The missing apple December 28, 2023By Rita Buettner Catholic Review Filed Under: Commentary, The Domestic Church God will give us our daily bread. He will ensure that we are not alone, and that we are equipped with the faith and the strength for whatever we might face.
As migration increased in 2023, so did pressures on the church’s ministry December 28, 2023By OSV News OSV News Filed Under: Feature, Immigration and Migration, News, World News Unauthorized border crossings increased in 2023, fueled in part by shifts in U.S. policy and global migration trends. The year saw increasingly heated anti-immigrant rhetoric and actions that also put Catholic Charities agencies — and the church’s religious freedom to minister to migrants — in the crosshairs.
Twist! A Christmas resolution for this New Year’s December 28, 2023By Greg Erlandson OSV News Filed Under: Christmas, Commentary This Christmas season, let our New Year’s resolution be to celebrate Christmas a wee bit longer than 24 hours.
Movie Review: ‘Aquaman and the Lost Kingdom’ December 27, 2023By Kurt Jensen OSV News Filed Under: Movie & Television Reviews A menagerie of special effects aimlessly searching for a coherent plot is the most concise way to sum up “Aquaman and the Lost Kingdom” (Warner Bros.), the sequel to 2018’s immensely successful “Aquaman.”
Movie Review: ‘Migration’ December 27, 2023By John Mulderig OSV News Filed Under: Movie & Television Reviews An endearing piece of entertainment awaits audiences in the animated adventure “Migration” (Universal).
Pope encourages persecuted Christians to stay strong in their witness December 27, 2023By Cindy Wooden Catholic News Service Filed Under: Feature, News, Vatican, World News On the feast of St. Stephen, the first Christian martyr, Pope Francis prayed for people persecuted for their faith or denigrated for living a life marked by Gospel values.
Memorial services around country honor fallen homeless December 27, 2023By Sam Lucero OSV News Filed Under: Feature, News, Social Justice, World News At least 20 people experiencing homelessness in the United States die every day, according to HomelessDeathsCount.org. To help remember and honor those who have died, the National Coalition for the Homeless began sponsoring memorial services in 1990.
‘The devil is a seducer,’ pope says as he begins new series of talks December 27, 2023By Cindy Wooden Catholic News Service Filed Under: Feature, News, Vatican, World News The devil is sly and sneaky like a serpent and subtly entices people to sin, Pope Francis said at his weekly general audience Dec. 27.
‘Don’t give up,’ NY bishop urges survivors of Hamas attack, families of hostages December 27, 2023By Steven Schwankert OSV News Filed Under: Conflict in the Middle East, News, World News Members of the group meeting in Manhattan at AJC wore T-shirts and carried placards with their relative’s photo and age displayed on them and carrying the message, “Bring Her/Him Home Now!”
Radio Interview: The Incarnation and the Meaning of Christmas December 27, 2023By Catholic Review Staff Catholic Review Filed Under: Christmas, Feature, Local News, News, Radio Interview What is the meaning of the Incarnation and the significance of Christmas? Catholic Review Editor Christopher Gunty talked with Father Tyler Kline about how we take the message of Christmas and apply it to our lives every day, not just during the Christmas season.
Pope’s Christmas message: Say ‘yes’ to the Prince of Peace, ‘no’ to war December 27, 2023By Cindy Wooden Catholic News Service Filed Under: Christmas, Feature, News, Vatican, World News Celebrating the birth of Jesus, the prince of peace, should mean making a commitment to opposing all war, to cherishing human life, feeding the hungry and speaking up for those who have no voice, Pope Francis said.
Maryland parish’s living Nativity offers reminder ‘the Lord still comes’ December 27, 2023By Mark Zimmermann OSV News Filed Under: Christmas, Feature, News, World News The Nativity — the gift of Jesus to the world on Christmas — was brought to life in a poignant way Dec. 24 during a living Nativity outside St. Camillus Church in Silver Spring.
