Amid war, it’s ‘kind of business as usual’ in Jerusalem with ‘a certain fearfulness,’ priest says August 19, 2024By Gina Christian OSV News Filed Under: Conflict in the Middle East, Feature, News, World News As the Israel-Hamas war edges toward the one-year mark, OSV News spoke with Jesuit Father John Paul, rector of the Tantur Ecumenical Institute in Jerusalem, ahead of his return to Israel following a brief visit to the U.S. in early August.
Sudanese humanitarian situation ‘can’t wait,’ says bishop; military evacuates last missionaries August 19, 2024By Frederick Nzwili OSV News Filed Under: Disaster Relief, News, World News On the first day of talks in Geneva aimed at ending the 16-month Sudanese conflict, a Catholic bishop in the region stressed that addressing the humanitarian situation in the northeast African country cannot not wait for “tomorrow.”
Death penalty fuels ‘poison’ of revenge in society, pope says August 19, 2024By Justin McLellan Catholic News Service Filed Under: News, Respect Life, Vatican, World News Capital punishment promotes a deadly attitude of revenge and denies the possibility of change in the lives of incarcerated people, Pope Francis said.
Catholic medical group welcomes plastic surgeons’ questions about gender surgeries for teens August 19, 2024By Gina Christian OSV News Filed Under: Health Care, News, World News A group of Catholic medical professionals is hailing recent remarks by U.S. plastic surgeons questioning surgical interventions for teens experiencing gender dysphoria.
Question Corner: What is the church’s position on cremation? August 19, 2024By Jenna Marie Cooper OSV News Filed Under: Commentary, Question Corner The Church permits cremation, provided that it does not demonstrate a denial of faith in the resurrection of the body.
Deacon Lehr, who helped get new church built in Hickory, dies at 79 August 16, 2024By Kurt Jensen Catholic Review Filed Under: Feature, Local News, News, Obituaries Deacon Robert “Bob” Lehr, the first member of St. Ignatius parish in Hickory to become a permanent deacon and a key figure in the building of a new church in 2001, died Aug. 11 following a fall at his home in Forest Hill. He was 79.
Movie Review: ‘Alien: Romulus’ August 16, 2024By John Mulderig OSV News Filed Under: Feature, Movie & Television Reviews As penned in collaboration with Rodo Sayagues, the script touches on themes of loyalty, betrayal, misguided attempts to perfect human nature and the tension between cold reason and heartfelt sympathy.
Vocations flourish among Indigenous women in Guatemala’s remote highlands August 16, 2024By Rhina Guidos OSV News Filed Under: News, Vocations, World News The Missionary Sisters of the Eucharist didn’t just survive the violence of the Lake Atitlán region back then, but they flourished during the war’s 36 years and now have missions in San Pedro Ayampuc; Tamahu; Cobán; Santiago Atitlán in Sololá; Tecpán in Chimaltenango; Joyaba and Santa Cruz in El Quiché; and San Andrés Semetabaj.
Supernaturalism: The natural state of faith-infused living August 16, 2024By Elizabeth Scalia OSV News Filed Under: Commentary I passionately advocate for acknowledging the profound supernaturalism of the Catholic Church, where bread and wine, consecrated through prayer and ritual, bring into our space the very presence of the incarnate Lord, who feeds us, entering into our very veins and sinews, so we might become his vessels, bringing the light, the concern, the Body of Christ into the world.
Notre Dame of Maryland University set to break enrollment record for second straight year August 15, 2024By Catholic Review Staff Catholic Review Filed Under: Colleges, Feature, Local News, News Notre Dame of Maryland University is set to welcome one of its top three largest classes of new undergraduates for a second year in a row in the 2024-25 academic year, according to an Aug. 14 news release.
Father Kolson, former pastor of Edgewood and Bradshaw parishes, dies at 76 August 15, 2024By Kurt Jensen Catholic Review Filed Under: Feature, Local News, News, Obituaries Father Lawrence Florian “Larry” Kolson, a Baltimore native who served six parishes in the Archdiocese of Baltimore and recently marked his 50th year in the priesthood, died Aug. 13 at Stella Maris Hospice in Timonium following a long illness. He was 76.
On Assumption, pope entrusts war-torn countries to Mary’s care August 15, 2024By Cindy Wooden Catholic News Service Filed Under: Feature, News, Vatican, World News Mary is not a “motionless wax statue,” but a disciple who wants to share the good news of Jesus with everyone and reaches out to help and comfort them, Pope Francis said.
