Here’s how to participate in March for Life from home January 19, 2023By OSV News OSV News Filed Under: Feature, News, Respect Life, World News Pro-life advocates from around the country can mark the 50th anniversary of the U.S. Supreme Court’s 1973 Roe v. Wade decision by virtually participating in events being held in the nation’s capital in conjunction with the national march.
Experts: Mental health ministry a dire need across the U.S. church January 19, 2023By Kimberly Heatherington OSV News Filed Under: Feature, Health Care, News, World News As suicide continues to be a leading cause of American deaths, Catholics may also turn to their church for spiritual support in the midst of a mental health episode — but dioceses are discovering they need to sprint to catch up and keep pace with this deadly epidemic.
Brother Brian Vetter, C.F.X., dies at 79 January 19, 2023By Catholic Review Staff Catholic Review Filed Under: Feature, Local News, News, Obituaries, Uncategorized While in Baltimore, Brother Brian was a teacher, coach, counselor and administrator. He was inducted into the Mount St. Joseph Athletic Hall of Fame in 2018.
Interreligious dialogue leads to care for planet, pope tells Buddhists January 19, 2023By Justin McLellan Catholic News Service Filed Under: Ecumenism and Interfaith Relations, Environment, Feature, News, Vatican, World News Interreligious dialogue can combat climate change by tapping into the “profound richness” of faith traditions to promote a sense of “ecological responsibility” and conversion, Pope Francis said.
More Americans identify as pro-choice, but most support some legal curbs to abortion January 19, 2023By Kate Scanlon OSV News Filed Under: Feature, News, Respect Life, World News Although most Americans describe themselves as pro-choice, a majority also would support some legal limits on abortion, while keeping the procedure largely available, according to a new Marist Poll sponsored by the Knights of Columbus.
Co-founder of Roberta’s House honored for touching thousands of lives at ‘Faith in Baltimore’ gathering January 18, 2023By Gary Lambrecht Special to the Catholic Review Filed Under: Catholic Charities, Feature, Local News, News, Racial Justice, Social Justice The Archdiocese of Baltimore held its annual “Faith in Baltimore” gathering Jan. 17 at Mercy High School, where it honored Annette March-Grier for her decades of caring for local citizens in need of grief support services.
Longing for the light: Detecting and treating seasonal affective disorder January 18, 2023By Robyn Barberry Filed Under: Commentary, Health Care, Unconditional According to Psychology Today, about 10 million Americans suffer from seasonal affective disorder, or SAD, a condition that doctors believe is related to the lack of sunlight that is caused by shorter winter days.
Sister André, a Daughter of Charity and oldest known person in world, dies in France at age 118 January 18, 2023By OSV News OSV News Filed Under: News, Obituaries, World News Sister André, a Daughter of Charity and the world’s oldest known person, died at age 118, a spokesman of the nursing home where she died told AFP agency on Tuesday.
Eucharistic Revival songwriting competition seeks to inspire Catholic music January 18, 2023By Kate Scanlon OSV News Filed Under: Arts & Culture, Bishops, Eucharist, Feature, News, World News The Eucharistic Revival Musical Competition, sponsored by the U.S. Conference of Catholic Bishops’ Secretariat for Evangelization and Catechesis, seeks entries from Catholic composers, poets and songwriters for Catholic music, with a particular emphasis on texts that focus on the Eucharist or the church’s unity as the body of Christ.
To be pastoral, look to the Good Shepherd, pope says January 18, 2023By Justin McLellan Catholic News Service Filed Under: Feature, News, Vatican, World News Christians must develop a pastoral heart to care for those who have not heard the Gospel or who have left the fold, Pope Francis said.
Cardinal George Pell: The Encourager January 18, 2023By George Weigel Syndicated Columnist Filed Under: Commentary, The Catholic Difference I know of few, if any, public figures who have displayed the moral courage George Pell displayed for decades as he defended and promoted the truth of Catholic faith in the face of a relentless, vicious Australian media campaign to destroy him.
Catholic groups say increasing Russian missile attacks make providing supplies to Ukrainians ‘extremely dangerous’ January 17, 2023By Jonathan Luxmoore OSV News Filed Under: Feature, News, War in Ukraine, World News In a national message Jan. 15, the head of the Ukrainian Catholic Church, Major Archbishop Sviatoslav Shevchuk of Kyiv-Halych, said the attack on Dnipro, where three days of mourning were declared, had been the “most tragic” of 57 weekend missile strikes against Kyiv, Kharkiv and other cities.
