Fire in packed hall turns wedding joy into tragedy in northern Iraq, killing more than 100 September 28, 2023By Dale Gavlak OSV News Filed Under: Feature, News, World News A Christian wedding party meant to celebrate the joining of young lives turned into a nightmare when a lit flare set the packed hall in northern Iraq on fire, killing more than 120 people and injuring some 250 others, according to local sources, as authorities warned the death toll is expected to rise with many more people still missing.
Analysis: Is the U.S. church’s Hispanic Catholic hope slipping away? September 28, 2023By Hosffman Ospino OSV News Filed Under: Commentary, Immigration and Migration Hispanics account for nearly 71 percent of the growth of the Catholic population in the United States since 1960.
ANÁLISIS: Se nos escapa la esperanza hispana como agua entre los dedos September 28, 2023By Hosffman Ospino OSV News Filed Under: En Español Este ha sido el caso por más de medio siglo. Los hispanos representamos aproximadamente el 71% del crecimiento de la población católica en los Estados Unidos desde 1960.
Archbishop Lori will ordain 14 permanent deacons Sept. 30 September 28, 2023By George P. Matysek Jr. Catholic Review Filed Under: deacons, Feature, Local News, News, Vocations Archbishop William E. Lori will ordain 14 men to the permanent diaconate during a 10 a.m. Mass Sept. 30 at the Cathedral of Mary Our Queen in Homeland.
Papal commission asks synod make safeguarding a bigger priority September 28, 2023By Carol Glatz Catholic News Service Filed Under: Child & Youth Protection, Feature, News, Synodality, World News The synod on synodality should dedicate substantial discussion to addressing sexual abuse in the church and include the voices of survivors, the Pontifical Commission for the Protection of Minors said.
CARA study shows positive signs of Catholic belief in Eucharist, but underscores need for revival September 27, 2023By Maria Wiering OSV News Filed Under: Eucharist, Feature, News, World News Almost two-thirds of Catholics believe in the real presence of Jesus in the Eucharist, but only 17 percent of adult Catholics physically attend Mass at least once per week, according to a newly published survey from Georgetown University’s Center for Applied Research in the Apostolate.
Movie Review: ‘Deliver Us’ September 27, 2023By Kurt Jensen OSV News Filed Under: Movie & Television Reviews A blast furnace of blasphemy, “Deliver Us” (Magnet), also is an amalgam of gore and nudity. Co-director (with Cru Ennis) Lee Roy Kunz — who co-wrote the screenplay with Kane Kunz and also takes the film’s leading role — seems intent on giving us religiously themed horror with sexy elements and the power to shock.
PIE Back to School Breakfast aims for $200,000 for scholarships September 27, 2023By Christopher Gunty Catholic Review Filed Under: Feature, Giving, Local News, News, Schools The Archdiocese of Baltimore touted the success of the Partners in Excellence (PIE) Scholarship Program, which in 28 years has funded more than 30,000 scholarships to the tune of $39 million in Baltimore City Catholic schools.
Ukrainian bishop tells Colorado organization prayer is ‘most important help’ for his country September 27, 2023By Veronica Ambuul OSV News Filed Under: Feature, News, War in Ukraine, World News Bishop Skomarovsky, Father Oleksandr Zelinskyi and Sister Kamila Fydryszewska were hosted by Catholic Outreach to Neighbors in Ukraine, or CONU, a Colorado Springs-based organization that has been working to provide emergency relief for the country.
Writers’ strike over as union secures landmark deal with AI-related labor protections September 27, 2023By Kimberly Heatherington OSV News Filed Under: Feature, Movie & Television Reviews, News, World News After 146 days on strike, the Writers Guild of America — the labor union representing film, television, radio and online media writers — reached a tentative deal Sept. 24 with the Alliance of Motion Picture and Television Producers, or AMPTP, the organization that negotiates on behalf of Hollywood’s largest production companies.
Hope must be restored in communities, young people, pope says September 27, 2023By Carol Glatz Catholic News Service Filed Under: Feature, News, Vatican, World News Hope and fraternity must be kept alive, organized and coordinated into concrete action so every crisis can be read as an opportunity and dealt with positively, Pope Francis said.
Vatican at U.N.: Risk of nuclear war is ‘at its highest in generations’ September 27, 2023By Justin McLellan Catholic News Service Filed Under: Feature, News, Religious Freedom, Vatican, World News Speaking Sept. 26 during a high-level meeting on the elimination of nuclear weapons at the U.N. General Assembly in New York, Archbishop Paul R. Gallagher, the Vatican foreign minister, called eliminating nuclear weapons a “moral imperative.”
