Dating culture crisis fuels Catholic marriage vocation collapse March 3, 2023By Rachel Hoover OSV News Filed Under: Marriage & Family Life, News, World News During 50 years between 1969 and 2019, Catholic marriages declined 69 percent even as the Catholic population increased by nearly 20 million, according to Georgetown University’s Center for Applied Research in the Apostolate.
TV Review: ‘The Consultant’ March 3, 2023By John Mulderig OSV News Filed Under: Movie & Television Reviews All eight roughly half-hour episodes of showrunner Tony Basgallop’s adaptation of Bentley Little’s novel are currently streaming on Amazon Prime.
COVID-era SNAP payments end as inflation soars, drawing Catholic concern over US food insecurity March 3, 2023By Kate Scanlon OSV News Filed Under: Catholic Charities, Coronavirus, Feature, News, Social Justice, World News A pandemic-era program that provided extra payments to Americans who qualify for food stamps ended March 1, causing concern for some Catholic advocates about how low-income individuals and families will put food on the table.
Mourners pray for migrants killed in shipwreck off Italian coast; Greece’s worst train crash in history leaves many dead March 2, 2023By OSV News OSV News Filed Under: Feature, News, World News Archbishop Angelo Raffaele Panzetta of Crotone-Santa Severina joined other faith leaders, local officials and members of the public March 1 in praying for migrants aboard a wooden boat who died in a Feb. 26 shipwreck off the southern Italian coast.
No basta con pedir perdón: Las víctimas de abusos necesitan respuestas y apoyo, dice el Papa March 2, 2023By Carol Glatz Catholic News Service Filed Under: En Español CIUDAD DEL VATICANO (CNS) — No basta con pedir perdón a las personas que han sufrido abusos, dijo el Papa Francisco. También hay que ofrecerles “acciones concretas para reparar los horrores que han sufrido y prevenir que no se repitan”, así como la verdad, la transparencia, espacios seguros, apoyo psicológico y protección, dijo el Papa […]
‘Bravo Mayor Adams!’ NYC mayor’s speech on state and religion draws Catholic kudos March 2, 2023By Kurt Jensen OSV News Filed Under: Ecumenism and Interfaith Relations, Feature, News, World News Blunt remarks by New York City Mayor Eric Adams at a Feb. 28 interfaith breakfast made waves amid critics’ accusations of intolerance. However, some Catholic leaders praised the mayor’s remarks about the importance of faith to society as being on point.
Young organist at Cathedral of Mary Our Queen is ‘remarkable talent’ March 2, 2023By George P. Matysek Jr. Catholic Review Filed Under: Arts & Culture, Feature, Local News, News Kuzepski follows in a long line of esteemed organists at the cathedral, but what makes the Delaware native different from his predecessors and what can be somewhat shocking to visitors is his age.
‘Sorry’ is not enough: Abuse victims need answers, support, pope says March 2, 2023By Carol Glatz Catholic News Service Filed Under: Child & Youth Protection, Feature, News, Vatican, World News For the month of March, the pope dedicated his prayer intention for the victims of abuse. Child Abuse Prevention Month is observed in April in the United States.
Faith on the frontlines: How the pope’s support is manifested in Ukraine March 2, 2023By Justin McLellan Catholic News Service Filed Under: Feature, News, Vatican, War in Ukraine, World News Along with the Our Father sung at the end of his weekly general audience or his Sunday Angelus in St. Peter’s Square, Pope Francis has added to these public events for the last year his own heartfelt prayers for the martyred people of Ukraine.
Pope remembers late L.A. bishop’s ‘profound concern for the poor’ March 2, 2023By Justin McLellan Catholic News Service Filed Under: Feature, Gun Violence, News, Vatican, World News Pope Francis praised the late Auxiliary Bishop David G. O’Connell of Los Angeles for his “profound concern for the poor, immigrants and those in need” in a telegram following his murder.
NDMU basketball team dances into NCAA DIII tournament March 2, 2023By Gerry Jackson Catholic Review Filed Under: Colleges, Feature, Local News, News, Sports The Notre Dame of Maryland University women’s basketball team is going dancing, heralding a new era for the athletics program at the North Baltimore school.
Movie Review: ‘Jesus Revolution’ March 2, 2023By John Mulderig OSV News Filed Under: Movie & Television Reviews Refreshingly free of the usual objectionable ingredients, this generally appealing Evangelically flavored look back at a somewhat surprising chapter in Baby Boomer history is doctrinally dodgy but ethically uplifting.
