When some priests steal, it’s often not due to financial pressure, say scholars December 12, 2024By Gina Christian OSV News Filed Under: News, Vocations, World News With several high-profile cases involving financial mismanagement by priests emerging in recent years, two researchers have found some surprising reasons behind clerical embezzlement — and, they told OVS News, financial pressure isn’t usually one of them, as their long-term data shows.
Movie Review: ‘Y2K’ December 12, 2024By John Mulderig OSV News Filed Under: Movie & Television Reviews Twenty-five years on, is it time to wax nostalgic for the turn of the millennium? If the low-minded disaster-themed comedy “Y2K” (A24) is anything to go by, the answer is a resounding “No.”
New Catholic-Jewish resource looks to ‘translate hate’ and counter antisemitism December 11, 2024By Gina Christian OSV News Filed Under: Ecumenism and Interfaith Relations, News, Religious Freedom, World News Catholic and Jewish leaders have created a new tool to tackle record-high levels of antisemitism through education and awareness.
Hay reportes de que Trump podría tener planes de permitir arrestos de ICE en iglesias December 11, 2024By Kate Scanlon OSV News Filed Under: En Español Es posible que la administración entrante del presidente electo Donald Trump planee rescindir una política de larga data que impide a los agentes de Inmigración y Aduanas realizar detenciones en lo que se consideran áreas protegidas, incluyendo lugares de culto, escuelas y hospitales, según un informe de NBC News.
No sanctuary? Trump reportedly plans to reverse policy, permit ICE arrests at churches December 11, 2024By Kate Scanlon OSV News Filed Under: 2024 Election, Feature, Immigration and Migration, News, World News The incoming administration of President-elect Donald Trump plans to rescind a long-standing policy preventing Immigration and Customs Enforcement agents from making arrests at what are seen as sensitive locations, including houses of worship, schools and hospitals, according to a report by NBC News.
Pro-life advocates grapple with Trump’s lack of clarity on abortion pills, next term’s policy December 11, 2024By Kate Scanlon OSV News Filed Under: 2024 Election, Feature, News, Respect Life, World News As President-elect Donald Trump prepares to return to the White House in January, activists on both sides of the abortion debate have been left to grapple with some lack of clarity from him on the issue.
Hope is an ‘active virtue’ that makes good things happen, pope says December 11, 2024By Cindy Wooden Catholic News Service Filed Under: Feature, News, Vatican, World News The “most beautiful gift” the Catholic Church and its members can give the world is a reason to live with hope, Pope Francis said.
Question Corner: Could Jesus sin? If not, was he truly human and free? December 11, 2024By Jenna Marie Cooper Filed Under: Commentary, Question Corner If we consider sin as a turning away from God or breaking God’s commandments, then it would seem to be a logical impossibility for Jesus to sin. Jesus, as God, cannot turn away from or betray himself. And we know that Jesus never did sin in actual fact.
Books for Christmas – 2024 December 11, 2024By George Weigel Syndicated Columnist Filed Under: Books, Commentary, The Catholic Difference In the spirit of happy browsing, here are some suggestions for Christmas book-giving (not “gifting”!) at a historical moment that needs equal doses of realism and hope.
Home viewing roundup: What’s available to stream and what’s on horizon December 11, 2024By John Mulderig OSV News Filed Under: Movie & Television Reviews 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.
Bishops discuss immigration, abortion concerns ahead of incoming Trump administration December 11, 2024By Lauretta Brown OSV News Filed Under: Bishops, Feature, News, Respect Life, World News The church must continue to stand for the dignity of all human life under the incoming Trump administration. That was the message from Bishop Mark J. Seitz of El Paso, Texas, chair of the bishops’ migration committee, and Bishop Daniel E. Thomas of Toledo, Ohio, the bishops’ new pro-life committee chair, who both spoke with OSV News at the U.S. bishops’ November meeting.
Arquidiócesis de Baltimore honra a Nuestra Señora de Guadalupe December 10, 2024By Marietha Góngora V. Special to the Catholic Review Filed Under: En Español Vestidos de verde, blanco y rojo – los mismos colores de la bandera mexicana – un grupo de jóvenes y adultos bailaron en el pasillo central de la Catedral de María Nuestra Reina el 7 de diciembre durante la celebración de Nuestra Señora de Guadalupe en la Arquidiócesis de Baltimore.
