N.Y. becomes first state to offer paid leave to expectant mothers for prenatal appointments January 14, 2025By Zoey Maraist OSV News Filed Under: News, Respect Life, World News New York is now the first state to offer paid leave to expectant mothers for prenatal medical appointments.
‘Jesus was her everything’: The ‘Fastest Nun in the West’ moves closer to canonization January 7, 2025By Zoey Maraist OSV News Filed Under: Immigration and Migration, News, Saints, World News A religious sister who befriended Billy the Kid, calmed a lynch mob and testified against human trafficking is one step closer to canonization.
Catholics parents, adult children navigate the sadness of estrangement December 14, 2024By Zoey Maraist OSV News Filed Under: Feature, Marriage & Family Life, News, World News Familial strife has been around the days of Adam and Eve. But today, it increasingly seems to manifest itself in family estrangement. Catholic families aren’t immune to the heartbreaking phenomenon.
Catholic groups merge events for giant pro-life youth rally before March for Life November 19, 2024By Zoey Maraist OSV News Filed Under: Feature, Knights of Columbus, News, Respect Life, World News Pro-life organizers are hoping to augment that sense of togetherness with the merger of two pre-march youth events, announced Nov. 14. The Diocese of Arlington, Va., and host of Life is VERY Good since 2009, and the Knights of Columbus and the Sisters of Life, co-hosts of Life Fest since 2022, are joining forces to create one big pro-life rally called Life Fest ahead of the 2025 March for Life Jan. 24.
Archbishop Lori invites Catholics to pray, join in novena before heading to the polls October 25, 2024By Zoey Maraist OSV News Filed Under: 2024 Election, Bishops, Feature, Local News, News Ahead of the Nov. 5 presidential election, Baltimore Archbishop William E. Lori, who is also the vice president of the U.S. Conference of Catholic Bishops, is urging Catholics to pray before casting their ballots.
The Friars’ Table, with saint-inspired menu, aims to leave workers, diners feeling uplifted September 16, 2024By Zoey Maraist OSV News Filed Under: News, Social Justice, World News This winter Cleveland diners will be able to taste and see saint-inspired dishes while sipping Trappist-brewed beer in a restaurant that gives jobs to men and women in need.
N.Y. Catholics warn Equal Rights Amendment on this year’s ballot could undercut parental rights September 8, 2024By Zoey Maraist OSV News Filed Under: 2024 Election, Feature, News, Respect Life, World News This November, New Yorkers vote on Proposition 1 — a constitutional amendment that its Catholic and pro-life opponents warn could undercut parental rights and increase access to abortion on demand.
Clashing pro-life and pro-abortion amendments await Nebraska voters in November September 2, 2024By Zoey Maraist OSV News Filed Under: 2024 Election, News, Respect Life, World News This fall, Nebraska voters will have the unusual option to support either competing constitutional amendments over abortion at the ballot box. According to the Nebraska Secretary of State’s Elections Division, it’s likely the first time in the state’s history that competing petitions have appeared on the ballot.
‘Blessed by Cancer’ social media evangelist, mother of 4 dies leaving powerful witness April 15, 2024By Zoey Maraist OSV News Filed Under: Feature, Health Care, News, Respect Life, World News Through the ups and downs of her illness, the Catholic wife and mother of four shared her story with her nearly 50,000 followers on social media using the powerful handle blessed_by_cancer.
University launches authentically Catholic women’s and gender studies program April 3, 2024By Zoey Maraist OSV News Filed Under: Colleges, News, World News As director of the Nesti Center for Faith and Culture at the University of St. Thomas Houston, Kevin Stuart is pioneering a program that he hopes will enable Catholic educators, health care workers, youth ministers and others to better understand, communicate and practically apply the church’s teaching on gender and sexuality in the workplace.
Catholic couples struggle through an infertility care desert March 28, 2024By Zoey Maraist OSV News Filed Under: Feature, Marriage & Family Life, News, Respect Life, World News Secular doctors often turn to artificial reproductive technology, while Catholics OB-GYNS who are trained to seek out the root cause of infertility are few and far between.
History of St. Peter’s Basilica, Paris cathedral on exhibit in Washington July 8, 2022By Zoey Maraist Catholic News Service Filed Under: Arts & Culture, Feature, News, World News “Notre-Dame de Paris: The Augmented Exhibition” at the National Building Museum is one of two summer exhibits in Washington that delve into the history of a beloved place of worship visited by pilgrims and tourists alike.
