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Trinitarian Father Thomas Burke dies at 71

August 14, 2023
By Catholic Review Staff
Catholic Review Filed Under: Feature, Local News, News, Obituaries

A funeral Mass for Trinitarian Father Thomas Burke was offered Aug. 14 at St. Lawrence Martyr in Hanover. Father Burke died Aug. 11. He was 71.

‘Unintentional antisemitism’: Catholics make common mistakes about Jesus’ Jewish identity, says scholar

August 14, 2023
By Gina Christian
OSV News Filed Under: Ecumenism and Interfaith Relations, Feature, News, World News

Confusion about Jesus’ Jewish identity persists, despite almost six decades of Catholic Church teaching on how to present Jews and Judaism in catechesis and preaching.

Martyred family’s ‘unprecedented’ beatification prompts theological reflection, pro-life prayers

August 13, 2023
By Maria Wiering
OSV News Filed Under: Feature, News, Respect Life, Saints, World News

When the Ulma family is beatified Sept. 10 as martyrs who gave their lives to protect Jews during the Holocaust, it may be the first time the Catholic Church has beatified an entire, specific family together, as well as the first beatification of an unborn child.

Movie Review: ‘Gran Turismo’

August 12, 2023
By John Mulderig
OSV News Filed Under: Movie & Television Reviews

Director Neill Blomkamp’s lively against-the-odds tale recounts the unlikely career of working-class Welsh lad Jann Mardenborough (Archie Madekwe).

U.S. Catholic Koreans already planning trip home for WYD in Seoul

August 12, 2023
By James Ramos
OSV News Filed Under: Feature, News, World News, World Youth Day Portugal 2023

When Pope Francis announced that the South Korean capital city of Seoul would host World Youth Day 2027, Rosemary Shin realized she might make a special homecoming trip in 2027 to South Korea and let out a raucous cheer, waving arms and pumping her fists in the air.

Movie Review: ‘The Last Voyage of the Demeter’

August 11, 2023
By John Mulderig
OSV News Filed Under: Movie & Television Reviews

The Last Voyage of the Demeter registers as competent but uneven, with its evident artistic intent barely justifying the quarts of blood spilt as its plot unfolds.

Catholics appeal for help as Biden declares Maui’s deadly fires a federal emergency

August 11, 2023
By OSV News
OSV News Filed Under: Catholic Charities, Feature, News, World News

Catholic Charities Hawai’i in the Honolulu Diocese has appealed for donations to help the agency meet the housing, food and other needs of what could be thousands of victims from wildfires raging on the island of Maui that wiped out an entire town and drove people to seek refuge in the ocean.