Latest Trump indictment sends U.S. to ‘uncharted territory,’ according to Catholic historians August 2, 2023By Kate Scanlon OSV News Filed Under: 2024 Election, Feature, News, World News Former President Donald Trump was indicted Aug. 1 by special counsel Jack Smith over his alleged efforts to overturn the results of the 2020 election leading up to the Jan. 6, 2021, Capitol riot.
From Westerplatte to Lisbon…and everywhere else August 2, 2023By George Weigel Special to the Catholic Review Filed Under: Commentary, The Catholic Difference, World Youth Day Portugal 2023 John Paul, who had more pastoral contact with young adults than any pope in modern history, knew that young people wanted something more than ease: he understood from experience that deep within the young heart is a yearning for meaning, for nobility, for greatness.
Annual convention Mass challenges Knights of Columbus to be eucharistic, bring Christ to others August 2, 2023By Peter Jesserer Smith OSV News Filed Under: Feature, Knights of Columbus, News, World News The Knights of Columbus 141st Supreme Convention held Aug. 1-3 in Orlando gathered Knights, both lay and clergy, from all over the globe at the Orlando World Center Marriott, showing its international reach and “Catholic” nature of the brotherhood, encompassing men of diverse cultures, languages and continents all held together by the same faith in Jesus Christ.
Supreme Knight: Knights of Columbus deepen faith in Jesus, make charity personal August 2, 2023By Peter Jesserer Smith OSV News Filed Under: Feature, Knights of Columbus, News, World News In his address for the 141st Supreme Convention of the Knights of Columbus, Patrick Kelly illustrated how the Knights’ goal of being “first in faith, first in charity” drew its source from a commitment to follow Jesus Christ.
Years pass, the questions echo: Are Black Catholics truly ‘seen and heard’? August 2, 2023By Ansel Augustine OSV News Filed Under: Black Catholic Ministry, Commentary, National Black Congress, Racial Justice July 2023 was a busy month for Black (specifically African American) Catholics.
Videogame Review: ‘Resident Evil 4’ August 2, 2023By Adele Chapline Smith OSV News Filed Under: Movie & Television Reviews Good but gruesome more or less sums up “Resident Evil 4” (Capcom).
Movie Review: ‘Talk to Me’ August 2, 2023By John Mulderig OSV News Filed Under: Movie & Television Reviews Things get dark down under in the Australian horror yarn “Talk to Me.”
New metal fence is sign of worsening conditions for Holy Land Christians August 2, 2023By Judith Sudilovsky OSV News Filed Under: Ecumenism and Interfaith Relations, Feature, News, World News The mountaintop monastery at Mount Carmel in Haifa, Israel, facing the sea, has been a place of pilgrimage and tours for peoples of all faiths.
Senate passes bipartisan defense spending bill, setting up looming clash with House GOP August 1, 2023By Kate Scanlon OSV News Filed Under: Feature, News, U.S. Congress, World News The U.S. Senate passed a national defense spending bill for fiscal year 2024 shortly before their August recess without language in the Republican-led House’s version of the bill barring abortion or coverage for gender transitions.
U.S. bishops recognize three pro-life advocates for their longtime efforts August 1, 2023By OSV News OSV News Filed Under: Feature, News, Respect Life, World News The U.S. bishops have recognized three pro-life advocates for their longtime efforts by presenting them with People of Life awards.
DeSantis trades barbs with pro-life group over interview comments on abortion August 1, 2023By Kate Scanlon OSV News Filed Under: 2024 Election, Feature, News, Respect Life, World News Republican presidential candidate Gov. Ron DeSantis of Florida traded barbs with a national pro-life group July 31 over comments he made on enacting abortion policy at the federal level.
Ukraine officially moves Christmas observance to Dec. 25 in ‘huge cultural shift’ August 1, 2023By Gina Christian OSV News Filed Under: Feature, News, War in Ukraine, World News Ukraine President Volodymyr Zelenskyy has signed into law a bill moving the official observance of Christmas Day to Dec. 25 from Jan. 7, when Moscow and the Russian Orthodox Church mark the holiday.
