Pope thanks Knights of Columbus, asks them to keep praying for peace August 8, 2024By Cindy Wooden Catholic News Service Filed Under: Feature, Knights of Columbus, News, Vatican, World News Praising the 2.1 million members of the Knights of Columbus for their faith, charity and defense of life, Pope Francis asked them to continue to pray and work for peace.
A year after historic Maui wildfires, community is resilient, optimistic even as needs persist August 8, 2024By Celia K. Downes OSV News Filed Under: Catholic Charities, Disaster Relief, News, World News The devastation wrought by the wildfires in West Maui last year is unmatched in recent history.
Luxembourg church reels from massive embezzlement at Caritas charity August 8, 2024By Jonathan Luxmoore OSV News Filed Under: News, World News Catholics in Luxembourg have expressed shock over a massive theft at their church’s Caritas charity, while hoping the scandal will not halt donations ahead of Pope Francis’ September visit.
Catholic Review Media lanza un podcast en español August 8, 2024By George P. Matysek Jr. Catholic Review Filed Under: En Español, Hispanic Ministry, Protagonistas de Fe En colaboración con la Oficina del Ministerio Hispano de la Arquidiócesis de Baltimore, Catholic Review Media ha lanzado un nuevo podcast en español.
Catholic Review Media launches Spanish-language podcast August 8, 2024By George P. Matysek Jr. Catholic Review Filed Under: Feature, Hispanic Ministry, Journalism, Local News, News Working in partnership with the Archdiocese of Baltimore’s Office of Hispanic Ministry, Catholic Review Media has launched a new Spanish-language podcast.
Report claims U.S. abortions on the rise since Dobbs, driven by telehealth services August 8, 2024By Kate Scanlon OSV News Filed Under: Feature, News, Respect Life, World News In the wake of the Supreme Court’s 2022 Dobbs v. Jackson Women’s Health Organization decision, the number of abortions in the United States have increased, even as some states implemented near-total bans on the procedure, according to a report by #WeCount, a research project by the Society of Family Planning, a group that supports legal abortion.
Holiness is simple August 8, 2024By Bishop Robert Reed OSV News Filed Under: Commentary God is holy, and he is never outdone in generosity.
Those who sing pray twice August 8, 2024By Cardinal Timothy M. Dolan OSV News Filed Under: Commentary, Worship & Sacraments One of the multiple blessings of the last six decades since the close of the providential Second Vatican Council has been an emphasis on congregational singing and the development of excellent parish choirs.
Wester warns: ‘We are now in a nuclear arms race far more dangerous than the first’ August 7, 2024By Gina Christian OSV News Filed Under: News, Respect Life, World News Archbishop John C. Wester of Santa Fe, N.M., has traveled to Japan on a “pilgrimage of peace” commemorating the 79th anniversary of the atomic bombings of Hiroshima and Nagasaki during World War II.
En tiempos difíciles, recuerden que nada es imposible para Dios, dice el Papa August 7, 2024By Cindy Wooden Catholic News Service Filed Under: En Español Cada cristiano y toda la Iglesia Católica deben aferrarse a la promesa de que “nada es imposible para Dios”, especialmente cuando se enfrentan a dificultades, dijo el Papa Francisco.
Chinese Catholics gather in Chicago to discuss the church’s challenges in China today August 7, 2024By Simone Orendain OSV News Filed Under: News, Religious Freedom, World News An Aug. 2-4 conference in Chicago on the life of the Catholic Church in China covered both the difficulties and strengths of being a church under a heavily regulatory communist government.
Parents win appeal in death of daughter forced off life support by British court August 7, 2024By Simon Caldwell OSV News Filed Under: Health Care, News, Religious Freedom, Respect Life, World News The parents of a young woman branded “delusional” for wanting continued hospital treatment instead of palliative care have won a court battle over the legality of the ruling that led to their daughter’s death.
