Pope Francis prays for those affected by earthquake in Japan January 2, 2024By Carol Glatz Catholic News Service Filed Under: Feature, News, Vatican, World News Pope Francis prayed for all those affected by a devastating earthquake in Japan, offering encouragement to emergency crews who were assisting victims and searching for survivors under the rubble.
How to be more thoughtful about your screen time January 2, 2024By Sister Hosea Rupprecht OSV News Filed Under: Commentary As you consider the new year, perhaps God is inspiring you to spend less time looking at a screen and more time looking at the people and places around you.
The greatest New Year’s challenge: Letting go January 2, 2024By Jaymie Stuart Wolfe OSV News Filed Under: Commentary Being attached to anything other than God himself will prevent me from living in the fullness and freedom of his grace.
Exiled Nicaraguan bishop asks world’s bishops ‘not to abandon us’ as wave of priest arrests ends year in dictator-run country January 2, 2024By David Agren OSV News Filed Under: Feature, News, World News Since Christmas, Nicaraguan police and paramilitaries have detained more than a dozen priests, including an archdiocesan vicar, as the Sandinista regime escalates a campaign of terror against the Catholic Church — an institution it has struggled to subdue.
Church and world must ‘respect, defend, esteem’ women, pope says January 2, 2024By Justin McLellan Catholic News Service Filed Under: Feature, News, Vatican, World News The world and the Catholic Church must respect and defend women and foster a motherly care for others to end dehumanizing cycles of violence, Pope Francis said.
Clergy renew calls to support Ukraine after massive Russian attack on civilians January 2, 2024By Gina Christian OSV News Filed Under: Feature, News, War in Ukraine, World News Sorrow, anger and renewed calls to support Ukraine have been issued by Ukrainian Catholic and other Ukrainian clergy, following a massive Dec. 29 attack on that nation by Russia.
Bring Mary’s gratitude and hope into the new year, pope says January 2, 2024By Justin McLellan Catholic News Service Filed Under: Feature, News, Vatican, World News Pope Francis encouraged Christians to look to the example of Mary who, after giving birth to Jesus, had a mother’s gratitude in her heart for bearing the child of God.
Calvert Hall grad recovered stolen art, artifacts over two-decade career with the FBI January 2, 2024By Erik Zygmont Special to the Catholic Review Filed Under: Arts & Culture, Feature, Local News, News Robert Wittman, who grew up in Baltimore’s Hamilton neighborhood and received the sacraments at nearby St. Dominic Church and his grade school education at the former parish school, has recovered countless artifacts and pieces of art, including works by Rembrandt, Goya, Manet and Rodin.
A selection of movies to watch by the fireside January 2, 2024By John Mulderig OSV News Filed Under: Movie & Television Reviews Nostalgic evocations of a simpler era or intimate love stories may qualify as the kind of comforting fare that will help to make a dreary January afternoon go by in a more enjoyable way.
Christian persecution on the rise globally, but overlooked, says expert January 2, 2024By Gina Christian OSV News Filed Under: Feature, News, Religious Freedom, World News Data shows that Christian persecution is on the rise globally — but that repression remains largely overlooked in the news cycle, one expert told OSV News.
Most popular stories and commentaries of 2023 on CatholicReview.org January 1, 2024By Gerry Jackson Catholic Review Filed Under: Feature, Journalism, Local News, News Check out the most-read local stories and commentaries on CatholicReview.org for 2023.
Unions racked up major 2023 wins for family-wage jobs in multiple sectors, setting stage for 2024 January 1, 2024By Kimberly Heatherington OSV News Filed Under: Feature, News, Social Justice, World News In the past 12 months, an extraordinary level of nationwide activity — organizing, strikes, negotiations and new contracts — has signaled increased influence for American labor unions, which once counted 21 million U.S. workers among their ranks.
