U.S. bishops’ upcoming assembly in Baltimore expected to look at lay ministries, hold key committee elections October 18, 2024By OSV News OSV News Filed Under: Bishops, Feature, Local News, News The U.S. bishops will gather in Baltimore Nov. 11-14 for their 2024 fall plenary assembly, which takes place just weeks after the conclusion of the second session of the Catholic Church’s synod on synodality in Rome.
In November, two Sundays are devoted to prayer for persecuted Christians around world October 18, 2024By Gina Christian OSV News Filed Under: Feature, News, Religious Freedom, World News A number of organizations are inviting faithful to pray for persecuted Christians throughout the month of November, as more than 365 million believers in Christ worldwide suffer high levels of persecution and discrimination, according to a 20242023 report by the advocacy group Open Doors.
Synodality takes time, members say, and tension is natural part of it October 18, 2024By Cindy Wooden Catholic News Service Filed Under: Feature, News, Synodality, World News Three weeks into the second session of the Synod of Bishops, journalists wanted to know what outcomes the synod members were moving toward, but several synod members said it is too soon to tell.
At home or abroad, mission work involves ‘radical transformation’ in Christ, says US missions expert October 18, 2024By Gina Christian OSV News Filed Under: Giving, Missions, News, World News Ahead of World Mission Sunday — which the Catholic Church celebrates on the second to last Sunday in October, and which in 2024 falls on Oct. 20 — OSV News spoke with Kevin Foy, executive director of the United States Catholic Mission Association, on current perspectives and trends in mission work.
Some Seek the City parishes in Baltimore celebrating Masses of thanksgiving and remembrance October 18, 2024By Catholic Review Staff Catholic Review Filed Under: Feature, Local News, News, Seek the City to Come The Catholic Review provides capsule profiles of some the affected parishes, along with a look at the schedule of thanksgiving Masses for those parishes that have announced plans for Masses.
Poland’s church remembers its heroic ‘Solidarity Martyr’ — Blessed Jerzy Popieluszko October 18, 2024By Jonathan Luxmoore OSV News Filed Under: Feature, News, Religious Freedom, Saints, World News As 40 years have passed since the murder of Blessed Jerzy Popieluszko, one of their church’s most famous priests, Polish Catholics are urging people everywhere to revisit and learn from his heroic testimony.
‘Praying and Learning con la Familia’ program a timely initiative in children’s ministry October 18, 2024By Maria del Pilar Guzman OSV News Filed Under: Hispanic Ministry, News, World News, Youth Ministry Investing in this young population by offering training for priests, deacons, women religious and laypeople who, as their ministers, aim to form their faith and enrich their spiritual lives is precisely what MAAC is doing with the $1.2 million grant it received from the Lilly Endowment Inc., through its Nurturing Children through Worship and Prayer Initiative, in 2023.
El oportuno programa ‘Praying and Learning con la Familia’ se enfoca en el ministerio de niños October 18, 2024By Maria del Pilar Guzman OSV News Filed Under: En Español Invertir en esta joven población ofreciendo capacitación para sacerdotes, diáconos, religiosas, y laicos que, como sus ministros, buscan formar su fe y enriquecer sus vidas espirituales es precisamente lo que está haciendo el MACC con la subvención de $1,2 millones que recibió de Lilly Endowment Inc., a través de su Iniciativa Nutriendo a los Niños a través de la Adoración y la Oración, en 2023.
Reunions in graveyards October 18, 2024By Effie Caldarola OSV News Filed Under: Commentary It’s not macabre to love a graveyard. On the contrary, there’s a feeling of continuity, of belonging, of hope in resurrection. It impresses on me the shortness of this earthly journey and the gratitude I have for my loved ones.
Ukrainian pilgrims gather at Lourdes to pray for peace in homeland and in the world October 18, 2024By Gina Christian OSV News Filed Under: Feature, News, War in Ukraine, World News As Russia’s war on Ukraine approaches its 11th year, thousands of Ukrainians from all over the world gathered at the Sanctuary of Our Lady of Lourdes in France to pray for peace in their homeland and throughout the world.
Vatican statistics show decline in baptisms, clergy, religious, worldwide October 17, 2024By Carol Glatz Catholic News Service Filed Under: Feature, News, Vatican, World News, Worship & Sacraments The number of Catholics and permanent deacons in the world rose in 2022, while the number of seminarians, priests, men and women in religious orders, and baptisms declined, according to Vatican statistics.
British court convicts army veteran for silent prayer in front of abortion clinic October 17, 2024By Simon Caldwell OSV News Filed Under: News, Religious Freedom, Respect Life, World News A court has convicted a British army veteran of violating a “buffer zone” around an abortion clinic after he prayed silently within the boundary.
