Movie Review: ‘A Haunting in Venice’ September 15, 2023By John Mulderig OSV News Filed Under: Movie & Television Reviews “A Haunting in Venice” (20th Century) is the third in a series of Agatha Christie adaptations, all featuring her famed sleuth Hercule Poirot, on which director and star Kenneth Branagh has collaborated with screenwriter Michael Green.
Minidoc reveals ex-prisoner’s journey from life sentence to Catholic restorative justice advocate September 15, 2023By Kate Scanlon OSV News Filed Under: Feature, Movie & Television Reviews, News, World News Catholics Mobilizing Network released a new minidocumentary Sept. 13 highlighting the story of Felix Rosado, a former prisoner who is co-founder and co-coordinator of Let’s Circle Up, a restorative justice project based at the state prison in Graterford, Pa.
Pope meets award-winning actor, director of film on migrants September 15, 2023By Carol Glatz Catholic News Service Filed Under: Movie & Television Reviews, Vatican Pope Francis met with the Italian film director, Senegalese actors and other crew members of a new film based on a true story of two young men’s treacherous journey from Dakar to Italy.
Appeals court finds Christian student athlete group should be reinstated as public school club September 15, 2023By Kate Scanlon OSV News Filed Under: Feature, News, Religious Freedom, Schools, Sports, World News The 9th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals ruled in a 9-2 decision that the San Jose Unified School District likely violated the Fellowship of Christian Athletes’ First Amendment right to free exercise of religion when it revoked its status as a recognized high school student club.
Doctrine is ‘treasure’ that must be defended, cardinal-designate says September 15, 2023By Cindy Wooden Catholic News Service Filed Under: Feature, News, Vatican, World News When Pope Francis said he wanted the focus of the Dicastery for the Doctrine of the Faith to be “something very different” from the dicastery’s reputation as a stringent watchdog, he was not saying anything goes, Cardinal-designate Víctor Fernández, the dicastery’s new prefect, said in an interview.
Fortified by Eucharist, U.S. Catholic priest negotiates ‘fragile’ Haiti gang truce September 14, 2023By Gina Christian OSV News Filed Under: Feature, News, World News A Philadelphia-born priest has negotiated a truce among several gang leaders in Haiti, inviting them to “work hard to end violence” in the troubled nation.
Pope makes new appointments in Vatican offices September 14, 2023By Carol Glatz Catholic News Service Filed Under: News, Vatican, World News Pope Francis has named Spanish-born Archbishop José Rodríguez Carballo, who has held the No. 2 post at the Vatican office that oversees the world’s religious orders, to be coadjutor archbishop of Mérida-Badajoz, Spain.
Convincing people of pope’s support tough, head of Ukrainian church says September 14, 2023By Justin McLellan Catholic News Service Filed Under: Feature, News, Vatican, War in Ukraine, World News Communicating Pope Francis’ efforts to promote dialogue and advance peace efforts in Ukraine is a “great problem” for Catholic clergy and faithful in the country, said the head of the Ukrainian Catholic Church.
Pope says Christian unity advances with prayer, study, joint work September 14, 2023By Cindy Wooden Catholic News Service Filed Under: Ecumenism and Interfaith Relations, Feature, News, Vatican, World News Scholars from different Christian churches who have studied together the New Testament letters of St. Paul are engaging in “courageous and prophetic work,” Pope Francis told them.
Ukrainian Catholic archbishop temporarily covers controversial WWII war dead memorial September 14, 2023By Gina Christian OSV News Filed Under: Ecumenism and Interfaith Relations, Feature, News, World News The Ukrainian Catholic Archeparchy of Philadelphia has temporarily enclosed a monument to Ukrainian war dead at one of its cemeteries as it seeks “open, scholarly and compassionate dialogue” with Jewish organizations that have expressed concern over this particular memorial and the complex history behind it.
Un juez federal confirma su decisión de 2021 de declarar ilegal DACA, pero mantiene protecciones para beneficiarios existentes September 14, 2023By OSV News OSV News Filed Under: En Español Nuevamente, un juez federal declaró ilegal una versión modificada de un programa que ofrece protección contra la deportación a ciertos inmigrantes traídos al país cuando eran niños. El programa ha estado en vigor durante más de una década y tiene cerca de 600.000 beneficiarios.
Federal judge confirms 2021 decision finding DACA unlawful September 14, 2023By OSV News OSV News Filed Under: Feature, Immigration and Migration, News, World News A federal judge declared unlawful a revised version of a program that offers protection from deportation to certain immigrants brought to the country as children. The program has been in place for more than a decade and has nearly 600,000 recipients.
