Pope: Synodal and Lenten journeys require effort, sacrifice, focusing on God February 17, 2023By Carol Glatz Catholic News Service Filed Under: Feature, Lent, News, Vatican, World News The text of the pope’s message focused on seeing Lenten penance and the synodal experience both as arduous journeys that lead to the wondrous experience of Christ’s divine light and splendor.
Broken trust: Ambassadors weigh in on odds against lasting peace in Holy Land February 17, 2023By Junno Arocho Esteves OSV News Filed Under: Feature, News, Vatican, World News ROME (OSV News) — A series of deadly raids by Israeli authorities in the West Bank and attacks on Jewish civilians in the first month of the new year have made the goal of a lasting peace in the Holy Land seemingly unattainable. The Jan. 26 raid in the West Bank city of Jenin, which […]
Under the big top: Tent brings parishioners closer in Ellicott City February 16, 2023By Todd Karpovich Special to the Catholic Review Filed Under: Feature, Local News, News At the Church of the Resurrection in Ellicott City, more than 300 parishioners fill the 4,000-square-foot heated tent on the property at each liturgy.
Pope says he’s close to Turkish people in time of ‘so much pain’ February 16, 2023By Justin McLellan Catholic News Service Filed Under: Feature, News, Vatican, World News “I am close to you, and I pray for you,” Pope Francis told the Turkish people reeling from earthquakes that killed nearly 42,000 people in Turkey and neighboring Syria, according to figures updated Feb. 16.
Videogame Review: ‘Risen’ February 16, 2023By Adele Chapline Smith OSV News Filed Under: Movie & Television Reviews Originally released in 2009, the action role-playing game “Risen” (THQ Nordic) is making a comeback for its debut on the Nintendo Switch.
FBI faces scrutiny about memo on ‘radical traditionalist Catholics’ February 16, 2023By Kate Scanlon OSV News Filed Under: Feature, News, World News The FBI is facing scrutiny after a leaked memo suggested some “radical traditionalist” Catholics pose threats of racial or ethnically motivated violence. The memo has since been retracted by the bureau, a spokesperson told OSV News.
Pope tells Jesuits in Africa he twice refused to become a bishop February 16, 2023By Cindy Wooden Catholic News Service Filed Under: News, Vatican, World News Pope Francis told Jesuits working in Congo that he had taken seriously the promise he and all Jesuits make to not seek offices of authority and power in the church and, in fact, he twice declined becoming a bishop.
Michigan shooting victims memorialized at parish vigils, livestreamed rosary February 16, 2023By Michaek Stechschulte OSV News Filed Under: Feature, Gun Violence, News, World News Tears were shed, words of consolation were shared, and memories were cherished the evening of Feb. 14 during two emotional prayer vigils to honor the memory of three Michigan State University students whose lives were cut short during a shooting on the East Lansing campus one night earlier.
Harrisburg diocese reaches bankruptcy settlement, pledges further actions for abuse survivors February 16, 2023By Kate Scanlon OSV News Filed Under: Child & Youth Protection, Feature, News, World News federal bankruptcy court approved a reorganization plan for the Diocese of Harrisburg, Pa., Feb. 15. The settlement follows litigation from abuse survivors in the wake of the 2018 Pennsylvania grand jury report into child sex abuse in the Catholic Church in Pennsylvania.
A question to ask yourself as you prepare for Lent February 16, 2023By Rita Buettner Catholic Review Filed Under: Blog, Commentary, Lent, Open Window As we look ahead to the start of Lent, I’ve been thinking that that is a question we can ask ourselves about our relationship with God. “How do we show God that we love him, and how does he show us that he loves us?”
So, what’s the problem with postmortem conception? February 16, 2023By Samantha Stephenson OSV News Filed Under: Commentary, Respect Life It is incumbent upon us as God’s sons and daughters to choose to abstain from the exercise of such power, to leave this fruit untouched so that we might better see and understand the authentic life of love and joy God has created for us to live.
Earthquake: Cries of joy, tears of wonder emerge from the rubble February 16, 2023By Gretchen R. Crowe OSV News Filed Under: Commentary We mourn the loss of the tens of thousands of lives in Turkey and Syria after this horrific earthquake, and we rejoice in the same spirit of the rescuers for each one who was saved.
