Pope warns of risk of getting ‘stiff neck’ by looking away from suffering August 31, 2023By Justin McLellan Catholic News Service Filed Under: Feature, News, Social Justice, Vatican, World News Society has slipped into a culture of indifference so pervasive that “our necks are going to get stiff” from constantly turning away from the suffering of marginalized people, Pope Francis said.
Five pro-life activists sent to federal prison for blocking Washington abortion clinic August 31, 2023By Kurt Jensen OSV News Filed Under: Feature, News, Respect Life, World News After a raucous jury trial, five pro-life activists face as many as 11 years in federal prison for convictions to conspire to blockade a Washington abortion clinic in 2020.
Parents ask appeals court to allow an opt-out from school books with LGBTQ+ themes August 31, 2023By Kate Scanlon OSV News Filed Under: Feature, News, Religious Freedom, Schools, World News An interfaith group of Maryland parents has asked a federal appeals court to allow them to opt their children out of classroom instruction pertaining to books containing LGBTQ+ themes to which they object on religious grounds.
Videogame Review: ‘Bramble: The Mountain King’ August 31, 2023By Adele Chapline Smith OSV News Filed Under: Movie & Television Reviews Some fairy tales have a dark side and are thus better suited to grown-ups than to kids. The narrative that unfolds in “Bramble: The Mountain King” (Merge) is one example of this.
Eucharistic Adoration: Doing is good; being is even better August 31, 2023By Sister Alicia Torres OSV News Filed Under: Commentary, Eucharist Because I have grown to see Jesus present in the Eucharist, I am more able to see him in my brothers and sisters — especially those most broken and lost ones.
The ‘religion’ of football: Searching for the rightly ordered soul August 31, 2023By Timothy P. O'Malley OSV News Filed Under: Commentary, Sports I reflect on football in American life as a full, conscious, and active participant in the annual autumn carnival.
Pope extols Native American saint as model for responding to God’s call August 31, 2023By Justin McLellan Catholic News Service Filed Under: Feature, News, Saints, Vatican, World News Like St. Kateri Tekakwitha, the first native North American woman to be canonized, all Christians must embrace their unique call to service of God and neighbor as well as the personal crosses that come with it, Pope Francis said.
Movie Review: ‘The Equalizer 3’ August 31, 2023By John Mulderig OSV News Filed Under: Movie & Television Reviews In their latest big-screen variation on the eponymous CBS-TV series starring Edward Woodward that ran for four seasons beginning in 1985, screenwriter Richard Wenk and director Antoine Fuqua have a few things going for them.
Laudato Si’ Animators Program forms Catholic advocates for ‘ecological conversion’ August 31, 2023By Maria Wiering OSV News Filed Under: Environment, Feature, News, World News Launched in 2016, the Laudato Si’ Animators Program is an initiative of the Laudato Si’ Movement, an international organization founded in 2015 as the Global Catholic Climate Movement.
Eucharistic miracle science may bolster, but should not distract, from faith, say experts August 31, 2023By Maria Wiering OSV News Filed Under: Eucharist, Feature, News, World News The alleged duplication of the Eucharist is under investigation by the Holy See’s Dicastery for the Doctrine of the Faith as a potential eucharistic miracle.
A lesson in trust (and a prayer for a new driver) August 30, 2023By Rita Buettner Catholic Review Filed Under: Blog, Commentary, Open Window Letting your child drive your car is exciting and terrifying. And I found myself thinking about how often God asks us to place our trust not just in him, but in others.
Catholic parishes relied on faith, prudent planning during university shooting August 30, 2023By Gina Christian OSV News Filed Under: Colleges, Feature, Gun Violence, News, World News Two North Carolina pastors told OSV News their parish security plans were put to a real-life test when an active shooting unfolded nearby — and safety and mental health ministries are serving as a model for other churches, said lay leaders.
