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.
Federal court says Catholic school has right to employ teachers who uphold church teaching May 9, 2024By OSV News OSV News Filed Under: Feature, News, Religious Freedom, Schools, World News A federal appeals court May 8 ruled in favor of the Diocese of Charlotte, North Carolina, protecting religious schools’ freedom to hire schoolteachers who will uphold their religious beliefs.
Pope Francis appoints priest of Nashville as bishop of Knoxville May 7, 2024By OSV News OSV News Filed Under: News, World News Pope Francis has appointed Father James M. Beckman, a priest of the Diocese of Nashville, Tenn., to be the bishop of the Diocese of Knoxville, Tenn..
Pope names Mount St. Mary’s graduate as new bishop of Diocese of Burlington, Vt. May 6, 2024By OSV News OSV News Filed Under: Feature, News, Vatican, World News Pope Francis has appointed Monsignor John J. McDermott to be the bishop of Burlington, Vt.
Only a human being can tell the truth May 5, 2024By OSV News OSV News Filed Under: Commentary There are potential positive uses for AI as a research tool on matters Catholic, as such LLMs as Magisterium AI and CatéGPT have shown.
Virginia Catholic Conference urges Youngkin to veto ‘coercive’ contraceptive bills May 3, 2024By OSV News OSV News Filed Under: News, Respect Life, World News Virginia’s Catholic bishops have urged Republican Gov. Glenn Youngkin to veto bills that would establish a “right to contraception” and require health insurance companies to provide coverage for contraception.
Catholic Home Missions Appeal April 27-28 supports U.S. mission diocese, parishes April 26, 2024By OSV News OSV News Filed Under: Feature, Giving, News, Social Justice, World News Donations to the annual Catholic Home Missions Appeal “make a real impact on real people” by supporting pastoral ministry in U.S. mission territory and strengthening the church overall, said the chairman of the U.S. bishops’ subcommittee on Catholic Home Missions.
Catholic approach to migration seen as a chance to be ‘prophetic’ April 16, 2024By OSV News OSV News Filed Under: Feature, Immigration and Migration, News, World News Continuing to minister to migrants at the border and beyond while advocating for policies that uphold people’s dignity is a way the U.S. Catholic Church follows God’s call, said experts during an April 11 migration conference at The Catholic University of America in Washington.
