U.S. bishops ask faithful to pray during Holy Week for end to Israel-Hamas war March 25, 2024By OSV News OSV News Filed Under: Bishops, Conflict in the Middle East, Feature, Lent, News, World News The president of the U.S. Conference of Catholic Bishops and the chairman of the USCCB’s Committee on International Justice and Peace called upon the faithful to renew prayers during Holy Week for an end to the Israel-Hamas war.
On Palm Sunday, pope prays people open hearts to God, quell all hatred March 25, 2024By Carol Glatz Catholic News Service Filed Under: Feature, News, Vatican, World News, Worship & Sacraments Dressed in red vestments, the color of the Passion, Pope Francis presided over the Mass, the solemn beginning of Holy Week, but he skipped the homily and did not have an aide read any prepared remarks.
Vatican Palm Sunday recalls early Christian martyrs, brave sea captain March 25, 2024By Carol Glatz Catholic News Service Filed Under: News, Vatican, World News, Worship & Sacraments The Palm Sunday procession at the foot of an 85-foot-tall Egyptian obelisk in St. Peter’s Square recalls the martyrdom of many early Christians and the fast-thinking foresight of an Italian Renaissance sea captain.
After son’s abuse, Louisiana deacon and family join Anglican church, incurring excommunication March 25, 2024By Gina Christian OSV News Filed Under: Child & Youth Protection, Feature, News, World News A permanent deacon in the Diocese of Lafayette, La., whose then-teenage son was molested by the priest he once served alongside, is now excommunicated after leaving his ministry, because he formally left the Catholic Church, according to the recent decree written by his bishop.
Russian, Ukrainian church leaders react to Moscow terror attack March 25, 2024By Jonathan Luxmoore OSV News Filed Under: Feature, News, War in Ukraine, World News Russia’s Catholic archbishop has echoed condemnations of a March 22 terror assault which left dozens dead and injured at a Moscow concert venue, although a bishop from war-torn Ukraine warned the atrocity should also remind Russians of what his country was suffering at their hands.
Welcome Circles guide communities to help migrant families navigate new horizons March 25, 2024By Marietha Góngora V. OSV News Filed Under: Immigration and Migration, News, World News Catholic communities across the U.S. have been supporting migrant families arriving in the United States fleeing crisis situations by participating in the Welcome Circles, a program developed by the U.S. Conference of Catholic Bishops’ Department of Migration and Refugee Services.
Círculos de Bienvenida, un programa de la USCCB que abraza el futuro de los inmigrantes March 25, 2024By Marietha Góngora V. OSV News Filed Under: En Español Con el programa Welcome Circles (Círculos de Bienvenida) de la Conferencia de Obispos Católicos de Estados Unidos, comunidades católicas han estado apoyando a familias migrantes que llegan a los Estados Unidos huyendo de situaciones de crisis.
How to be ‘distinctly Catholic’ in a polarized political world March 25, 2024By Charlie Camosy OSV News Filed Under: Books, Commentary Kenneth Craycraft, associate professor of moral theology at Mount St. Mary’s Seminary and School of Theology in Cincinnati, Ohio, has a new book, “Citizens Yet Strangers: Living Authentically Catholic in a Divided America,” which looks at how faithful Catholics can engage in today’s polarized political climate. He recently spoke with OSV News’ Charlie Camosy about the book and the current political landscape.
Radio Interview: Serra Club is growing as it supports religious vocations March 25, 2024By Catholic Review Staff Catholic Review Filed Under: Feature, Local News, News, Radio Interview, Vocations The Serra Club has been promoting religious vocations in the United States and around the world for decades. Today, the local branch of the Serra Club in the Archdiocese of Baltimore is growing and working to support vocations to the priesthood and religious life – while also encouraging men and women of all walks of life to answer the universal call to holiness.
Down syndrome advocates call for Catholics to help parents embrace ‘dreams, not fears’ March 25, 2024By Kimberly Heatherington OSV News Filed Under: Feature, News, Respect Life, World News If there can be said to be a vanishing population in the United States, one demographic immediately stands out: people living with Down syndrome.
At Easter, the church offers us ways to celebrate fully our being reconciled with God March 24, 2024By Paul Senz OSV News Filed Under: Commentary, Easter Easter is a time of pure and boundless joy. The Easter season lasts 50 days, from Easter Sunday until Pentecost. The joy that comes from the Resurrection cannot be contained in a single day.
Paulists revamp ministries, showing need to ‘triple the ask’ for religious vocations March 24, 2024By Gina Christian OSV News Filed Under: Feature, News, Vocations, World News The Paulist Fathers, a missionary society of Catholic priests, announced March 13 that it would wind down its presence at two universities and three parishes in the U.S., while folding three other initiatives.
