Latin Patriarchate of Jerusalem condemns Israeli army attack on Catholic school July 8, 2024By OSV News OSV News Filed Under: Conflict in the Middle East, News, World News The Latin Patriarchate of Jerusalem issued a strong condemnation after the Israeli military targeted a Catholic school in Gaza that killed four people, including a senior Hamas official.
Report says Germany’s Catholic Church continues to shrink; over 400,000 left in 2023 July 2, 2024By OSV News OSV News Filed Under: News, World News The Catholic Church in Germany continues to shrink, a new study has found. More than 400,000 people in the European country left the church in 2023, according to statistics presented by the German bishops’ conference in Bonn on June 27.
Popular Catholic radio host and former Protestant pastor Al Kresta dies after liver cancer diagnosis June 17, 2024By OSV News OSV News Filed Under: News, Obituaries, World News Longtime Detroit-area radio personality Al Kresta died June 15 six weeks following a liver cancer diagnosis. He was 72.
U.S. Catholics urged to promote ‘essential right’ of religious freedom through prayer, action June 17, 2024By OSV News OSV News Filed Under: Feature, News, Religious Freedom, World News “Called to the Fullness of Dignity” is the theme of this year’s Religious Freedom Week of the U.S. Conference of Catholic Bishops.
Louisiana high court vacates own ruling on ‘look back law’ for abuse claims, says it’s constitutional June 13, 2024By OSV News OSV News Filed Under: Child & Youth Protection, News, World News In a 5-2 ruling June 12, the Louisiana Supreme Court reversed its earlier decision to scrap a “look back law” for abuse survivors and declared it to be constitutional.
Catholic group amends HHS lawsuit after final rule issued on health care and gender identity June 7, 2024By OSV News OSV News Filed Under: Health Care, News, Religious Freedom, World News The release of a final rule for a federal regulation governing health care and gender identity has prompted the Catholic Benefits Association to amend its ongoing lawsuit against the Biden administration challenging the policy.
Baltimore native Bishop Martin tells people of Charlotte Diocese: ‘I’m yours now’ at his ordination May 30, 2024By OSV News OSV News Filed Under: Bishops, Feature, Local News, News Conventual Franciscan Father Michael T. Martin was ordained during a three-hour liturgy that included hundreds of priests and deacons, more than a dozen bishops and one cardinal representing Pope Francis. The Baltimore native and graduate of Archbishop Curley High School succeeds the retiring Bishop Peter J. Jugis.
Diocese of Fresno to file for bankruptcy May 30, 2024By OSV News OSV News Filed Under: Child & Youth Protection, News, World News Bishop Joseph V. Brennan said in a May 28 open letter that the Diocese of Fresno would file for Chapter 11 bankruptcy reorganization “to address the substantial number of claims brought forth by victims collectively.”
NASA scientist, Salvadoran-born bishop, podcasting priest among 2024 commencement speakers May 30, 2024By OSV News OSV News Filed Under: Colleges, News, World News Bishop Menjivar told the graduates that with their talents and their “great education” — which he called “the gift of a lifetime” — they “have what it takes to help bring about a world of truth, justice, solidarity and peace. When all is said and done, that is the measure of true success, and I urge you to never accept less.”
Pope names auxiliary bishop of St. Paul and Minneapolis as coadjutor of Camden, N.J. May 21, 2024By OSV News OSV News Filed Under: Bishops, News, World News Pope Francis has appointed Auxiliary Bishop Joseph A. Williams of St. Paul and Minneapolis as coadjutor bishop of Camden, N.J., which is currently headed by Bishop Dennis J. Sullivan.
National Eucharistic Pilgrimage journeys begin on Pentecost, inviting torrents of grace on U.S. May 20, 2024By OSV News OSV News Filed Under: Eucharist, Feature, News, World News The pilgrimage is part of the National Eucharistic Revival, a three-year initiative launched in 2022 by the U.S. bishops to inspire a deeper love and reverence for Jesus in the Eucharist, after a Pew Research Center survey found only one-third of U.S. Catholics believed the church’s teaching of Jesus being truly present in the Eucharist.
Fact Check: House bill cracking down on antisemitism does not restrict biblical teaching May 17, 2024By OSV News OSV News Filed Under: News, World News Claims circulating among right-leaning influencers about legislation under consideration in Congress to counter antisemitism on college campuses are not an accurate reflection of the legislation, according to an analysis by OSV News.
