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.
Papal commission incorporates global feedback in safeguarding guidelines September 25, 2023By Justin McLellan Catholic News Service Filed Under: Child & Youth Protection, Feature, News, Vatican, World News Four months after soliciting public input on the development of safeguarding guidelines, the Pontifical Commission for the Protection of Minors said it had reviewed 300 responses and 700 suggestions that “largely confirmed the approach adopted” for establishing rules and procedures to handle abuse in the Catholic Church.
U.S. bishops, advocacy groups caution against government shutdown September 25, 2023By Kate Scanlon OSV News Filed Under: Bishops, Feature, News, U.S. Congress, World News The federal government appears to be heading toward a shutdown at the end of September, as congressional lawmakers are running out of time to pass legislation funding the government after Sept. 30. Advocacy groups, including the U.S. bishops conference, have cautioned against allowing that to happen, urging lawmakers to come to an agreement and keep the government open.
Para compensar todos los reclamos de abuso: la Arquidiócesis considera reorganización September 25, 2023By Christopher Gunty Catholic Review Filed Under: En Español En un mensaje del 5 de septiembre a los miembros de la Arquidiócesis de Baltimore, el Arzobispo William E. Lori dijo que, a la luz de la entrada en vigor, el 1 de octubre, de una nueva ley en Maryland que elimina la prescripción para demandas civiles surgidas de acusaciones de abuso sexual infantil, la arquidiócesis estaba sopesando sus opciones para responder a posibles demandas.
Radio Interview: Dominican Rosary Pilgrimage September 25, 2023By Catholic Review Staff Catholic Review Filed Under: Feature, Local News, News, Radio Interview Some Dominicans, whose order has a special devotion to the Mother of God, are organizing the Dominican Rosary Pilgrimage to be held Sept. 30 at the National Shrine of the Immaculate Conception of the Blessed Virgin Mary. Catholic Review Editor Christopher Gunty talks with Dominican Father Patrick Briscoe, one of the organizers, about the scriptural basis and history of the rosary.
God has the same love for all, pope says at Angelus September 25, 2023By Cindy Wooden Catholic News Service Filed Under: Feature, News, Vatican, World News People often are tempted to think their relationship with God is some kind of commercial transaction where they buy God’s grace with their hard work, Pope Francis said.
Take leap of faith and dare to love your family, those in need, pope says September 25, 2023By Carol Glatz Catholic News Service Filed Under: Feature, News, Vatican, World News The world and the Catholic Church today need to take a leap forward “in faith, charity and hope,” Pope Francis said in his homily at a late afternoon Mass in Marseille’s open-air stadium.
Biden establishes first White House Office of Gun Violence Prevention September 25, 2023By Kate Scanlon OSV News Filed Under: Feature, Gun Violence, News, U.S. Congress, World News President Joe Biden is establishing the first White House Office of Gun Violence Prevention and has named Vice President Kamala Harris to oversee it, the White House announced Sept. 21.
