A host of sacramental statistics: Vatican tracks practice of the faith June 1, 2023By Cindy Wooden Catholic News Service Filed Under: Feature, News, Vatican, World News, Worship & Sacraments The Central Office of Church Statistics, a department of the Vatican Secretariat of State, keeps track of baptisms, first Communions, confirmations and Catholic marriages reported by dioceses around the world.
Bishop Victor Galeone, former Archdiocese of Baltimore priest and bishop of St. Augustine, dies at 87 June 1, 2023By Lisa Harlow Special to the Catholic Review Filed Under: Bishops, Feature, Local News, News, Obituaries Bishop Emeritus Victor Galeone, a former Archdiocese of Baltimore priest who served as the ninth bishop of the Diocese of St. Augustine, Fla., died May 29 at St. Martin’s Home for the Aged in Catonsville. He was 87.
Movie Review: ‘The Boogeyman’ June 1, 2023By John Mulderig OSV News Filed Under: Movie & Television Reviews Director Rob Savage’s feature-length screen version of horror-meister Stephen King’s yarn arrives as the above-average chiller “The Boogeyman” (20th Century).
Pope asks poets, filmmakers to challenge people, help them see beauty June 1, 2023By Cindy Wooden Catholic News Service Filed Under: News, World News Catholic artists, poets, writers and filmmakers serve the church not by trying to “domesticate” Christ but by helping people challenge and expand their knowledge of the Lord, Pope Francis said.
Videogame Review: ‘The Legend of Zelda: Tears of the Kingdom’ June 1, 2023By Adele Chapline Smith OSV News Filed Under: Movie & Television Reviews While this chapter of Zelda’s story includes little in the way of inappropriate content, the challenges within it are too taxing for little kids.
A year after mass shooting, Catholic Extension recommits to ongoing support for Uvalde community May 31, 2023By OSV News OSV News Filed Under: Feature, Gun Violence, News, World News One year after the Uvalde mass school shooting, which left 19 students and two teachers dead, officials with Chicago-based Catholic Extension visited the Texas city to renew the organization’s solidarity with a community still in the process of healing and announce its financial and tangible support will continue.
Head of bishops’ anti-racism committee praises investigations into racist histories May 31, 2023By Maria Wiering OSV News Filed Under: Bishops, Black Catholic Ministry, Feature, News, Racial Justice, World News Ahead of the U.S. bishops’ meeting in Orlando, Fla., June 14-16, Bishop Joseph N. Perry said that new investigations by church institutions into their involvement with slavery and Indian boarding schools are “very healthy” and aid a collective examination of conscience.
Thousands flock to Missouri for ‘electrifying’ visit to former Baltimore nun’s apparently incorrupt body May 31, 2023By Megan Marley OSV News Filed Under: Black Catholic Ministry, Feature, News, Racial Justice, World News Thousands flocked to a rural Missouri monastery over the Memorial Day weekend to venerate the apparently incorrupt body of a Benedictine nun with visitors telling OSV News the experience has been spiritually powerful for them.
Evangelizer’s strength comes from practicing what one preaches, pope says May 31, 2023By Carol Glatz Catholic News Service Filed Under: Evangelization, Feature, News, Vatican, World News The most powerful and effective method of evangelization is to live according to what one teaches and preaches, Pope Francis said.
After visit to Ukraine, Swedish cardinal says he hopes for ‘just peace’ May 31, 2023By Junno Arocho Esteves OSV News Filed Under: Feature, News, Vatican, War in Ukraine, World News Cardinal Arborelius and Bishop Varden visited Ukraine May 9-10 on behalf of the Nordic bishops’ conference, which comprises Sweden, Norway, Finland, Denmark and Iceland. The purpose of the visit, Cardinal Arborelius said, was “to convey our solidarity and prayers to the faithful of Ukraine.”
Shia LaBeouf: ‘I fell in love with Christ’ to portray Padre Pio on screen May 31, 2023By Gina Christian OSV News Filed Under: Movie & Television Reviews Actor Shia LaBeouf portrays St. Pio of Pietrelcina in the new drama “Padre Pio,” which premiered at last year’s Venice Film Festival and will be released in U.S. theaters and on demand June 2.
Promote Christian values, not divisions, on social media, Vatican says May 31, 2023By Cindy Wooden Catholic News Service Filed Under: Feature, News, Vatican, World News Catholics should make an “examination of conscience” about how they use social media, how they allow it to influence them and about the opportunities it provides them to share the Gospel, build community and care for others, said the Vatican Dicastery for Communication.
