Family is where we learn to serve the least among us February 18, 2025By Laura Kelly Fanucci Filed Under: Commentary, Marriage & Family Life Family is the way that we learn to love, serve and humble ourselves over and over again to care for Christ in our midst.
Dolan: Flight diverted, grounded in Canada shows ‘Jesus is in charge, not us’ February 17, 2025By Gina Christian OSV News Filed Under: News, World News A diverted trip, a grounded flight and an unexpected stay in Canada showed that “Jesus … is in charge, not us,” said Cardinal Timothy M. Dolan of New York in a Feb. 15 homily.
As rebels in Congo take Bukavu, church leaders decry violence, disrespect for international law February 17, 2025By Ngala Killian Chimton OSV News Filed Under: News, Religious Freedom, World News After the M23 Rwanda-backed rebels Feb. 16 occupied Bukavu, a second major city in mineral-rich eastern Congo, Catholic bishops and experts are warning this offensive in the provinces of North and South Kivu signals a clear intent to establish a permanent foreign country presence in the region.
Shevchuk: Christ, in need and danger, ‘is waiting for you’ in Ukraine February 17, 2025By Gina Christian OSV News Filed Under: News, Religious Freedom, War in Ukraine, World News Major Archbishop Shevchuk shared his thoughts on justice, peace, hope and evangelization amid the war, which has been declared a genocide in two joint reports from the New Lines Institute and the Raoul Wallenberg Centre for Human Rights.
Equipo médico vuelve a modificar el tratamiento del Papa después de que las pruebas revelan una ‘infección polimicrobiana’ February 17, 2025By Cindy Wooden Catholic News Service Filed Under: En Español El Papa Francisco está sufriendo una “infección polimicrobiana de las vías respiratorias”, según revelaron los resultados de las pruebas el 17 de febrero, “lo que requirió una nueva modificación de su tratamiento”, dijo un boletín médico del Vaticano.
Church expresses solidarity with victims’ families, demands answers after Guatemala bus crash February 17, 2025By Eduardo Campos Lima OSV News Filed Under: News, World News A week after a horrendous bus crash killed at least 54 in Guatemala City Feb. 10, including children, a shocked nation and the church are demanding answers from the government on regulating the treacherous bus travel business in the country.
Radio Interview: The Oscars and Hollywood February 17, 2025By Catholic Review Staff Catholic Review Filed Under: Feature, Local News, Movie & Television Reviews, News, Radio Interview Catholic Review Editor Christopher Gunty, along with guest co-host Ann Augherton of the Arlington Catholic Herald, had a wide-ranging, sometimes wild, conversation with two Catholic movie experts: Pauline Sister Rose Pacatte and John Mulderig, film reviewer for OSV News. Hear their recommendations for the winners, and what they wished the entertainment industry would focus on this year.
Pope’s therapy adjusted again after tests reveal ‘polymicrobial infection’ February 17, 2025By Cindy Wooden Catholic News Service Filed Under: Feature, News, Vatican, World News Pope Francis is suffering from a “polymicrobial infection of the respiratory tract,” test results revealed Feb. 17, “which required a further modification of his therapy,” a Vatican medical bulletin said.
Pope calls artists to be ‘custodians of the beatitudes’ during Jubilee February 17, 2025By Justin McLellan Catholic News Service Filed Under: Arts & Culture, Jubilee 2025, News, Vatican, World News Artists and cultural figures must be “custodians of the beatitudes,” embracing their vocation to create beauty, reveal truth and inspire hope in a troubled world, Pope Francis wrote to people participating in the Jubilee for Artists and the World of Culture.
At Vatican, museum directors look at conveying art’s religious meaning February 17, 2025By Justin McLellan Catholic News Service Filed Under: Arts & Culture, News, Vatican, World News The Catholic Church and cultural institutions must work together to overcome the “crisis of transmission” that prevents people from recognizing the artistic and religious value of art in museums, said the Vatican’s key liaison with the world of culture.
Pope appoints religious sister to run Vatican City State February 17, 2025By Cindy Wooden Catholic News Service Filed Under: News, Vatican, Vocations, World News Franciscan Sister of the Eucharist Raffaella Petrini, secretary-general of the office governing Vatican City State, will become president of the office March 1, the Vatican confirmed.
Basilicas, churches and shrines across U.S. are Jubilee 2025 pilgrimage sites February 17, 2025By Jack Figge OSV News Filed Under: Jubilee 2025, News, World News In the United States, bishops could designate churches, cathedrals, shrines, monasteries, or other religious locations as “jubilee pilgrimage sites.”
