Speaker: Mexico City is ‘another border,’ government has ‘no will’ to address migration crisis July 31, 2024By Luis Donaldo González OSV News Filed Under: Immigration and Migration, News, World News At an international and interdisciplinary conference on migration held July 3-9 in Mexico City, human rights activist Josephine Sister María Magdalena Silva Rentería denounced the government’s lack of interest in addressing the migration crisis.
Italian court rules bishop ‘facilitated’ abuse by protecting accused priest July 31, 2024By Junno Arocho Esteves OSV News Filed Under: Child & Youth Protection, News, World News The bishop of a southern Italian diocese deliberately avoided protecting victims in his diocese and instead sought to protect a priest long accused of having abused several minors as a seminarian, a court in the southern Italian city of Enna ruled.
Bishops call for mental health, recovery resources amid New Mexico’s public safety crisis July 31, 2024By Gina Christian OSV News Filed Under: Health Care, News, World News The Catholic bishops of New Mexico have issued a call to bolster mental health and addiction recovery resources, as violent incidents in that state have prompted Gov. Michelle Lujan Grisham to seek urgent legislative reform.
Blue Water Baltimore, Ascension St. Agnes Hospital partner to reduce flooding, improve water quality July 31, 2024By Catholic Review Staff Catholic Review Filed Under: Environment, Feature, Local News, News Blue Water Baltimore and Ascension St. Agnes Hospital unveiled the construction of two watershed restoration practices July 30 that they hope will reduce the pollution and flooding from the hospital’s property.
Criticism of Last Supper parody at Olympics continues; U.S. bishop says apology ‘was anything but’ July 31, 2024By OSV News OSV News Filed Under: Feature, News, Olympics, Sports, World News Bishop Robert E. Barron of Winona-Rochester, Minn., went on X, formerly Twitter, to say that while he complained about the Last Supper scene July 27 on social media and “had no intention of returning to the issue,” he decided to do so after the “so-called apology from the organizing committee” was “anything but an apology,” he said.
Movie Review: ‘The Convert’ July 31, 2024By John Mulderig OSV News Filed Under: Movie & Television Reviews With lush visuals and an intelligent script co-written by director Lee Tamahori and Shane Danielsen, the religiously themed historical drama “The Convert” (Magnolia) has a lot going for it.
Home viewing roundup: What’s available to stream and what’s on horizon July 31, 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.
Question Corner: What level of involvement in abortion carries the canonical penalty of excommunication? July 31, 2024By Jenna Marie Cooper OSV News Filed Under: Commentary, Question Corner, Respect Life Looking at the crime of abortion specifically, one meaningful phrase in the relevant canon is that the penalty applies to those “who actually procure an abortion.” We can read “actually procure” as meaning: “directly and intentionally bringing about an abortion in a specific instance.”
Ministry helps congress attendees ‘encounter the face of the poor’ in Indy July 31, 2024By Natalie Hoefer OSV News Filed Under: Eucharist, News, Social Justice, World News The ministry was present at the National Eucharistic Congress in Indianapolis on July 17-21, offering “street walk” opportunities for attendees to bring Christ’s love to the city’s homeless.
Busquemos la Ciudad Venidera: reestructuración de las parroquias para ser una Iglesia en Salida July 30, 2024By Catholic Review Staff Catholic Review Filed Under: En Español, Protagonistas de Fe, Seek the City to Come En esta edición de Protagonistas de Fe el obispo Bruce Lewandowski de la Arquidiócesis de Baltimore nos explica el proceso de implementación de la iniciativa “Busquemos la Ciudad Venidera” -un plan para construir parroquias evangelizadoras en la ciudad de Baltimore y algunas zonas del condado de Baltimore.
Gallup poll: Majority back birth control, IVF, but almost half see US morality as ‘poor’ July 30, 2024By Gina Christian OSV News Filed Under: Feature, News, Respect Life, World News New data shows most of the nation views birth control and in vitro fertilization as “morally acceptable,” while extramarital affairs and suicide are regarded as the most “morally wrong” of several behaviors — with close to half the nation regarding overall morality in the U.S. as “poor.”
Pope: Jesus’ presence in Eucharist helps faithful be truly present for others July 30, 2024By Carol Glatz Catholic News Service Filed Under: Eucharist, Feature, News, Vatican, World News Thanks to Jesus’ promise to be with his disciples always, the faithful can be fully present for others, especially those in need, Pope Francis told thousands of altar servers from around the world.
