Papal almoner will spend Christmas in the Holy Land in a ‘journey of closeness’ December 22, 2023By Paulina Guzik OSV News Filed Under: Conflict in the Middle East, News, Vatican, World News Cardinal Konrad Krajewski, prefect of Vatican Dicastery for the Service of Charity, landed in Israel on Dec. 22, starting a “journey of closeness” as papal envoy to the Holy Land during a difficult wartime Christmas season.
Cardinal ‘ashamed’ after lawmaker puts out Hanukkah candles in Poland’s parliament December 13, 2023By Paulina Guzik OSV News Filed Under: Ecumenism and Interfaith Relations, Feature, News, World News Cardinal Grzegorz Rys of Lodz, chairman of the Committee for Dialogue with Judaism of the Polish bishops’ conference, strongly condemned the incident in which a far-right Polish lawmaker used a fire extinguisher to put out Hanukkah candles in the Sejm, the country’s parliament.
Special guests at dinner under Bernini’s colonnade — the homeless December 12, 2023By Paulina Guzik OSV News Filed Under: Advent, Christmas, Feature, News, Vatican, World News For the first time in history, 150 homeless people had a festive meal, served by Italian journalists and their families, under the famous baroque Bernini’s colonnade in St. Peter’s Square.
‘When you love the poor, you know their needs,’ papal almoner says November 18, 2023By Paulina Guzik OSV News Filed Under: Feature, News, Social Justice, Vatican, World News Pope Francis will celebrate the World Day of the Poor for the seventh time on Nov. 19. The 2023 World Day of the Poor will be traditionally hosted by the Dicastery for the Service of Charity.
It was never about her, but about Jesus, says producer of Mother Teresa film November 3, 2023By Paulina Guzik OSV News Filed Under: Movie & Television Reviews James Wahlberg, once a convict, is now a film producer and has created a documentary about Mother Teresa that recently premiered in another country — Poland.
St. John Paul II was greatest vocation recruiter in church’s history, says his biographer October 21, 2023By Paulina Guzik Filed Under: Feature, News, Saints, Vatican, World News Papal biographer George Weigel said that people often remember the enthusiasm of the papacy of St. John Paul II, but forget about the state of the church when he was elected.
Russia’s goal is to destroy population in Ukraine, Lviv bishop says after drone attack September 21, 2023By Paulina Guzik OSV News Filed Under: Feature, News, War in Ukraine, World News “It destroyed a year and a half worth of work,” Auxiliary Bishop Edward Kawa of Lviv said about a Russian aerial attack on the western Ukrainian city of Lviv that has killed one and destroyed a warehouse belonging to Caritas-Spes, the Roman Catholic mission of Caritas in Ukraine, in the early morning hours of Sept. 19.
Historian and Ulma relative describes first learning about the ‘fascinating family’ he aims to share with world September 1, 2023By Paulina Guzik OSV News Filed Under: Feature, News, Saints, World News The Ulma family was killed in Markowa for hiding eight Jews, including a 3-year-old girl, in their home.
Ukrainian youth wrapped in support, encouragement at WYD by pilgrims, pope August 11, 2023By Paulina Guzik OSV News Filed Under: Feature, News, War in Ukraine, World News, World Youth Day Portugal 2023 The final message of Pope Francis in Lisbon was directed specifically to young Ukrainians.
Spanish teen says she has regained sight after praying to Our Lady of the Snows August 8, 2023By Paulina Guzik OSV News Filed Under: Feature, News, World News, World Youth Day Portugal 2023 World Youth Day is known as an event that can and does change lives, but when a teenager said she has regained her sight during the Portuguese youth fair, it electrified both Portugal and Spain on Aug. 6.
American youth join bishops for National Gathering at World Youth Day August 3, 2023By Paulina Guzik OSV News Filed Under: Feature, News, World News, World Youth Day Portugal 2023 Over 1,300 groups comprised of more than 28,600 individuals from across the United States joined the Portuguese WYD. The U.S. is among the five largest delegations participating in WYD, which is taking place Aug. 1-6 in Lisbon.
Lisboa se llena de alegría en la apertura de la Jornada Mundial de la Juventud August 2, 2023By Paulina Guzik OSV News Filed Under: En Español Multitudes alegres y unidas en canto recorrían Lisboa mucho después de que terminara la Misa de apertura de la Jornada Mundial de la Juventud 2023, el 1 de agosto. El ambiente sorprendió incluso a quienes han vivido toda su vida en la capital portuguesa.
