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Kurt Jensen

Our Sunday Visitor is a Catholic publisher serving millions of Catholics globally through its publishing and communication services. Kurt Jensen writes for OSV News from Washington.

Lawmakers demand investigation, autopsies of 5 aborted babies rescued by jailed Catholic activist

February 15, 2024
By Kurt Jensen
OSV News
Filed Under: News, Respect Life, U.S. Congress, World News

In a stunning development for Catholic pro-life activist Lauren Handy, the scheduled destruction of five unborn babies’ corpses she recovered from a Washington abortion clinic in 2022 has been indefinitely delayed with the expectation they will finally be autopsied.

Movie Review: ‘Madame Web’

February 15, 2024
By Kurt Jensen
OSV News
Filed Under: Movie & Television Reviews

As origin stories for Marvel Cinematic Universe characters go, “Madame Web” (Sony) is notable for being particularly abrasive, sour and gloomy. That’s surprising given that this fourth film in the Spider-Man series is meant to be something of a conversion story.

Jailed Catholic activist’s attorney calls for Congress to investigate 5 aborted babies’ fate

February 12, 2024
By Kurt Jensen
OSV News
Filed Under: Feature, News, Respect Life, World News

Lawyers for Catholic pro-life activist Lauren Handy, who is facing a lengthy prison term for violating the federal Freedom of Access to Clinic Entrances (FACE) Act, are seeking to halt the destruction of the bodies of five unborn babies that Handy recovered from a Washington abortion clinic in 2022.

Six pro-life activists convicted of federal civil rights offenses for abortion clinic blockade

February 1, 2024
By Kurt Jensen
OSV News
Filed Under: Feature, News, Respect Life, World News

Six pro-life activists, including one already jailed and awaiting sentencing for a separate incident in Washington, were convicted Jan. 30 of federal civil rights offenses resulting from their blockade of an abortion clinic in Mount Juliet, Tenn., on March 5, 2021.

Lifting children out of poverty is key element of ‘consistent ethic of life,’ say speakers

January 19, 2024
By Kurt Jensen
OSV News
Filed Under: Feature, News, Respect Life, Social Justice, World News

The proposed enhanced Child Tax Credit released Jan. 16 by a bipartisan group of lawmakers on Capitol Hill received an enthusiastic, if guarded, response from members of a Georgetown University panel held the same day.

Movie Review: ‘Aquaman and the Lost Kingdom’

December 27, 2023
By Kurt Jensen
OSV News
Filed Under: Movie & Television Reviews

A menagerie of special effects aimlessly searching for a coherent plot is the most concise way to sum up “Aquaman and the Lost Kingdom” (Warner Bros.), the sequel to 2018’s immensely successful “Aquaman.”

Movie Review: ‘The Color Purple’

December 27, 2023
By Kurt Jensen
OSV News
Filed Under: Movie & Television Reviews

In the musical drama “The Color Purple” (Warner Bros.), author Alice Walker’s account of one woman’s survival skills and self-esteem in the face of grinding poverty and cruel patriarchal oppression finds its perfected ritual form.

Federal court strikes down Illinois law restricting pro-life pregnancy center speech

December 14, 2023
By Kurt Jensen
OSV News
Filed Under: Feature, News, Respect Life, World News

A federal court has struck down an Illinois law that restricted what the state’s 100 pregnancy resource centers — but not abortion clinics — could tell patients.

Judge orders protesters who block abortion clinics to abide by New York buffer zone

December 12, 2023
By Kurt Jensen
OSV News
Filed Under: Feature, News, Respect Life, World News

Red Rose Rescue, the small Michigan-based group that has conducted blockades of abortion clinics in Michigan, New York and Virginia since 2017, was ordered Dec. 8 to abide by a new restriction on clinic access covering 13 counties in New York.

Cardinal Gregory discusses pope’s synodal vision, need for a welcoming church

December 7, 2023
By Kurt Jensen
OSV News
Filed Under: Black Catholic Ministry, Feature, News, Synodality, World News

At The Catholic University of America to discuss the need for a diverse and welcoming church, Washington Cardinal Wilton D. Gregory fielded a wide range of audience questions while also reflecting on his own faith journey from childhood.

Movie Review: ‘Renaissance: A Film by Beyoncé’

December 2, 2023
By Kurt Jensen
OSV News
Filed Under: Movie & Television Reviews

Beyoncé Knowles-Carter has a lot she wants to say about her life and art. Interestingly, much of what she wishes to share is not about her music or her recent worldwide concert tour. Rather, it concerns her moral views.

Movie Review: ‘Thanksgiving’

November 21, 2023
By Kurt Jensen
OSV News
Filed Under: Movie & Television Reviews

The soul-deadening platter of splatter “Thanksgiving” (Sony) is intended as a comedic homage to exploitation horror films of the past.

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