Catholics have ‘duty to protect’ all human life, bishop says at New Jersey Mass for Life October 16, 2024By OSV News OSV News Filed Under: Feature, News, Respect Life, World News Before the standing-room-only congregation gathered in Trenton’s St. Mary of the Assumption Cathedral for the first statewide Mass for Life, Bishop David M. O’Connell framed his homily around the words “Duty to Protect” when it comes to protecting all human life, especially “the child in their mother’s womb, the child in the mother’s arms and beyond.
Synod on Amazon opened the way for synod on synodality, cardinal says October 16, 2024By Carol Glatz Catholic News Service Filed Under: Feature, News, Synodality, World News The Synod of Bishops for the Pan-Amazon region, which met in Rome in 2019, paved the way for the current synod on synodality, said the region’s top cardinal.
D.C. cardinal urges prayer, reflection before November elections October 15, 2024By Cindy Wooden Catholic News Service Filed Under: 2024 Election, Feature, News, Synodality, Vatican, World News Cardinal Wilton Gregory of Washington said he hopes U.S. voters who are as concerned as he is about the “anger and vitriol” of the current election cycle will take time away from the media to think and pray about the values important to them as Catholics.
As Israel’s Lebanon campaign escalates, displaced Christians wait for ‘miracle to end this misery’ October 15, 2024By Leo Morawiecki OSV News Filed Under: Conflict in the Middle East, Feature, News, World News As Israel has escalated its campaign against Hezbollah in Lebanon across a United Nations-drawn boundary between the two countries, more than a million people have fled their homes.
D-A-N-G-E-R: Ouija board, whose history is deeply rooted in Baltimore, isn’t innocent fun October 15, 2024By George P. Matysek Jr. Catholic Review Filed Under: Baltimore Basilica, Feature, Local News, News “The spiritual world is real,” Father Boric said. “When you use a Ouija board, you’re really opening yourself up to something very dangerous. You’re opening yourself up to the devil and his lesser angels – and they can really do harm, just as the good angels really do a tremendous amount of good.”
Mission accomplished: Pope to declare 14 new saints October 15, 2024By Cindy Wooden Catholic News Service Filed Under: Feature, News, Saints, Vatican, World News The celebration of World Mission Sunday is a popular day for a pope to canonize new saints — not only those who ministered or gave up their lives in lands traditionally known as mission territories, but women and men from every walk of life and from around the world.
Synod begins looking at institutional changes to promote synodality October 15, 2024By Cindy Wooden Catholic News Service Filed Under: Feature, News, Synodality, Vatican, World News If members of the Synod of Bishops are serious about sharing their experience of “synodality” with all members of the Catholic Church, then they must identify concrete ways to do so, Cardinal Jean-Claude Hollerich told members.
Russia blocks Catholic, other religious websites amid war in Ukraine October 14, 2024By Gina Christian OSV News Filed Under: Feature, News, Religious Freedom, War in Ukraine, World News Amid its war on Ukraine, Russia continues to block a number of external religious websites, social media accounts and apps from several countries, preventing believers of various faiths from accessing information and engaging in dialogue, according to a human rights watch group.
Michigan Catholic bishops say Gov. Whitmer video mocks Eucharist October 14, 2024By Gina Christian OSV News Filed Under: 2024 Election, Eucharist, Feature, News, social media, World News Michigan’s Catholic bishops have expressed “profound disappointment and offense” after that state’s Gov. Gretchen Whitmer appeared to mock the Eucharist in a social media video posted by feminist author and podcaster Liz Plank.
Pope calls for Mideast cease-fire; prays for peace in Ukraine, Haiti October 14, 2024By Cindy Wooden Catholic News Service Filed Under: Conflict in the Middle East, Feature, News, Vatican, War in Ukraine, World News Pope Francis called again for “an immediate cease-fire on all fronts” in the Middle East, urging leaders to “pursue the paths of diplomacy and dialogue to achieve peace.”
Vatican says new cardinals will be created Dec. 7 October 14, 2024By Cindy Wooden Catholic News Service Filed Under: Feature, News, Vatican, World News Pope Francis will create his 21 new cardinals Dec. 7, not Dec. 8 as he originally announced, according to the official in charge of papal liturgical ceremonies.
Catholic schools offering annual High School Placement Test October 14, 2024By Samantha Smith Special to the Catholic Review Filed Under: Feature, Local News, News, Schools Eighth-grade students interested in attending a Catholic high school in the Archdiocese of Baltimore can now register for the High School Placement Test.
