Laws, lawsuits and adult involvement needed to save kids from social media ‘harm,’ say experts March 26, 2023By Kimberly Heatherington OSV News Filed Under: Child & Youth Protection, Feature, News, World News Following California’s successful lead, legislation in Arkansas, Connecticut, Illinois, Maryland, Minnesota, New Jersey, New Mexico, New York, Oregon, Utah, Virginia and West Virginia aims to impose on social media giants fines, age-appropriate design codes, and user age restrictions for opening accounts.
Jérôme Lejeune’s legacy advances ‘abundant life’ for people with Down syndrome in world and church March 25, 2023By Kimberly Heatherington OSV News Filed Under: Feature, News, Respect Life, World News The French Catholic pediatrician and geneticist who co-discovered the link between a chromosome irregularity and Down syndrome is now on the path to sainthood, and the Jerome Lejeune Foundation USA daily advances the rights and wellbeing of those with Down syndrome and their families.
American lay missionaries fan embers of Catholic faith in Ireland March 18, 2023By Kimberly Heatherington OSV News Filed Under: Evangelization, Feature, News, World News NET Ireland — the “NET” in its name stands for “National Evangelization Teams” — recruits and trains young adults to evangelize more than 20,000 youth in churches, schools and parishes across Ireland.
‘New pro-life agenda’ sees wins in state battles to expand Medicaid coverage for new moms March 17, 2023By Kimberly Heatherington OSV News Filed Under: Feature, News, Respect Life, World News The pro-life movement in post-Dobbs America requires robust support for health care and social service programs to accompany parents who choose life, some clergy, legislators and advocates told OSV News — including efforts to expand Medicaid coverage for postpartum mothers.
Catholic, labor leaders raise concerns as Arkansas revises child labor law March 14, 2023By Kimberly Heatherington OSV News Filed Under: Child & Youth Protection, Feature, Immigration and Migration, News, World News In a legislative development that has drawn concern from both Catholic and labor leaders, Gov. Sarah Huckabee Sanders, R-Ark., signed into law March 8 the Youth Hiring Act of 2023, which eliminates state age verification for children younger than 16 seeking a job.
Catholics concerned as U.S. child labor violations increase and lawmakers seek to weaken laws March 8, 2023By Kimberly Heatherington OSV News Filed Under: Child & Youth Protection, Feature, News, Social Justice, World News According to recently published reports and investigations, minors are toiling in some of the most dangerous conditions in American industry, such as construction, slaughterhouses and assembly lines.
Newly discovered ancient galaxies put spotlight on ‘Big Bang Theory,’ God’s act of creation March 4, 2023By Kimberly Heatherington OSV News Filed Under: Feature, News, World News Can science and theology converge to explain the origins of the universe, and has Webb revealed any clues to the cosmos’ divine design?
Are Catholics ready for the new AI evangelization? February 18, 2023By Kimberly Heatherington OSV News Filed Under: Arts & Culture, Evangelization, Feature, News, World News Bishops, clergy and lay catechists are still as indispensable to the church with AI tools just as they were when the church started putting the Gospels to pen and paper.
Speakers address how local churches can protect lives of mothers, unborn children from domestic violence February 4, 2023By Kimberly Heatherington OSV News Filed Under: Feature, News, Social Justice, World News Mary McClusky, assistant director of Project Rachel Ministry Development at the USCCB Secretariat of Pro-Life Activities, said that, despite the fact that the lives of both pregnant women and their children in domestic violence situations are often at risk, there is always hope.
Bishop’s heroic crusade against America’s suicide epidemic is personal January 27, 2023By Kimberly Heatherington OSV News Filed Under: Feature, Health Care, News, World News For Bishop John P. Dolan, his mental health ministry expertise has come at a terrible personal price — which is why he has also become one of the most outspoken American prelates on the necessity of spiritual accompaniment for those suffering from mental illness.
Catholics look to night skies as new comet reveals ‘the glory of God’ January 23, 2023By Kimberly Heatherington OSV News Filed Under: Colleges, Feature, News, World News For those with the right equipment, including some Catholic colleges and universities, Comet C/2022 E3 (ZTF) should supply both an intriguing spectacle and a teachable theological moment.
Experts: Mental health ministry a dire need across the U.S. church January 19, 2023By Kimberly Heatherington OSV News Filed Under: Feature, Health Care, News, World News As suicide continues to be a leading cause of American deaths, Catholics may also turn to their church for spiritual support in the midst of a mental health episode — but dioceses are discovering they need to sprint to catch up and keep pace with this deadly epidemic.
