Spanish bishops celebrate success of champion soccer team, praise Catholic coach July 16, 2024By OSV News OSV News Filed Under: News, Sports, World News Spanish bishops celebrated the success of the country’s soccer team July 14 as the iconic players won their record fourth European Championship title by handing England an agonizing loss.
Pittsburgh Bishop Zubik commends man killed at Trump rally for ‘heroically shielding his wife and daughters from harm’ July 15, 2024By OSV News OSV News Filed Under: 2024 Election, Gun Violence, News, World News Bishop David A. Zubik of Pittsburgh commended Corey Comperatore, the husband and father killed at the July 13 campaign rally in Butler, Pa., for his “strength of character, deep faith and dedication to serving others.”
St. Mary Magdalene relic stolen from namesake Salt Lake City cathedral July 15, 2024By OSV News OSV News Filed Under: News, Saints, World News A relic of St. Mary Magdalene was stolen from the Cathedral of the Madeleine on the morning of July 10. The theft was discovered about 7 a.m. when one of the cathedral staff found the broken reliquary on the floor beneath the crucifix.
Not attending the National Eucharistic Congress in person? Here’s where to watch and listen July 13, 2024By OSV News OSV News Filed Under: Eucharist, Feature, News, World News Catholics who will not be among the more than 40,000 people attending the 10th National Eucharistic Congress in Indianapolis July 17-21 will be able to watch or listen to key portions of the event, including the evening revival sessions with popular Catholic speakers and musicians, including Bishop Robert E. Barron, Father Mike Schmitz and Matt Maher.
Israel calls for entire Gaza City evacuation; U.S. bishop urges places of refuge not be targeted July 12, 2024By OSV News OSV News Filed Under: Conflict in the Middle East, News, World News The Israeli military July 10 called for all Palestinians to leave Gaza City and head south, as the chairman of the U.S. bishops’ Committee on International Justice and Peace urged civilians not be targeted and “remain outside the sphere of combat.”
Pilgrims see the church ‘alive and hungry’ as National Eucharistic Pilgrimage enters final days July 12, 2024By OSV News OSV News Filed Under: Eucharist, Feature, News, World News After eight weeks of pilgrimage, the pilgrims are nearing Indianapolis, their final destination, for the July 17-21 National Eucharistic Congress.
Kansas Supreme Court overturns abortion ban, clinic regulations July 11, 2024By OSV News OSV News Filed Under: News, Respect Life, World News In separate rulings, the Kansas Supreme Court July 5 overturned a ban on a second-trimester surgical abortion procedure known as dilation and evacuation, or D&E, and struck down a series of abortion clinic regulations long opposed by abortion providers.
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.
