Holy Land tourism begins to return to normalcy after pandemic, but Ukraine war presents other setbacks February 18, 2023By Tom Tracy OSV News Filed Under: Feature, News, World News As Israel lifted all bans and restrictions connected with COVID, the country has witnessed a gradual return of tourism, especially in the last quarter of 2022.
Training vs. temperance: Getting to the ‘heart’ of the matter February 18, 2023By Paul Stuligross OSV News Filed Under: Commentary In a job that demands self-sacrifice and service, perhaps it’s more difficult these days to find police applicants in a world replete with self-service and entitlement.
Are Catholics ready for the new AI evangelization? February 18, 2023By Kimberly Heatherington OSV News Filed Under: Arts & Culture, Evangelization, Feature, News, World News Bishops, clergy and lay catechists are still as indispensable to the church with AI tools just as they were when the church started putting the Gospels to pen and paper.
Movie Review: ‘Ant-Man and The Wasp: Quantumania’ February 17, 2023By John Mulderig OSV News Filed Under: Movie & Television Reviews As suggested by its rather cumbersome title, there’s a lot going on in “Ant-Man and The Wasp: Quantumania” (Disney). Unfortunately, the film, while free of gore and any really problematic material, ultimately adds up to less than the sum of its parts.
‘Please pray for us’: Compassion, communion resonate in Syria among Christians affected by earthquake February 17, 2023By Doreen Abi Raad OSV News Filed Under: Feature, News, World News Before the earthquake, 90 percent of Syrians were living below the poverty line.
Pennsylvania governor calls on state lawmakers to abolish capital punishment as ‘statement of morality’ February 17, 2023By Kate Scanlon OSV News Filed Under: Feature, News, Respect Life, World News Gov. Josh Shapiro called on Pennsylvania’s legislature Feb. 16 to end the death penalty, marking the first time a governor of the Keystone State has formally called on lawmakers to abolish the practice. Shapiro also said he will not authorize its use during his term.
Beyond money and success, build community, pope tells businesspeople February 17, 2023By Justin McLellan Catholic News Service Filed Under: Feature, News, Vatican, World News Meeting Feb. 17 with a group of Mexican entrepreneurs, the pope urged them to pay special attention to their relationship with God so they may be signs of God’s presence in the world of finance.
Pope: Synodal and Lenten journeys require effort, sacrifice, focusing on God February 17, 2023By Carol Glatz Catholic News Service Filed Under: Feature, Lent, News, Vatican, World News The text of the pope’s message focused on seeing Lenten penance and the synodal experience both as arduous journeys that lead to the wondrous experience of Christ’s divine light and splendor.
Broken trust: Ambassadors weigh in on odds against lasting peace in Holy Land February 17, 2023By Junno Arocho Esteves OSV News Filed Under: Feature, News, Vatican, World News ROME (OSV News) — A series of deadly raids by Israeli authorities in the West Bank and attacks on Jewish civilians in the first month of the new year have made the goal of a lasting peace in the Holy Land seemingly unattainable. The Jan. 26 raid in the West Bank city of Jenin, which […]
Under the big top: Tent brings parishioners closer in Ellicott City February 16, 2023By Todd Karpovich Special to the Catholic Review Filed Under: Feature, Local News, News At the Church of the Resurrection in Ellicott City, more than 300 parishioners fill the 4,000-square-foot heated tent on the property at each liturgy.
Pope says he’s close to Turkish people in time of ‘so much pain’ February 16, 2023By Justin McLellan Catholic News Service Filed Under: Feature, News, Vatican, World News “I am close to you, and I pray for you,” Pope Francis told the Turkish people reeling from earthquakes that killed nearly 42,000 people in Turkey and neighboring Syria, according to figures updated Feb. 16.
Videogame Review: ‘Risen’ February 16, 2023By Adele Chapline Smith OSV News Filed Under: Movie & Television Reviews Originally released in 2009, the action role-playing game “Risen” (THQ Nordic) is making a comeback for its debut on the Nintendo Switch.
