Father Brendan Fitzgerald is convinced it’s just as important to evangelize people experiencing homelessness as it is any other person.
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Experts: Attack on Texas priest, other incidents show parishes need to get serious on security
An assault on a Texas priest — along with recent incidents at Catholic churches in the U.S. and Canada — highlights the need for parishes to implement more robust security measures, experts told OSV News.
In age of excess, temperance helps one experience real joy, pope says
Exercising the virtue of temperance is not a recipe for a boring life, Pope Francis said, but rather it is the secret to enjoying every good thing.
Pope, Council of Cardinals continue discussion of women in the church
Pope Francis and his international Council of Cardinals continued their discussions about the role of women in the church, listening to women experts, including a professor who spoke about how culture impacts women’s roles and status.
Home viewing roundup: What’s available to stream and what’s on horizon
Capsule reviews of theatrical movies available now for streaming or scheduled for broadcast on network or cable television as well as notes on TV programming for the same week.
Movie Review: ‘Civil War’
The psychological and ethical complexities of front-line journalism are explored in depth in the dystopian drama “Civil War” (A24). The result is an engrossing but distressingly realistic film that’s fit for only a relatively small audience of grown viewers.
Easter and Pentecost
The time between Easter Sunday and Pentecost is so special, but sometimes I fear we leave the Easter season behind us too quickly.
Question Corner: What is the church’s position on the treatment of animals?
We believe that all of nonhuman creation is ultimately meant to serve humanity, which is why we are permitted to kill animals for food and to meet other reasonable needs.
Court allows Idaho to temporarily ban some hormones, surgeries for transgender minors
The Supreme Court temporarily allowed Idaho April 15 to enforce a ban on certain types of medical or surgical gender reassignment procedures for minors who identify as transgender.
Experts: U.S. officials must aim to prevent ‘tit-for-tat’ escalation between Israel, Iran
As the White House responds to Iran’s attack against Israel, Catholic experts said U.S. officials should seek to prevent further escalation in the region.
Religious, civic leaders urge calm after second Sydney stabbing declared ‘terrorist attack’
Australian religious and political leaders have called for calm and unity after the attempted murder of an Assyrian Orthodox clergyman at his church’s altar in Sydney’s western suburbs, just days after a separate knife attack claimed six lives in Sydney’s Bondi Junction mall.
Encouragement, eucharistic adoration key to fostering priest vocations, report shows
The Center for Applied Research in the Apostolate at Georgetown University released the 2024 “Survey of Ordinands to the Priesthood,” a report made directly to the Secretariat of Clergy, Consecrated Life and Vocations of the U.S. Conference of Catholic Bishops.