Baltimore Basilica will host Marian Conference September 26, 2023By Catholic Review Staff Catholic Review Filed Under: Baltimore Basilica, Feature, Local News, News In celebration of the feast of Our Lady of the Rosary, the Basilica of the National Shrine of the Assumption of the Blessed Virgin Mary in Baltimore will host a Marian conference Oct. 6-7.
Farm bill key to food security in U.S. and abroad, Catholic activists say September 26, 2023By Kate Scanlon OSV News Filed Under: Feature, News, U.S. Congress, World News The 2023 Farm Bill should prioritize food security measures both in the United States and abroad, Catholic activists said.
‘Heartbeat law’ ruling breathes new life into South Carolina’s pro-life movement September 26, 2023By SueAnn Howell OSV News Filed Under: Feature, News, Respect Life, World News When the South Carolina Supreme Court upheld life-affirming legislation Aug. 23 with a 4-1 decision declaring as constitutional the Fetal Heartbeat and Protection from Abortion Act, it breathed new life into the pro-life movement in the Palmetto State.
Florida death-row inmate’s lawyers, bishops, advocacy groups urge stay on Oct. 3 execution September 26, 2023By Jean Gonzalez OSV News Filed Under: Feature, News, Respect Life, World News Florida’s Gov. Ron Desantis, on behalf of Florida’s citizens, has signed six warrants for execution since Jan. 24. Five men have died at the hands of the state since then. Michael Duane Zack, 54, is scheduled for execution Oct. 3.
Celebrating 19 years of marriage September 26, 2023By Rita Buettner Catholic Review Filed Under: Blog, Commentary, Open Window Life is full of jumping spiders—and other things that are much more stressful and problematic. Nineteen years into marriage, I’m grateful that I don’t have to experience them alone.
How can I help? September 26, 2023By Rita Buettner Catholic Review Filed Under: Commentary, The Domestic Church The best part was discovering that serving others can be more fun than spending the afternoon doing what you thought you wanted to do.
New artwork honors hero of Cumberland September 26, 2023By George P. Matysek Jr. Catholic Review Filed Under: Arts & Culture, Feature, Local News, News, Saints, Western Vicariate It took Scott a full year to design and sculpt the nearly three-foot statue of Blessed Seelos, which was erected in March at the Shrine of Ss. Peter in Paul. Blessed Seelos walked the very grounds where his likeness now stands, when he served as pastor of Ss. Peter and Paul and prefect of students at a Redemptorist seminary in Cumberland from 1857 to 1862.
Pope condemns child pornography: ‘Criminality available to everyone’ September 26, 2023By Justin McLellan Catholic News Service Filed Under: Child & Youth Protection, Feature, News, Vatican, World News Child pornography is “criminality available to everyone through their phones,” Pope Francis said.
Message in Marseille: Welcoming the ‘stranger’ is a global mandate September 26, 2023By Carol Glatz Catholic News Service Filed Under: Feature, Immigration and Migration, News, Vatican, World News In a visit of under 30 hours to Marseille, France, Pope Francis highlighted his key appeals and positions concerning migration and the mandate for people of faith to care for the “stranger” in one’s land.
Question Corner: Does insufficient faith keep us from being healed? September 25, 2023By Jenna Marie Cooper OSV News Filed Under: Commentary, Question Corner Catholics don’t believe that a lack of physical healing is due to some fault in the faith of the one suffering, nor can it be attributed to a lack of faith on the part of that person’s loved ones.
U.S. Border Patrol records sharp increase in arrests; situation of migrants in Mexico deteriorates September 25, 2023By David Agren OSV News Filed Under: Feature, Immigration and Migration, News, World News A surge in migration through Mexico during the month of September has provoked a “migratory crisis,” according to Catholics who are working with migrants, as shelters strain to handle increasing flows of people heading for the U.S. border — with even more continuing to pour into the country from points south.
English police apologize to woman arrested for silently praying outside abortion facility September 25, 2023By Simon Caldwell OSV News Filed Under: Feature, News, Religious Freedom, Respect Life, World News Police in England have apologized to a Catholic woman six months after she was arrested for praying silently outside an abortion facility.
