Loyola University Maryland acknowledges historical ties to slavery, calls for continued examination January 18, 2024By Adriana Montes Catholic Review Filed Under: Colleges, Feature, Local News, News, Racial Justice Loyola University Maryland officially acknowledged its historical ties to slavery with the Jan. 17 release of a comprehensive 27-page report detailing the Baltimore university’s connections to the slave trade.
Migrant drownings stoke cross-border tensions, questions on jurisdiction January 18, 2024By David Agren OSV News Filed Under: Feature, Immigration and Migration, News, World News The drownings of three Mexican migrants in the Rio Grande has deepened a jurisdictional dispute between the U.S. federal and Texas state governments over responding to the wave of migrants and asylum-seekers irregularly crossing the U.S.-Mexico border.
Cardinal Filoni makes pilgrimage to Holy Land as sign of peace, solidarity January 18, 2024By David Aquije OSV News Filed Under: Conflict in the Middle East, Feature, News, World News Cardinal Fernando Filoni, grand master of the Equestrian Order of the Holy Sepulchre of Jerusalem, an ancient chivalric order of the Catholic Church rooted in the Holy Land, made a pilgrimage to the Holy Land as a sign of peace and dialogue during the ongoing Israel-Hamas war.
Vatican foreign minister optimistic papal trip to Vietnam is possible January 18, 2024By Carol Glatz Catholic News Service Filed Under: Feature, News, Vatican, World News A papal visit to Vietnam would send a very good message to the Asian region, said Archbishop Paul R. Gallagher, the Vatican’s foreign minister.
Church burnings tied to unproven discovery of unmarked graves at residential schools January 18, 2024By Quinton Amundson OSV News Filed Under: Feature, News, World News According to the Catholic Civil Rights League’s database, at least 85 Catholic churches have been set ablaze or vandalized since the unproven discovery May 27, 2021, of 215 suspected unmarked graves near the former Kamloops Indian Residential School.
Suspected gunman arrested during weekday Mass in California January 18, 2024By Gina Christian OSV News Filed Under: Feature, Gun Violence, News, World News A weekday Mass at a California parish was interrupted as police pursued an alleged armed suspect who had fled into the church.
Of worrying and wild things January 18, 2024By Effie Caldarola OSV News Filed Under: Commentary It’s good to be prepared, but worrying is a spiritual problem.
A eucharistic word: tabernacle January 18, 2024By Michael R. Heinlein OSV News Filed Under: Commentary, Eucharist The Eucharist is the key to open up the tabernacle of our hearts and let Christ live in the world.
Is hell empty? I think not, but I hope I’m wrong January 18, 2024By Father Patrick Briscoe OSV News Filed Under: Commentary I think there are a lot of souls lost for eternity because they’ve refused God’s love. I hope I’m wrong. But I don’t think I am.
Court order confirms claims deadline and forms for archdiocesan reorganization January 17, 2024By Christopher Gunty Catholic Review Filed Under: 2023 Attorney General's Report, Feature, Local News, News The judge overseeing the Chapter 11 bankruptcy reorganization of the Archdiocese of Baltimore issued an order Jan. 16 that approved a May 31 deadline for claims to be submitted, along with the form to be used by those who wish to make a claim for damages relating to sexual abuse of a minor by clergy or other personnel in the archdiocese.
Movie Review: ‘The Beekeeper’ January 17, 2024By John Mulderig OSV News Filed Under: Movie & Television Reviews Cultivating bees may be regarded as a rather peaceful and meditative pursuit. But that doesn’t stop the title character of the preposterous action flick “The Beekeeper” (Amazon MGM) from going berserk when provoked.
Two U.S. prelates call for ‘immediate and total’ ceasefire in Gaza Strip January 17, 2024By Gina Christian OSV News Filed Under: Conflict in the Middle East, Feature, News, World News Two U.S. prelates are urging an “immediate and total” ceasefire in the war that has convulsed the Gaza Strip for more than 100 days, while condemning Hamas and urging the release of Israeli hostages taken by the Palestinian militants.
