God elects some in order to better reach everyone, pope says September 7, 2023By Carol Glatz Catholic News Service Filed Under: Bible, Feature, News, Vatican, World News God chooses certain people not to exclude others, but always to include everyone by way of the missionary and social outreach of his disciples, Pope Francis said.
Pence at St. Anselm’s: Populism a ‘road to ruin’ for GOP September 7, 2023By Kate Scanlon OSV News Filed Under: 2024 Election, Feature, News, World News Republicans face a choice between populism and conservatism, former Vice President Mike Pence argued in a Sept. 6 speech at St. Anselm College in Manchester, N.H.
Mercy computer teacher wants to help students ‘change the world’ September 7, 2023By Sharon Crews Hare Special to the Catholic Review Filed Under: Feature, Local News, News, Schools MaryClare Cernik is teaching computer science to young women at Mercy High School in Baltimore, and she was recently named the Archdiocese of Baltimore’s Independent Catholic High School Teacher of the Year.
Celebrate migration as the ultimate free choice a human can make September 7, 2023By Bishop Nicholas DiMarzio OSV News Filed Under: Commentary, Immigration and Migration The theme for this year’s World Day of Migrants and Refugees, chosen by the Holy Father, Pope Francis, is “Free to Choose Whether to Migrate or to Stay.”
Love and truth September 7, 2023By Father Matthew Buening Special to the Catholic Review Filed Under: Amen, Commentary We must be humble and open to new ways that express the reality of LGBT Catholics within the loving embrace of the church.
U.S. Catholic schools see strong growth, forming children ‘who love Jesus Christ’ September 7, 2023By Gina Christian OSV News Filed Under: Feature, News, Schools, World News As they open their doors for a new academic year, the nation’s Catholic schools are enjoying overall strong growth, along with a firm commitment to mission, experts told OSV News.
Las escuelas católicas de EE.UU. experimentan un fuerte crecimiento y forman niños ‘que aman a Jesucristo’ September 7, 2023By Gina Christian OSV News Filed Under: En Español Al empezar este un nuevo año académico, las escuelas católicas del país están experimentado un fuerte crecimiento a nivel general, junto con un firme compromiso con la misión, dijeron expertos a OSV News.
Slum priests celebrate reparation Mass after presidential candidate pours insults on Argentine pope September 6, 2023By Eduardo Campos Lima OSV News Filed Under: Feature, News, Social Justice, Vatican, World News As Argentines prepare to elect their new president Oct. 22, a group of clergy close to Pope Francis launched an unprecedented intervention in the highly charged political atmosphere in the South American country.
‘Abortion didn’t grant us freedom,’ woman testifies, as thousands march for life in London September 6, 2023By Simon Caldwell OSV News Filed Under: Feature, News, Respect Life, World News More than 7,000 people took to the streets of London for the annual March for Life, which had as its theme “Freedom to Live.”
Ukrainian bishops warn pope that his Russia comments feed propaganda September 6, 2023By Justin McLellan Catholic News Service Filed Under: Feature, News, Vatican, War in Ukraine, World News After Pope Francis told young Russian Catholics they were heirs of “the great, educated Russian Empire,” Ukraine’s bishops told him that some of his statements were “painful and difficult for the Ukrainian people” and are used by Russia to justify its invasion of Ukraine.
Pope recounts the joy, goodness, humility he saw in Mongolia September 6, 2023By Cindy Wooden Catholic News Service Filed Under: Feature, News, Papal Trip to Mongolia, Vatican, World News Pope Francis said he knows people wonder why he traveled close to 6,000 miles to Mongolia to visit a Catholic community of only 1,450 people.
Catholic student center at Washington’s Howard University named for Sister Thea Bowman September 6, 2023By Mark Zimmermann OSV News Filed Under: Colleges, Feature, News, Racial Justice, Saints, World News On a day when history was made 60 years earlier with the March on Washington, Father Robert Boxie III, the Catholic chaplain at Howard University in the nation’s capital, noted that the campus ministry program there was making history of its own, with the blessing and dedication of its new Sister Thea Bowman Catholic Student Center.
