Movie Review: ‘We Grown Now’ May 2, 2024By Kurt Jensen OSV News Filed Under: Movie & Television Reviews Behind “We Grown Now” (Sony Pictures Classics), a drama influenced by real-life events, looms the 1992 murder of 7-year-old Dantrell Davis in Chicago’s Cabrini-Green public housing project. The crime had far-reaching consequences.
Caritas Baby Hospital in Bethlehem remains a ray of hope in war-torn Holy Land May 2, 2024By Judith Sudilovsky OSV News Filed Under: Conflict in the Middle East, Feature, Health Care, News, World News Caritas Baby Hospital is now the only exclusively pediatric hospital in the West Bank serving about 50,000 children a year. Caritas in Switzerland and Germany were the first donors to the hospital, but since 1963 the hospital has been affiliated with the Swiss NGO Children’s Relief Bethlehem.
Nearly 1,000 parishioners weigh in on Baltimore parish reconfiguration proposal at final listening session May 1, 2024By George P. Matysek Jr. Catholic Review Filed Under: Feature, Local News, News, Seek the City to Come “This is difficult,” the bishop said. “It’s heart-wrenching. But we’re at a pivotal moment in the city church. We need to do this. We need to do this because our church membership is getting older and we’re not replacing ourselves.”
Cardinal says church shouldn’t expect ‘miracle’ of peace in Holy Land May 1, 2024By Justin McLellan Catholic News Service Filed Under: Conflict in the Middle East, Feature, News, Vatican, World News Sudden peace negotiations or an intervention by the United States will not deliver Israelis and Palestinians from the suffering caused by the war in Gaza, a Jerusalem-based cardinal said.
Pope Francis appoints first Catholic bishop with Anglican heritage for UK ordinariate May 1, 2024By Jonathan Luxmoore OSV News Filed Under: Ecumenism and Interfaith Relations, News, World News Catholics in the United Kingdom that are part of the personal ordinariate, a kind of diocese originally set up to receive groups of Anglican Christians into full communion with the Catholic Church, have welcomed Pope Francis’ appointment of their first bishop — and the first ordinariate bishop to hail from their Anglican heritage.
Kansas Legislature successfully overrides governor’s vetoes of 4 pro-life measures May 1, 2024By Kate Scanlon OSV News Filed Under: News, Respect Life, World News Kansas lawmakers voted to override Democratic Gov. Laura Kelly’s vetoes on pro-life legislation, a victory hailed by Catholic and pro-life advocates that comes just two years after voters in Kansas rejected a push to remove abortion protections from their state constitution.
Fear is the great nemesis of faith, pope says at general audience May 1, 2024By Carol Glatz Catholic News Service Filed Under: Feature, News, Vatican, World News The greatest enemy of faith is fear, Pope Francis said at his weekly general audience.
Afraid of Marian apparitions? Take another look this May May 1, 2024By Gretchen R. Crowe OSV News Filed Under: Commentary Approaching these apparitions with open hearts, as well as with prudence — we should be most attentive to those apparitions the church has approved — could reap great rewards.
Methodist minister, partner receive same-sex blessing from Chicago parish in video May 1, 2024By Gina Christian OSV News Filed Under: News, World News A former Methodist minister has sought a blessing on her same-sex union from a priest at a parish within the Archdiocese of Chicago, months after the Vatican issued a document on the possibility of giving spontaneous, non-liturgical pastoral blessings to couples in irregular situations.
Ukrainian archbishop meets with military officials on missing priests, detained civilians May 1, 2024By Gina Christian OSV News Filed Under: Feature, News, War in Ukraine, World News The head of the Ukrainian Greek Catholic Church recently met with Ukrainian military officials to discuss a range of issues, including Russia’s detention of two Ukrainian Catholic priests whose fate remains unknown.
Arquidiócesis de Baltimore presenta propuesta Busquemos la Ciudad Venidera a la comunidad hispana May 1, 2024By Marietha Góngora V. Special to the Catholic Review Filed Under: En Español Alrededor de 250 feligreses de 11 parroquias se reunieron en la Iglesia de Nuestra Señora de Fátima en Bayview para la presentación en español de la propuesta de reconfiguración parroquial como parte de la iniciativa Busquemos la Ciudad Venidera.
Mary, full of grace May 1, 2024By Carl E. Olson OSV News Filed Under: Commentary Mary’s holiness comes from the same source — the Triune God — as the holiness that fills all who are baptized and are in a state of grace.
