Multiple dead after mass shooting at Georgia high school September 4, 2024By Kate Scanlon OSV News Filed Under: Feature, Gun Violence, News, Schools, World News A mass shooting took place at Apalachee High School in Winder, Ga., on Sept. 4, local officials reported.
Bell tower collapses at church in northern France where first bishop of Baltimore studied September 4, 2024By OSV News OSV News Filed Under: Arts & Culture, Feature, News, World News A man was taken into police custody after a major fire broke out at the historic Church of the Immaculate Conception in the northern French town of Saint-Omer in the morning hours of Sept. 2, causing its bell tower to collapse.
Kickball tournament hopes to continue fellowship among archdiocese’s young adults September 4, 2024By Gerry Jackson Catholic Review Filed Under: Feature, Local News, News, Sports, Young Adult Ministry For the third straight year, the Archdiocese of Baltimore will host a kickball tournament for adults ages 18-35 at St. Mary’s Seminary and University in Roland Park.
Movie Review: ‘AfrAId’ September 4, 2024By Kurt Jensen OSV News Filed Under: Movie & Television Reviews The less-than-compelling psychological thriller “AfrAId” (Columbia) takes the rise of this phenomenon as its premise but then speculates on its possible downside.
FACE lawsuit filed against former friar for barricading himself inside abortion clinic September 4, 2024By Kurt Jensen OSV News Filed Under: Feature, News, Respect Life, World News The latest federal lawsuit against a pro-life activist involves a former Franciscan friar who barricaded himself in a restroom at a Philadelphia abortion clinic, forcing an intervention by a police SWAT team.
Share the Gospel with joy, pope tells Indonesia’s churchworkers September 4, 2024By Cindy Wooden Catholic News Service Filed Under: News, Vatican, World News The Christian call to share the Gospel is not about trying to win converts at all costs, but about living in a way that exudes Christian joy and always treats others with respect, Pope Francis told churchworkers in Indonesia.
Politicians have key role in promoting national unity, pope says September 4, 2024By Cindy Wooden Catholic News Service Filed Under: News, Vatican, World News Politicians have an essential role in preserving the unity of a nation by working for the common good and promoting cooperation, especially when “the exasperation of contrasts” threatens to divide a country, Pope Francis told Indonesia leaders.
Supreme Court allows federal cut in family planning funds for Oklahoma over abortion dispute September 4, 2024By Kate Scanlon OSV News Filed Under: News, Respect Life, Supreme Court, World News The U.S. Supreme Court Sept. 3 rejected Oklahoma’s effort to regain millions in federal family planning grants that the Biden administration rescinded over the state’s refusal to comply with its abortion referral requirements.
Federal appeals court upholds Title IX exemption for religious schools September 4, 2024By Kate Scanlon OSV News Filed Under: Colleges, News, World News A federal appeals court recently upheld a lower court’s ruling in favor of granting a Title IX exemption for religious post-secondary institutions that receive federal funding.
Notre Dame Prep’s Anatomage table provides insights into the body September 4, 2024By Katie V. Jones Catholic Review Filed Under: Feature, Health Care, Local News, News, Schools The detailed views of the human body were made possible by NDP’s state-of-the art Anatomage Table. The all-girls school is the only high school in Maryland with a full-sized Anatomage table, according to Mary Agnes Sheridan, director of STEAM (science, technology, engineering, arts and mathematics) at NDP.
Question Corner: Who can wear a clerical collar and is it sinful to eliminate animal pests? September 4, 2024By Jenna Marie Cooper OSV News Filed Under: Commentary, Question Corner Some seminaries attach the wearing of clerical clothes to a specific stage of formation called “candidacy,” but candidacy can also occur at different times in different places.
Dealing with pandemic PTSD September 4, 2024By Greg Erlandson OSV News Filed Under: Commentary, Coronavirus Since COVID is still evolving, I think it is too soon to say we’ve reached a genetic truce, but it is certainly easy to say we’ve accepted it as just one more of life’s indignities.
