Federal court says Catholic school has right to employ teachers who uphold church teaching May 9, 2024By OSV News OSV News Filed Under: Feature, News, Religious Freedom, Schools, World News A federal appeals court May 8 ruled in favor of the Diocese of Charlotte, North Carolina, protecting religious schools’ freedom to hire schoolteachers who will uphold their religious beliefs.
Proposed abortion ballot measures in several states move closer to qualifying for November May 9, 2024By Kate Scanlon OSV News Filed Under: 2024 Election, Feature, News, Respect Life, World News Abortion advocates in at least 15 states are seeking to qualify ballot measures for November that would enshrine abortion protections in law or their state constitutions, and some efforts recently got a step closer.
Havana chapel restored, reconsecrated with U.S., international support May 9, 2024By Tom Tracy OSV News Filed Under: News, World News What some are now calling the most beautiful church in Cuba is a newly restored Catholic university chapel in Havana abruptly abandoned during the Cuban Revolution and in disuse for some 60 years.
Catholic groups call for cease-fire in Gaza, release of Israeli hostages May 9, 2024By Lauretta Brown OSV News Filed Under: Conflict in the Middle East, Feature, News, World News More than 2,500 Catholic bishops, priests, women religious, academics, laypeople and Catholic groups have called for a cease-fire in Gaza in a letter to U.S. President Joe Biden and other world leaders.
Irish pro-lifers march as abortion numbers ‘soar’ May 9, 2024By Sarah Mac Donald OSV News Filed Under: News, Respect Life, World News Those who took part in this year’s March for Life in Dublin May 6 were urged to “think pro-life” in next month’s local and European Parliament elections. Organizers said that “thousands” participated in the march, which took place on a bank holiday.
Catholic doctor sings praises of skin cancer protection May 9, 2024By Susan McInerney Special to the Catholic Review Filed Under: Feature, Health Care, Local News, News Every summer, we race to beaches and pools, lakes and mountains to take advantage of longer days and the warmth of the sun. But with that increased outdoor activity comes the question: What’s the best way to protect our skin from skin cancer?
Home viewing roundup: What’s available to stream and what’s on horizon May 9, 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.
‘Wildcat’ a reminder of Flannery O’Connor’s enduring attraction May 9, 2024By Maria Wiering OSV News Filed Under: Arts & Culture, Books, Movie & Television Reviews Ethan Hawke knows “Wildcat,” his film about the life and imagination of Southern writer Flannery O’Connor released May 3, is unlikely to attract general audiences. “It’s a difficult subject matter for a lot of people. They don’t know what to make out of it,” he said in a Q&A with media April 30. The film […]
At Notre Dame of Maryland, men and women navigate historic change at formerly all-women’s university May 9, 2024By Gary Lambrecht Special to the Catholic Review Filed Under: Colleges, Feature, Local News, News Men were welcomed at the historically all-women university for the first time 1975 in the school’s Weekend College for adult undergraduate students and they were welcomed into graduate programs beginning in 1984, but the university did not go fully co-ed until this academic year.
Why listening is key for the future of pro-life movement May 9, 2024By Grattan Brown OSV News Filed Under: Commentary, Respect Life Pro-lifers and pro-choicers both can miss the full experience of unexpected pregnancy and abortion and fail to see that post-abortive women are so much more than their singular decision to have an abortion.
Union with God in ‘The Living Flame of Love’ May 9, 2024By Lauretta Brown OSV News Filed Under: Commentary “The Living Flame of Love” is a poem written by the 16th-century Spanish mystic with beautiful, fiery imagery to describe a soul’s perfect union with God. St. John wrote both the poem and a commentary on it for Doña Ana de Peñalosa, a widow who went to him for spiritual direction in Granada.
Ascension, Assumption: What’s the difference? May 9, 2024By Catherine Odell OSV News Filed Under: Commentary, Worship & Sacraments What’s the Ascension? What’s the Assumption? What’s the difference? The meaning of these two great feasts is sometimes a bit blurry.
