Las Vegas archbishop is ‘holding close’ victims of university mass shooting December 7, 2023By Gina Christian OSV News Filed Under: Feature, Gun Violence, News, World News Archbishop George Leo Thomas of Las Vegas said he is “holding close” those affected by a mass shooting on the University of Nevada, Las Vegas campus.
Pope gives Syro-Malabar Catholics Christmas deadline to end dispute December 7, 2023By Cindy Wooden Catholic News Service Filed Under: Eucharist, Feature, News, Vatican, World News Telling Syro-Malabar Catholics in India’s Archdiocese of Ernakulam-Angamaly that he does not want to see anyone excommunicated, Pope Francis pleaded with the priests and faithful to end their dispute over the way the Eucharist is celebrated.
Pope encourages oratories to help form good Catholics, good citizens December 7, 2023By Cindy Wooden Catholic News Service Filed Under: Feature, News, Vatican, World News, Youth Ministry Catholic oratories and youth groups that provide after-school activities, religious education and a place for children and teens to gather should be loud, joyful places that help form good Catholics and good citizens, Pope Francis said.
Hospital close to Christ’s birthplace in Bethlehem struggles to operate amid war December 7, 2023By Judith Sudilovsky OSV News Filed Under: Conflict in the Middle East, Feature, News, World News The Holy Family Hospital in Bethlehem, located just 1,500 steps from the birthplace of Christ, is confronting significant challenges amid the ongoing war between Israel and Hamas in the Gaza Strip 45 miles away.
World’s desire for unity persists since World War II, pope says December 7, 2023By Justin McLellan Catholic News Service Filed Under: Feature, News, Vatican, World News Religious movements within the Catholic Church must advocate for peace and unity in the world at large and within their communities, Pope Francis said.
Use diplomacy to fix injustices sparking conflicts, pope tells ambassadors December 7, 2023By Carol Glatz Catholic News Service Filed Under: Environment, Feature, News, Vatican, World News The peaceful means of diplomacy must be used to seek global solutions to the serious injustices that cause so many conflicts in the world, Pope Francis said.
A new baby for Advent December 7, 2023By Rita Buettner Catholic Review Filed Under: Advent, Blog, Commentary, Open Window There is nothing like that wait for the baby to arrive, especially in those final hours before the birth.
GOP presidential candidates debate absent Trump, gender transitions for minors December 7, 2023By Kate Scanlon OSV News Filed Under: 2024 Election, Feature, News, World News Four Republican presidential candidates participated in a Dec. 6 debate in Tuscaloosa, Alabama seeking to increase their support as their party’s first contests in the primary process are scheduled next month.
‘You kill your crickets, eh?’ Discovering Dickens’ other Christmas tale December 7, 2023By Kenneth Craycraft OSV News Filed Under: Books, Commentary “The Christmas Carol” is only the most prominent of Dickens’s several Christmas stories, my favorite of which is “The Cricket on the Hearth: A Fairy Tale of Home,” published on Dec. 20, 1845.
Choosing your gaze: Hispanic Youth Ministry Retreat provides a weekend of spiritual growth, unity December 7, 2023By Adriana Montes Catholic Review Filed Under: Feature, Hispanic Ministry, Local News, News The Archdiocese of Baltimore’s Hispanic Ministry welcomed participants to a weekend dedicated to reflection and cultivating leadership at its Hispanic Youth Ministry Retreat Nov. 17.
Catholic High crowned again as Baltimore’s best girls private school by magazine December 6, 2023By Adriana Montes Catholic Review Filed Under: Feature, Local News, News, Schools The Catholic High School of Baltimore has been crowned the best private high school for girls in Baltimore by Baltimore Style magazine for the second time, marking a significant milestone in the school’s 85-year history.
Proposed referendum for Irish Constitution calls for widening the definition of family December 6, 2023By Michael Kelly OSV News Filed Under: Feature, Marriage & Family Life, News, World News A pro-family campaign group has warned that a proposed March referendum in Ireland to amend the country’s constitution would be a “further downgrading of the importance of marriage to society.”
