As synod nears end, preacher urges members to be at peace with results October 21, 2024By Carol Glatz Catholic News Service Filed Under: News, Synodality, Vatican, World News Even if some members of the Synod of Bishops end up feeling disappointed by the results of the synod, “God’s providence is at work in this assembly, bringing us to the Kingdom in ways that God alone knows,” the spiritual adviser to the synod on synodality told them.
Cardinal calls for communion, continued action as synod nears end October 21, 2024By Justin McLellan Catholic News Service Filed Under: News, Synodality, Vatican, World News As members of the Synod of Bishops entered the last week of their meeting in Rome, the synod’s secretary-general urged them to resist the temptation of “covetousness” — the desire “to keep everything for ourselves, to possess, to hoard, to define, to close.”
Saints served generously, creatively, pope says at canonization Mass October 21, 2024By Carol Glatz Catholic News Service Filed Under: Feature, News, Saints, Vatican, World News Pope Francis called on the faithful to yearn to serve, not thirst for power, as he proclaimed 14 new saints, including Canada-born St. Marie-Léonie Paradis, founder of the Little Sisters of the Holy Family, and 11 martyrs.
Radio Interview: The World Synod of Bishops October 21, 2024By Catholic Review Staff Catholic Review Filed Under: Archbishop's Ministry, Feature, Local News, News, Radio Interview, Synodality Catholic Review Editor Christopher Gunty talked with Archbishop William E. Lori while he was in Rome. The archbishop explains how the synod process works and how the delegates – which include priests, religious and lay people as voting members in addition to bishops for the first time – will vote on proposals to pass along to Pope Francis.
Forming your conscience heading into the 2024 election October 21, 2024By Bishop Nicholas DiMarzio OSV News Filed Under: 2024 Election, Commentary Voting after reflecting on a Catholic well-formed conscience will not be an easy matter in this election, but as we vote, we must seek God’s assistance.
Popular Elvis tribute artist spreads the faith as deacon in Newark Archdiocese October 20, 2024By Sean Quinn OSV News Filed Under: Arts & Culture, deacons, News, World News Deacon Liguori does not believe he is “The King” reincarnated. Yet if you ask his fans, they’ll tell you that may be the best way to describe him.
Archbishop Lori visits Ukraine, praises resiliency of people in war-torn nation October 20, 2024By Catholic Review Staff Catholic Review Filed Under: Feature, Knights of Columbus, Local News, News, War in Ukraine Archbishop William E. Lori concelebrated Mass Oct. 19 at the Cathedral of St. Alexander of Kyiv.
British Catholics welcome cardinal appointment for Dominican who is UK’s best known preacher October 20, 2024By Jonathan Luxmoore OSV News Filed Under: News, World News British Catholics have welcomed the appointment of Father Timothy Radcliffe, their country’s best known Dominican preacher, as a cardinal, predicting it will raise their church’s profile at home and abroad.
A Eucharistic Word: Fruitfulness October 20, 2024By Michael R. Heinlein OSV News Filed Under: Commentary, Eucharist The Eucharist truly is the gift that shapes our character into his. We pray, as St. Augustine preached, that we will ever more fully become who we receive.
‘High-time’ for lay men, women to become evangelizers, missionary says October 20, 2024By Junno Arocho Esteves OSV News Filed Under: Feature, Missions, News, World News As the Catholic Church commemorates World Mission Sunday Oct. 20, Divine Word Father Victor Roche, national director of the Pontifical Mission Societies in Papua New Guinea and the Solomon Islands, said Catholics should not only reflect on the work carried out by priests and men and women religious, but also on their own personal calling to be missionaries in their own country.
Catholic’s ministry is collecting used religious objects to give to churches in need of them October 19, 2024By Mike Latona OSV News Filed Under: Feature, News, World News St. Mary Recycle Mission Group is operated by Kimberly Walters, a Catholic who formerly lived in the Diocese of Rochester and attended church at Rochester’s Our Lady of Victory Parish.
Men grieve ‘shared suffering’ miscarriage differently than women, but can be overlooked October 19, 2024By Maria Wiering OSV News Filed Under: Health Care, News, World News How miscarriage affects fathers and how that affects their relationships is an often overlooked aspect of this ministry’s developing landscape, several experts told OSV News.
