had special memories to share.
Polish church warns of widening conflict over ‘hostile reforms’ May 24, 2024By Jonathan Luxmoore OSV News Filed Under: Feature, News, Religious Freedom, World News Poland’s bishops have warned of growing conflict with anti-clerical politicians if they press ahead with plans to remove public crosses and curb religious education in the traditionally Catholic country, as church leaders across Europe also cautioned against the “marginalization” of Christianity.
New clergy arrests, information blackout spark consternation in Belarus May 21, 2024By Jonathan Luxmoore OSV News Filed Under: News, World News Leaders of the Missionary Oblates of Mary Immaculate have deplored an information blackout surrounding the arrest of two of their priests in Belarus.
Pro-life UK groups vow to oppose ‘barbaric’ proposal to list all restrictions on abortion May 17, 2024By Jonathan Luxmoore OSV News Filed Under: News, Respect Life, World News British pro-life campaigners have vowed to step up opposition to law changes that would lift all restrictions on abortion and called on church leaders to speak up more forcefully.
Pope Francis appoints first Catholic bishop with Anglican heritage for UK ordinariate May 1, 2024By Jonathan Luxmoore OSV News Filed Under: Ecumenism and Interfaith Relations, News, World News Catholics in the United Kingdom that are part of the personal ordinariate, a kind of diocese originally set up to receive groups of Anglican Christians into full communion with the Catholic Church, have welcomed Pope Francis’ appointment of their first bishop — and the first ordinariate bishop to hail from their Anglican heritage.
Murdered Polish missionary begins ‘path to sainthood’ April 19, 2024By Jonathan Luxmoore OSV News Filed Under: Feature, News, Saints, World News Poland’s church is seeking the beatification of a young lay missionary, who was stabbed to death in a bungled robbery shortly after starting work with Catholic nuns at a children’s home in Bolivia in 2017.
Pressure for abortion liberalization sparks Catholic protests in Europe April 15, 2024By Jonathan Luxmoore OSV News Filed Under: Feature, News, Respect Life, World News Tens of thousands of Poles have joined church-backed street protests after legislators pressed ahead with plans to liberalize abortion in the traditionally Catholic country.
Russian church sets out Orthodox rejection of Vatican same-sex blessings March 27, 2024By Jonathan Luxmoore OSV News Filed Under: News, World News In its first detailed analysis of the Vatican’s pre-Christmas declaration “Fiducia Supplicans,” Russia’s Orthodox Church has accused Pope Francis of “rejecting the Christian moral ideal” by allowing the blessing of same-sex couples.
