Archdiocese schools celebrate fine arts with unique programs January 25, 2024By Adriana Montes Catholic Review Filed Under: Arts & Culture, Feature, Local News, News, Schools, Uncategorized For Baltimore Catholic schools, creating artwork, music and theater can play a key role in the intellectual and spiritual development of a student.
How deep are our divisions? January 24, 2024By Greg Erlandson OSV News Filed Under: Commentary Political identity has become a “meta-identity,” impacting not just our politics but where we live, how we pray, who we associate with.
Be generous with others; greed is a sickness, pope says at audience January 24, 2024By Carol Glatz Catholic News Service Filed Under: Feature, News, Vatican, World News It is easy to believe one is the master of everything one owns, Pope Francis said, but often the opposite happens and one’s possessions “take possession of us.”
Movie Review: ‘American Fiction’ January 24, 2024By John Mulderig OSV News Filed Under: Movie & Television Reviews In his feature debut, “American Fiction” (Amazon MGM), writer-director Cord Jefferson pulls off an impressive balancing act. In adapting Percival Everett’s 2001 novel “Erasure,” Jefferson successfully blends wry social satire with the serious tale of an emotionally isolated central character.
Pope: Proper use of AI requires human wisdom, human heart January 24, 2024By Justin McLellan Catholic News Service Filed Under: Feature, News, Vatican, World News While artificial intelligence can be a formidable tool to facilitate communication and exchange information, it cannot provide the uniquely human wisdom needed to promote the good of people and their communities, Pope Francis said.
Trump wins New Hampshire GOP primary; ‘Race is far from over,’ Haley says January 24, 2024By Kate Scanlon OSV News Filed Under: 2024 Election, Feature, News, World News Former President Donald Trump won New Hampshire’s first-in-the-nation primary Jan. 23, according to a projection of the race by The Associated Press, defeating his last remaining rival, former U.N. Ambassador and former South Carolina Gov. Nikki Haley, in the key contest.
Biden administration marks Roe anniversary with new abortion initiatives January 24, 2024By Kate Scanlon OSV News Filed Under: Feature, News, Respect Life, World News On the 51st anniversary of the now-overturned Roe v. Wade decision, President Joe Biden called for the restoration of Roe in federal law, and pledged his administration would take new steps to “protect access to safe and legal medication abortion.”
High court allows Border Patrol to remove razor wire Texas placed at the border January 24, 2024By Kate Scanlon OSV News Filed Under: Feature, Immigration and Migration, News, Supreme Court, World News The U.S. Supreme Court Jan. 22 allowed Border Patrol agents to cut through or remove razor wire that Texas installed on a portion of the U.S.-Mexico border as part of the state’s effort to prevent illegal border crossings.
U.S. bishops’ domestic policy chair hails new bipartisan child tax credit January 24, 2024By Gina Christian OSV News Filed Under: Feature, News, U.S. Congress, World News A recently announced bipartisan agreement on an expanded child tax credit is “exactly the sort of policy” that Congress should prioritize, said the U.S. archbishop who oversees the U.S. bishops’ committee on domestic policy.
Physician-assisted suicide next front of pro-life cause, Cardinal O’Malley says January 23, 2024By Kate Scanlon OSV News Filed Under: News, Respect Life, World News The pro-life cause will confront new challenges in the coming decades, with physician-assisted suicide in particular emerging as a growing threat to human life, Cardinal Seán P. O’Malley of Boston told attendees of the 25th annual Cardinal O’Connor Conference on Life Jan. 20.
Beloved, young Capuchin Franciscan volunteer shot dead in Washington January 23, 2024By Gina Christian OSV News Filed Under: Feature, News, World News Ryan Realbuto, a 23-year-old member of the Capuchin Franciscan Volunteer Corps, was fatally shot just after 10 p.m. Jan. 18 while walking with fellow volunteers in the Michigan Park neighborhood of Washington.
Spiritual oasis: Year of Prayer a needed rest stop on journey to jubilee January 23, 2024By Carol Glatz Catholic News Service Filed Under: Feature, News, Vatican, World News With little fanfare, Pope Francis officially opened the Year of Prayer after Mass for the church’s celebration of Sunday of the Word of God.
