After multiple mass shootings, Atlanta archbishop calls for ‘prayer that leads to action’ May 5, 2023By Gina Christian OSV News Filed Under: Feature, Gun Violence, News, World News “Prayer that leads to action” is needed to counter a bewildering rise in mass shootings and gun violence, said Atlanta Archbishop Gregory J. Hartmayer.
Love, service are marks of belonging to one family in Christ, pope says May 5, 2023By Cindy Wooden Catholic News Service Filed Under: Feature, News, Vatican, World News Meeting a group of pilgrims from the Italian diocese his father’s family came from, Pope Francis said the family “remains a key value” even though it is “a reality that has changed so much and continues to change.”
Catholic hospital says federal government told it to extinguish sanctuary candle or risk funding May 5, 2023By Kate Scanlon OSV News Filed Under: Feature, Health Care, News, Religious Freedom, World News A Catholic hospital in Tulsa, Okla., said the federal government has presented it with a choice to either extinguish a candle in its chapel’s sanctuary or risk its ability to treat patients covered by Medicare, Medicaid or the Children’s Health Insurance Program, jeopardizing its ability to operate at all.
Pope to safeguarding commission: Be kind, bring hope, heal broken lives May 5, 2023By Carol Glatz Catholic News Service Filed Under: Child & Youth Protection, Feature, News, Vatican, World News Safeguarding minors and vulnerable persons must be a priority for everyone in the church, Pope Francis said.
Archbishop Prevost talks about choosing bishops for the church May 5, 2023By Cindy Wooden Catholic News Service Filed Under: Feature, News, Vatican, World News The U.S.-born archbishop tapped by Pope Francis to help find new bishops said a good candidate is “a pastor, capable of being close to the members of the community, starting with the priests for whom the bishop is father and brother.”
Love well to speak well: Francis’ challenge World Communications Day May 5, 2023By Sister Hosea Rupprecht OSV News Filed Under: Commentary World Communications Day reminds the church to embrace media technologies for the proclamation of the Gospel and the spread of goodness, and serves to educate her sons and daughters to be critical thinkers when engaging media messages.
U.S. religious freedom panel finds conditions ‘worsening’ around the globe May 5, 2023By Kate Scanlon OSV News Filed Under: Feature, News, Religious Freedom, World News Conditions for religious freedom are “worsening” around the globe, a U.S. government body monitoring international religious freedom said in a recent report.
Dialogue requires sincerity, respect, pope tells Christian, Muslim leaders May 5, 2023By Carol Glatz Catholic News Service Filed Under: Ecumenism and Interfaith Relations, Feature, News, Vatican, World News Interreligious dialogue requires sincerity and mutual respect to be fruitful, Pope Francis told Christian and Muslim leaders.
St. Joseph Medical Center earns top safety grade May 4, 2023By Catholic Review Staff Catholic Review Filed Under: Health Care, Local News, News University of Maryland St. Joseph Medical Center was recognized by a national organization for its commitment to maintaining high patient-safety standards, primarily during the COVID-19 pandemic.
Movie Review: ‘Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 3’ May 4, 2023By John Mulderig OSV News Filed Under: Movie & Television Reviews There’s a somber tone to long patches of this wrap-up of James Gunn’s trilogy, which also lacks the verve that characterized its predecessors.
PIE scholarships provide new opportunities May 4, 2023By Lisa Harlow Special to the Catholic Review Filed Under: Feature, Giving, Local News, News, Schools With the help of the Partners in Excellence (PIE) Scholarship program, many low- and very-low-income families who wish to send their children to a Catholic school are able to do so.
Mystery mission: Details murky on pope’s push for peace in Ukraine May 4, 2023By Cindy Wooden Catholic News Service Filed Under: Feature, News, Vatican, War in Ukraine, World News When Pope Francis told reporters the Vatican had some kind of “mission” underway to promote an end to the war in Ukraine, journalists naturally were intrigued.
