U.S. couple to serve as international coordinators for Retrouvaille marriage ministry February 2, 2024By OSV News OSV News Filed Under: Marriage & Family Life, News, World News For three days, the pair joined couples from around the world in Cape Town, South Africa, at the International Council Meeting of Retrouvaille, a peer ministry for those struggling in their marriages.
Navigating marriage after baby February 2, 2024By Simcha Fisher OSV News Filed Under: Commentary, Marriage & Family Life No matter how much a baby was desired, his arrival will often turn a marriage on its ear. Take a snapshot of a married couple with a new baby and it may look less like a holy card and more like an S.O.S.
Author Flannery O’Connor shared her faith through fiction February 2, 2024By Russell Shaw Filed Under: Books, Commentary Flannery O’Connor was not an evangelist. She was an artist, one of the most gifted American fiction writers of the 20th century. But a profoundly Catholic theological vision informs her art, giving her stories resonance and depth that sound deep — and sometimes deeply disturbing — spiritual chords.
Self-deception, pride and the Willy Loman in all of us February 2, 2024By Kenneth Craycraft OSV News Filed Under: Commentary “Death of a Salesman” has much to say to us Christians as we navigate the highways and backroads of our own moral lives.
Bishop Seitz: End human trafficking by tackling root causes collectively February 2, 2024By Gina Christian OSV News Filed Under: Feature, News, World News Ending human trafficking requires collective action in addressing the conditions that cause it, said a U.S. bishop.
At National Prayer Breakfast, Biden calls for Americans to ‘pray for peace’ amid conflict February 1, 2024By Kate Scanlon OSV News Filed Under: Conflict in the Middle East, Feature, News, War in Ukraine, World News At the National Prayer Breakfast Feb. 1, President Joe Biden called for prayers for a peaceful resolution of conflicts in Gaza and Ukraine, and he urged Americans to be united in the face of challenges.
Pope to Notre Dame: Religion ‘essential’ in forming minds and hearts February 1, 2024By Justin McLellan Catholic News Service Filed Under: Colleges, Feature, News, Vatican, World News Catholic universities are called to contribute to the growth of the intellectual tradition of the church as well as the hearts of their students, forming them into agents of good, Pope Francis told the University of Notre Dame’s board of trustees.
Social media CEOs grilled over child exploitation: ‘You have a product that’s killing people’ February 1, 2024By Kate Scanlon OSV News Filed Under: Child & Youth Protection, Feature, News, U.S. Congress, World News The Senate Judiciary Committee Jan. 31 grilled the CEOs of major social media companies on how they respond to child sexual exploitation on their platforms.
Pope: Christians must rekindle hope in fighting today’s forms of slavery February 1, 2024By Carol Glatz OSV News Filed Under: Feature, Lent, News, Vatican, World News Lent is a time to free oneself from slavery and take action to free others suffering from the multiple forms of slavery that afflict the world, Pope Francis said.
‘We need a generation to forget’ on both sides of conflict, says Palestinian bishop February 1, 2024By Michael Kelly OSV News Filed Under: Conflict in the Middle East, Feature, News, World News Auxiliary Bishop William Shomali of the Latin Patriarchate of Jerusalem told OSV News that the level of destruction in Gaza is unprecedented and many residents there are “starving.”
The poor you have always with you February 1, 2024By Effie Caldarola OSV News Filed Under: Commentary, Social Justice Somewhere in your community, there is a chance to be present to those who struggle.
Videogame Review: ‘Avatar: Frontiers of Pandora’ February 1, 2024By Adele Chapline Smith OSV News Filed Under: Movie & Television Reviews “Avatar: Frontiers of Pandora” (Ubisoft) is an open-world action-adventure game that takes place concurrently with the movies. Its narrative, however, tells a standalone tale. While the experience as a whole is safest for grown-ups, it may also be acceptable for older adolescents.
