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.
Six pro-life activists convicted of federal civil rights offenses for abortion clinic blockade February 1, 2024By Kurt Jensen OSV News Filed Under: Feature, News, Respect Life, World News Six pro-life activists, including one already jailed and awaiting sentencing for a separate incident in Washington, were convicted Jan. 30 of federal civil rights offenses resulting from their blockade of an abortion clinic in Mount Juliet, Tenn., on March 5, 2021.
Catholic high schools in Baltimore area remain more affordable private school option February 1, 2024By George P. Matysek Jr. Catholic Review Filed Under: Feature, Local News, News, Schools Continuing a trend of the last several years, Catholic high schools in the Archdiocese of Baltimore continue to be significantly more affordable than their non-Catholic private school counterparts, according to an annual tuition survey conducted by the Catholic Review.
Pope: For the terminally ill, incurable does not mean ‘un-care-able’ February 1, 2024By Carol Glatz Catholic News Service Filed Under: Feature, Health Care, News, Vatican, World News People who are terminally ill and their families should always receive the care and assistance they need, Pope Francis said.
Mount St. Mary’s awarded state grant for School of Health professions January 31, 2024By Catholic Review Staff Catholic Review Filed Under: Colleges, Feature, Health Care, Local News, News A $1 million state Seed Community Development Anchor Institution Fund grant will support Mount St. Mary’s University and the Daughters of Charity in turning an underutilized wing of the Daughters’ St. Joseph House in Emmitsburg into the university’s new School of Health Professions, according to a news release from the university.
Why it’s worth thinking about friendship this Catholic Schools Week January 31, 2024By Peter K. Kilpatrick OSV News Filed Under: Commentary, Schools It is fitting that as Catholic Schools Week begins and we mark the feast of St. Thomas Aquinas, the patron saint of Catholic education, that we consider the importance and significance of friendship.
As season four premieres around world, ‘The Chosen’ actors talk faith, life struggles January 31, 2024By Paulina Guzik OSV News Filed Under: Movie & Television Reviews Five years since the premiere of the first season, the series about the life of Jesus of Nazareth is now garnering over 770 million views of its episodes and has more than 12 million social media followers.
Wrath destroys relationships, pins blame on others, pope says January 31, 2024By Carol Glatz Catholic News Service Filed Under: News, Vatican, World News Wrath is a “dark vice” that destroys relationships, focuses all blame on others and only worsens over time, Pope Francis said.