Pope asks theologians to help ‘de-masculinize’ the church November 30, 2023By Cindy Wooden Catholic News Service Filed Under: Feature, News, Vatican, World News Asking pardon for speaking plainly, Pope Francis told members of the International Theological Commission that “one of the great sins we have had is ‘masculinizing’ the church,” which also can be seen by the fact that only five of the commission members are women.
Friday abstinence: Getting to the meat of the matter November 30, 2023By Emily Stimpson Chapman OSV News Filed Under: Commentary Abstaining from meat is still the U.S. bishops’ stated preference for how Catholics should observe Fridays.
A decade later, Pope Francis’ ‘Evangelii Gaudium’ continues to resonate November 30, 2023By Maria Wiering OSV News Filed Under: Feature, News, Vatican, World News Released 10 years ago Nov. 24, the document’s message is as relevant as ever, several theologians and evangelization experts told OSV News.
How do we win the abortion battle? Maybe like this. November 30, 2023By Greg Erlandson OSV News Filed Under: Commentary, Respect Life What the pro-life movement in general, and unfortunately even the church, has not done is to campaign convincingly for what replaces the “safety net” of abortion in the voters’ minds.
Videogame Review: ‘Marvel’s Spider-Man 2’ November 30, 2023By Adele Chapline Smith OSV News Filed Under: Movie & Television Reviews Back when Stan Lee created him in 1962, everybody’s favorite web-slinger was one of the first superheroes to whom adolescents could relate. More than six decades later, that theme continues to be highlighted in “Marvel’s Spider-Man 2”
Texas Supreme Court considers request for clarity on exemptions to abortion ban November 29, 2023By Kate Scanlon OSV News Filed Under: Feature, News, Respect Life, World News The Texas Supreme Court Nov. 28 heard arguments in a challenge to the state’s abortion ban after a group of women alleged that the law forced them to continue pregnancies despite grave risks to their health.
Pope planning to withdraw Cardinal Burke’s Vatican salary, sources say November 29, 2023By Cindy Wooden Catholic News Service Filed Under: Feature, News, Vatican, World News Pope Francis told the prefects of Vatican dicasteries that he saw no reason for the Vatican to continue giving U.S. Cardinal Raymond L. Burke a monthly salary and questioned why the Vatican should be providing him with a free apartment in Rome, various sources have confirmed.
St. Maria Goretti Regional Catholic High School confirms closure November 29, 2023By George P. Matysek Jr. Catholic Review Filed Under: Feature, Local News, News, Schools Determining that it is not feasible to keep St. Maria Goretti Regional Catholic High School open as an independent Catholic school, leaders of the Hagerstown school announced Nov. 28 that the coeducational institution will close at the end of the 2023-24 academic year.
Conference puts pope’s call for ‘outgoing theology’ into action November 29, 2023By Justin McLellan Catholic News Service Filed Under: Arts & Culture, Feature, News, World News Theologians, social scientists, historians and artists, including an Indigenous Mexican rapper, met in Bogotá to discuss how religion is represented in popular culture today.
Indiana bishop asks Catholic women’s college to correct transgender admissions policy November 29, 2023By OSV News OSV News Filed Under: Colleges, Feature, News, World News Bishop Kevin C. Rhoades of Fort Wayne-South Bend urged the board of trustees of St. Mary’s College to correct a new admissions policy that “departs from fundamental Catholic teaching on the nature of woman.”
Silence must be broken if abuse is to be eradicated, pope tells victims November 29, 2023By Carol Glatz Catholic News Service Filed Under: Child & Youth Protection, News, Vatican, World News Everyone must work together to end the silence surrounding abuse if it is to be eradicated from the church and communities, Pope Francis told adult survivors of abuse as children.
Hope and Promise: Catholic Charities marks centennial, honors long-time director November 29, 2023By Christopher Gunty Catholic Review Filed Under: Catholic Charities, Feature, Local News, News, Our Faith in Action As Catholic Charities of Maryland marked its 100th anniversary with a gala dinner Nov. 9, it was fitting that a major award was given to Harold A. “Hal” Smith, who led the agency for a third of its history.
