Who’s Holy Land is it? A history of the most contested swath of land in the Middle East March 8, 2024By OSV News OSV News Filed Under: Conflict in the Middle East, Feature, News, World News The Holy Land remains perhaps the most hotly contested piece of territory in the Middle East, if not the world.
By giving to CRS collection, Catholics ‘walk with Jesus on his mission of mercy,’ bishop says March 8, 2024By OSV News OSV News Filed Under: Disaster Relief, Giving, News, World News By donating to the annual Catholic Relief Services collection of the U.S. Conference of Catholic Bishops, Catholics “have the opportunity to walk with Jesus on his mission of mercy,” said the chairman of the USCCB’s Committee on National Collections.
Pope: Jesus showed acts of mercy to inspire others to follow suit March 8, 2024By Carol Glatz Catholic News Service Filed Under: Feature, News, Saints, Vatican, World News When it comes to inspiring people’s actions, Jesus knew that being an example to others is more important than “a flood of words,” Pope Francis said.
Alabama governor signs IVF bill pro-life groups call ‘ill-considered’ and ‘unjust’ March 7, 2024By Kate Scanlon OSV News Filed Under: Feature, News, Respect Life, World News Alabama’s Republican Gov. Kay Ivey March 6 signed into law a bill passed by lawmakers to grant legal protection to in vitro fertilization clinics after a ruling by that state’s Supreme Court found that frozen embryos qualify as children under the state law’s wrongful death law.
Daughter of Charity Sister Maria Gnerro dies at 92 March 7, 2024By Catholic Review Staff Catholic Review Filed Under: Local News, News, Obituaries An 11 a.m. funeral Mass for Daughter of Charity Sister Maria Gnerro will be offered March 27 at Villa St. Michael in Emmitsburg. Sister Maria died Feb. 19. She was 92.
Church, world need women’s contributions, pope says March 7, 2024By Cindy Wooden Catholic News Service Filed Under: Feature, News, Vatican, World News The Catholic Church and the world itself need the gifts and contributions of women, especially in bringing people together and overcoming tensions and violence, Pope Francis wrote.
Pope: Despite discouragement, church’s safeguarding efforts ‘must not wane’ March 7, 2024By Justin McLellan Catholic News Service Filed Under: Child & Youth Protection, News, Vatican, World News The Catholic Church should not be discouraged by the challenge of confronting sex abuse, Pope Francis said, rather it must take concrete steps in developing policies to preserve the dignity of its members.
International Women’s Day: Celebrations in synod season explore hopes March 7, 2024By Cindy Wooden Catholic News Service Filed Under: Feature, News, Synodality, Vatican, World News International Women’s Day has long been an occasion for women and men connected to the Vatican to gather to discuss the role of women in the church and society.
Irish bishops appeal for protecting identity of family amid March 8 constitutional referendum March 7, 2024By Michael Kelly OSV News Filed Under: Marriage & Family Life, News, World News A constitutional referendum scheduled for March 8 could weaken the incentive for young people to get married, Ireland’s bishops have warned.
Videogame Review: ‘Helldivers 2’ March 7, 2024By Adele Chapline Smith OSV News Filed Under: Movie & Television Reviews “Helldivers 2” (Sony Interactive Entertainment), the long-awaited follow-up to the franchise’s 2015 kickoff, is a third-person shooter that gets adrenaline pumping and registers as both exhilarating and intense.
Catholic Extension’s Spirit of Francis honoree called ‘great model’ of award’s namesakes March 7, 2024By OSV News OSV News Filed Under: News, Social Justice, World News Catholic Extension Society recently honored Dominican Sister Jane Meyer, former head of school at St. Agnes Academy, with its seventh annual Houston Spirit of Francis Award for her decades of commitment to Catholic education and promotion of social justice.
Haley suspends bid, but Super Tuesday results may have warning signs for Trump and Biden March 7, 2024By Kate Scanlon OSV News Filed Under: 2024 Election, News, World News Former U.N. Ambassador and South Carolina Gov. Nikki Haley suspended her bid for president March 6, leaving her party’s front-runner, former President Donald Trump, without any major rivals for the nomination.
