Church’s surrogacy teaching rooted in the primacy of the rights of the child January 22, 2024By Maria Wiering OSV News Filed Under: Feature, News, Respect Life, World News “Donum Vitae” is a document that, nearly 40 years ago, made explicit the church’s teaching about in vitro fertilization and related practices, including gestational surrogacy — a teaching that in January 2024 made headlines after Pope Francis called for a worldwide ban on surrogacy while speaking with members of the diplomatic corps assigned to the Holy See.
USCCB affirms pope’s description of surrogacy as turning a child into ‘an object of trafficking’ January 9, 2024By Maria Wiering OSV News Filed Under: Bishops, Feature, News, Respect Life, World News Pope Francis told diplomats Jan. 8 that he finds surrogacy “deplorable” and would like to see the practice universally banned.
National Eucharistic Revival gave rise to creative parish, diocesan efforts in 2023 December 30, 2023By Maria Wiering OSV News Filed Under: Eucharist, News, World News The coming calendar year will include the National Eucharistic Pilgrimage that begins mid-May and the National Eucharistic Congress in July, two large-scale efforts that lead into the revival’s final year, the Year of Going Out on Mission, which ends on Pentecost 2025.
Life Fest returns to DC Armory ahead of National March for Life with Mass celebrated by Archbishop Lori December 29, 2023By Maria Wiering OSV News Filed Under: Feature, Knights of Columbus, Local News, News, Respect Life The Sisters of Life and Knights of Columbus announced Dec. 21 that they will be teaming up for a second year to host Life Fest in conjunction with the National March for Life in Washington in January.
A decade later, Pope Francis’ ‘Evangelii Gaudium’ continues to resonate November 30, 2023By Maria Wiering OSV News Filed Under: Feature, News, Vatican, World News Released 10 years ago Nov. 24, the document’s message is as relevant as ever, several theologians and evangelization experts told OSV News.
Bishop Barron criticizes synod report’s suggestion scientific advances could shift church morality teaching November 27, 2023By Maria Wiering OSV News Filed Under: Feature, News, Synodality, World News Bishop Robert E. Barron said he is in “frank disagreement” with a section of a report from the Synod on Synodality indicating that scientific advances could prompt “rethinking” of the church’s teaching on sexual morality.
Day, weekend passes now option for National Eucharistic Congress attendees November 15, 2023By Maria Wiering OSV News Filed Under: Bishops, Eucharist, Feature, News, U.S. Bishops Meeting - Fall 2023, World News Attendees of the National Eucharistic Congress July 17-21 in Indianapolis now have the option of purchasing single-day and weekend passes in order to make attendance more affordable and flexible, the bishop overseeing the congress announced Nov. 15.
‘A son of our shores, a saint for our times’: U.S. bishops vote to support cause for Paulists founder’s canonization November 15, 2023By Maria Wiering OSV News Filed Under: Bishops, Feature, News, Saints, World News The U.S. bishops voted Nov. 14 to support Father Isaac Hecker’s cause for canonization, which was initiated by the Paulists Fathers, the order Father Hecker founded, and launched in 2008 by the Archdiocese of New York.
Though retired, Bishop Perry will continue to lead USCCB’s anti-racism committee November 14, 2023By Maria Wiering OSV News Filed Under: Bishops, Black Catholic Ministry, Feature, News, Racial Justice, World News Despite his Sept. 25 retirement as a Chicago auxiliary, Bishop Joseph N. Perry may continue to serve as chairman of the U.S. Conference of Catholic Bishops’ Ad Hoc Committee Against Racism, completing the term he began in May.
U.S. bishops pray for peace following Hamas’ attack on Israel October 9, 2023By Maria Wiering OSV News Filed Under: Bishops, Conflict in the Middle East, Feature, News, World News Several U.S. bishops called for prayers for peace following Hamas’ Oct. 7 attack on Israel.
St. Jude’s arm, kitsch and cartoon saints October 5, 2023By Maria Wiering OSV News Filed Under: Commentary, Saints I want my kids to know the saints were real — are real — because the reality of the saints points to the reality of Jesus
U.S. delegates say prayer is key to preparation for synod October 4, 2023By Maria Wiering OSV News Filed Under: Feature, News, Synodality, World News Bishop Rhoades is one of 14 U.S. bishops participating in the synod’s Oct. 4-29 general assembly meeting. Ten other voting nonbishop delegates appointed by Pope Francis also are attending from the United States and Canada.
