The Catholic Church’s charismatic renewal is a movement of the Holy Spirit to “bring about a church that is on fire” with God’s love, the new head of the Holy See’s official charismatic body told OSV News.
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Catholic bioethicists: Lack of agreement about brain death imperils patients, organ donations
Catholic bioethicists are sounding the alarm about a critical lack of agreement on what constitutes brain death; and the implications for organ donation are “profound,” they said.
Seek contact with nature to change polluting lifestyles, pope says
Respecting and loving the earth as well as seeking direct contact with nature “are values that we need so much today as we discover ourselves increasingly powerless before the consequences of irresponsible and short-sighted exploitation of the planet,” he told members of the Italian Catholic Movement of Adult Scouts.
Why Catholics make the Sign of the Cross
The Sign of the Cross is not merely a pious gesture. It is a powerful prayer.
Servant of Mary thankful for every part of her 53 years of ministry as nurse, midwife
Amid her suffering, Sister Joaquína recounted the most memorable birth stories of her ministry.
Deacon Coster, who served two decades in Westminster, dies at 91
A funeral Mass will be held May 31 for Deacon John Coster at St. John in Westminster, where he ministered for two decades. He died April 2 at the age of 91 in Winter Park, Fla.
Federal, state grants to help Loyola University upgrade York Road facility
The university announced April 19 that it received $1 million in federal funding and $225,000 in state funding to renovate and create a community hub at its multipurpose facility at 5104 York Road.
D.C. Knights’ council: Remove Rupnik art from shrine, apologize to abuse victims
A Knights of Columbus council reportedly has called for the removal of artwork by Father Marko Rupnik at a national shrine, following the disgraced priest’s decades-long legacy of sexual and spiritual abuse claims by multiple victims.
Last survivor of USS Arizona, dead at 102, is recalled for commitment to country, strong faith
By any measure, Louis Anthony “Lou” Conter, a Catholic hero of World War II who died April 1 at his home in Grass Valley, Calif., at age 102, led a celebrated life.
A better world can’t be built ‘lying on the couch,’ pope tells children
Peace can spread and grow from “small seeds” like including someone who is left out of an activity, showing concern for someone who is struggling, picking up some litter and praying for God’s help, Pope Francis told Italian schoolchildren.
Arizona GOP lawmakers block abortion ban repeal ahead of likely ballot measure
Republican lawmakers in Arizona’s Legislature chose different responses to the question of whether to repeal the state’s 1864 law banning abortion April 17. Some Republicans in the state Senate allowed that chamber to proceed to a repeal vote, while Republicans in the state House blocked a comparable effort.
Planned Parenthood annual report shows increase in abortion, decrease in health services
Planned Parenthood’s latest annual report shows an increase in abortions from the previous year, while also showing a decrease in health services.