Relic of St. Jude, apostle and patron of desperate causes, begins US tour September 8, 2023By Kurt Jensen OSV News Filed Under: Feature, News, Saints, World News The Relic of St. Jude tour begins in Chicago Sept. 9 at St. John Cantius Church. Scheduled stops for the remainder of 2023 include parishes in Illinois, Minnesota, South Dakota and Iowa, followed by Kansas, Iowa, Missouri and Nebraska, Indiana and Michigan.
Movie Review: ‘The Nun II’ September 7, 2023By Kurt Jensen OSV News Filed Under: Movie & Television Reviews If jump-scares were an Olympic competition, director Michael Chaves’ horror sequel “The Nun II” (Warner Bros.) would undoubtedly be festooned with gold medals.
Five pro-life activists sent to federal prison for blocking Washington abortion clinic August 31, 2023By Kurt Jensen OSV News Filed Under: Feature, News, Respect Life, World News After a raucous jury trial, five pro-life activists face as many as 11 years in federal prison for convictions to conspire to blockade a Washington abortion clinic in 2020.
Movie Review: ‘Blue Beetle’ August 22, 2023By Kurt Jensen OSV News Filed Under: Movie & Television Reviews The resilience of the indestructible loving family, in this case, a Mexican American clan, forms the heart and soul of “Blue Beetle” (Warner Bros.).
Judge blocks Illinois law targeting pregnancy resource centers August 4, 2023By Kurt Jensen OSV News Filed Under: Feature, News, Respect Life, World News A federal judge has issued a preliminary injunction against a new Illinois law, blocking the law’s restrictions on speech that was affecting the state’s 100 pregnancy resource centers.
Movie Review: ‘Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles: Mutant Mayhem’ August 3, 2023By Kurt Jensen OSV News Filed Under: Movie & Television Reviews In rebooting a decades-old franchise with “Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles: Mutant Mayhem” (Paramount), director and co-writer Jeff Rowe has the titular testudines take a meditative turn.
Suit filed against Vermont over new mandates for pregnancy resource centers July 27, 2023By Kurt Jensen OSV News Filed Under: Feature, News, Respect Life, World News In a federal suit, the public interest firm Alliance Defending Freedom is suing the state of Vermont over a law, signed in May, that restricts advertising by the centers, considered an alternative to abortion clinics, and prohibits non-licensed health care professionals from working there.
Fundamental issues raised by twin Hollywood strikes July 19, 2023By Kurt Jensen OSV News Filed Under: Feature, Movie & Television Reviews The 160,000 actors and 11,500 screenwriters involved in the action against the Alliance of Motion Picture and Television Producers are concerned about two interrelated threats to their livelihood.
Be disciples mindful of Jesus’ humanity, cardinal tells Knights of Peter Claver and Ladies Auxiliary July 18, 2023By Kurt Jensen OSV News Filed Under: Black Catholic Ministry, Feature, News, Racial Justice, World News In order to consider the parables of Jesus Christ with empathy, keep in mind the fullness of Jesus’ humanity and ability to tell stories with a sense of humor, Cardinal Wilton D. Gregory of Washington said in a July 16 homily.
Upholding religious liberty must entail mutual respect, bishop says June 27, 2023By Kurt Jensen OSV News Filed Under: Bishops, Feature, News, Religious Freedom, World News Upholding religious liberty must entail mutual respect, said Bishop Michael F. Burbidge of the Diocese of Arlington, Virginia.
New York AG sues Red Rose Rescue over disruptive tactics at abortion clinics June 13, 2023By Kurt Jensen OSV News Filed Under: Feature, News, Respect Life, World News The confrontational tactics of the Michigan-based pro-life group Red Rose Rescue have been met with a federal lawsuit from New York State Attorney General Letitia James, who accused the group’s activists of “terrorizing” patients and staff at abortion clinics in the state.
New eucharistic procession aims to bring Christ into the U.S. capital’s public square May 7, 2023By Kurt Jensen OSV News Filed Under: Eucharist, Feature, News, World News Unlike large processions that circle churches, the procession Father Trullols has in mind aims to bring the Eucharistic Jesus literally out into the public square.
