Movie Review: ‘The Nun II’ September 7, 2023By Kurt Jensen OSV News Filed Under: Movie & Television Reviews If jump-scares were an Olympic competition, director Michael Chaves’ horror sequel “The Nun II” (Warner Bros.) would undoubtedly be festooned with gold medals.
With evictions growing, housing situation for many Americans seen growing more precarious September 7, 2023By Kimberly Heatherington OSV News Filed Under: Feature, News, Social Justice, World News With coronavirus-era eviction protections expiring across the country and rent payment waivers not far behind, the already-precarious situation of many low-income Americans is about to get worse.
Lawmaker, bishop urge action as 120,000 Armenians face ‘ethnic cleansing’ September 7, 2023By Gina Christian OSV News Filed Under: Feature, News, Religious Freedom, World News A U.S. lawmaker and a Catholic bishop are calling for action to end a months-long blockade that has left some 120,000 ethnic Armenians at risk of what he and other experts are calling “genocide by starvation.”
God elects some in order to better reach everyone, pope says September 7, 2023By Carol Glatz Catholic News Service Filed Under: Bible, Feature, News, Vatican, World News God chooses certain people not to exclude others, but always to include everyone by way of the missionary and social outreach of his disciples, Pope Francis said.
Pence at St. Anselm’s: Populism a ‘road to ruin’ for GOP September 7, 2023By Kate Scanlon OSV News Filed Under: 2024 Election, Feature, News, World News Republicans face a choice between populism and conservatism, former Vice President Mike Pence argued in a Sept. 6 speech at St. Anselm College in Manchester, N.H.
Mercy computer teacher wants to help students ‘change the world’ September 7, 2023By Sharon Crews Hare Special to the Catholic Review Filed Under: Feature, Local News, News, Schools MaryClare Cernik is teaching computer science to young women at Mercy High School in Baltimore, and she was recently named the Archdiocese of Baltimore’s Independent Catholic High School Teacher of the Year.
Celebrate migration as the ultimate free choice a human can make September 7, 2023By Bishop Nicholas DiMarzio OSV News Filed Under: Commentary, Immigration and Migration The theme for this year’s World Day of Migrants and Refugees, chosen by the Holy Father, Pope Francis, is “Free to Choose Whether to Migrate or to Stay.”
Love and truth September 7, 2023By Father Matthew Buening Special to the Catholic Review Filed Under: Amen, Commentary We must be humble and open to new ways that express the reality of LGBT Catholics within the loving embrace of the church.
U.S. Catholic schools see strong growth, forming children ‘who love Jesus Christ’ September 7, 2023By Gina Christian OSV News Filed Under: Feature, News, Schools, World News As they open their doors for a new academic year, the nation’s Catholic schools are enjoying overall strong growth, along with a firm commitment to mission, experts told OSV News.
Las escuelas católicas de EE.UU. experimentan un fuerte crecimiento y forman niños ‘que aman a Jesucristo’ September 7, 2023By Gina Christian OSV News Filed Under: En Español Al empezar este un nuevo año académico, las escuelas católicas del país están experimentado un fuerte crecimiento a nivel general, junto con un firme compromiso con la misión, dijeron expertos a OSV News.
Slum priests celebrate reparation Mass after presidential candidate pours insults on Argentine pope September 6, 2023By Eduardo Campos Lima OSV News Filed Under: Feature, News, Social Justice, Vatican, World News As Argentines prepare to elect their new president Oct. 22, a group of clergy close to Pope Francis launched an unprecedented intervention in the highly charged political atmosphere in the South American country.
‘Abortion didn’t grant us freedom,’ woman testifies, as thousands march for life in London September 6, 2023By Simon Caldwell OSV News Filed Under: Feature, News, Respect Life, World News More than 7,000 people took to the streets of London for the annual March for Life, which had as its theme “Freedom to Live.”