Responding to Indigenous, Vatican disavows ‘doctrine of discovery’ March 30, 2023By Cindy Wooden Catholic News Service Filed Under: Feature, News, Vatican, World News The Catholic Church formally “repudiates those concepts that fail to recognize the inherent human rights of Indigenous peoples, including what has become known as the legal and political ‘doctrine of discovery,'” a Vatican statement said.
Fullerton Passion Walk a ‘deeply moving’ experience March 30, 2023By Kevin J. Parks Catholic Review Filed Under: Feature, Lent, Local News, News The “Passion Walk,” a series of 18 near-life-size dimensional sets depicting the final days in the life of Jesus, is not unlike what one might see at a theater production.
Pope ‘steadily improving’ from respiratory infection, Vatican says March 30, 2023By Justin McLellan Catholic News Service Filed Under: Feature, News, Vatican, World News After spending the night in the hospital, Pope Francis is “steadily improving” from a respiratory infection and continuing his planned course of treatment, the Vatican press office said.
Uvalde’s long road to recovery from mass shooting may offer some insights for Nashville community March 30, 2023By OSV News OSV News Filed Under: Feature, Gun Violence, News, Social Justice, World News The violence of school shootings “is perhaps one of the greatest forms of injustice that we routinely witness in our country. Lives are taken, hearts are broken and innocence is shattered all for nothing,” Catholic Extension said.
West Virginia governor signs funding bill for pregnancy help centers March 30, 2023By Kate Scanlon OSV News Filed Under: Feature, News, Respect Life, World News Republican West Virginia Gov. Jim Justice March 29 signed into law a measure supporters say will help mothers both during and after pregnancy.
Life in Christ March 30, 2023By Father Joseph Breighner Catholic Review Filed Under: Commentary, Lent, Wit & Wisdom Like Jesus, we don’t have to look for approval, control or safety outside ourselves.
Maryknoll pilgrimage to Central America offers glimpse of ‘sacrifice’ March 30, 2023By Deacon Ray Van Pelt Special to the Catholic Review Filed Under: Commentary, Missions During our visit, we encountered Maryknoll priests, sisters and lay missionaries working as pastoral coordinators, catechists, teachers, healthcare providers and agricultural and clean-water advisors
Movie Review: With ‘The Journey’ Bocelli gives us a Holy Week treat March 30, 2023By Andrew Petiprin OSV News Filed Under: Arts & Culture, Movie & Television Reviews For established fans of Andrea Bocelli and the artists with whom he travels and performs, the film will be a welcome treat for Holy Week.
7 Lessons I Learned at Disney World March 29, 2023By Rita Buettner Catholic Review Filed Under: Blog, Commentary, Open Window Our older son traveled to Disney World with his high school band, so we decided to tag along as a family.
Líderes católicos expresan su dolor e indignación por las decenas de inmigrantes muertos en un incendio March 29, 2023By David Agren OSV News Filed Under: En Español Un incendio en un centro de detención de inmigrantes en México cobró la vida de al menos 40 inmigrantes, que parecían haber sido abandonados por los guardias mientras las llamas envolvían sus celdas cerradas, según un vídeo filtrado de las instalaciones cerca de la frontera con EE.UU. en Ciudad Juárez.
Don’t treat Jesus as an idea, invite him into your heart, pope says March 29, 2023By Justin McLellan Catholic News Service Filed Under: Feature, News, Vatican, World News Like St. Paul, Christians must not only know Jesus with their heads but invite him into their hearts through a personal encounter with Christ, Pope Francis said.
Pope hospitalized for respiratory infection, Vatican says March 29, 2023By Cindy Wooden Catholic News Service Filed Under: Feature, News, Vatican, World News Pope Francis went to Rome’s Gemelli hospital March 29 for “some previously planned tests,” the Vatican press office said, providing no further details.
