Holocaust survivor honors Polish priest who aided his family January 27, 2025By Lauretta Brown OSV News Filed Under: Feature, News, Religious Freedom, World News Because of the quiet and heroic intervention of a Polish priest, Andrew Jampoler’s life was saved just as it began. Jampoler, 83, feels a strong debt of gratitude to Father Jozef Czapran who protected him as an infant in Eastern Poland by providing lifesaving papers for him and his family.
Catholic K-12 excellence shows kids ‘the vision of life in Jesus Christ,’ says USCCB leader January 26, 2025By Gina Christian OSV News Filed Under: Feature, News, Schools, World News Ahead of national Catholic Schools Week 2025 (Jan. 26-Feb. 1), OSV News spoke with Mary Pat Donoghue, executive director of the U.S. Conference of Catholic Bishops’ Secretariat of Catholic Education, for her thoughts on the state of Catholic education in the nation.
Maryvale upsets Mercy on late put-back in The Classic January 24, 2025By Nelson Coffin Special to the Catholic Review Filed Under: Feature, Local News, News, Schools, Sports The Classic — the annual showdown between Mercy and Maryvale — is doing a pretty good job of finding a niche in local high school basketball circles just four years after its inception.
Workshop offers resources in fluid immigration landscape January 24, 2025By Christopher Gunty Catholic Review Filed Under: Feature, Immigration and Migration, Local News, Maryland Catholic Conference, News Several executive orders issued in the first days of President Donald J. Trump’s second term affect immigrants and migrant rights. Representatives from parishes and diocesan offices in Maryland received briefings Jan. 23 from experts from the U.S. Conference of Catholic Bishops, the Catholic Legal Immigration Network (CLINIC) and Immigrations and Customs Enforcement.
March for Life puts pro-life vision that welcomes babies, supports families in focus January 24, 2025By Maria Wiering OSV News Filed Under: Feature, News, Respect Life, World News In his first public appearance following Inauguration Day, Vice President JD Vance was the final speaker at the annual march’s two-hour rally preceding attendees’ walk from the Washington Monument grounds to the U.S. Supreme Court Building.
Trump tells March for Life rally by video he will ‘stand proudly’ for life and family January 24, 2025By Kate Scanlon OSV News Filed Under: Feature, News, Respect Life, World News President Donald Trump pledged to “stand proudly for families and for life” in a video message for the 52nd annual March for Life Jan. 24.
Life Fest 2025 an ‘explosion of life, joy and grace’ ahead of annual March for Life January 24, 2025By Kimberly Heatherington OSV News Filed Under: Feature, News, Respect Life, World News, Young Adult Ministry Thousands of young people from across the country gathered at EagleBank Arena in Fairfax — just outside the nation’s capital — to energize and encourage one another before taking to the streets of Washington, in peaceful witness to a sobering fact: The battle against abortion in America is far from over.
Effort to enshrine abortion in Virginia Constitution ‘extreme, radical, deadly,’ say bishops January 24, 2025By OSV News OSV News Filed Under: Feature, National Black Congress, News, World News The Catholic bishops of Virginia Jan. 21 expressed “alarm and dismay at the aggressive pursuit of enshrining a ‘right'” to abortion in the Virginia Constitution by majorities in the state’s House and Senate.
At National Prayer Vigil for Life, young people challenged ‘to be a light in our culture’ January 24, 2025By Julie Asher OSV News Filed Under: Feature, News, Respect Life, World News In a basilica “adorned with beautiful mosaic art,” the “most impressive” mosaic was “the gathering of people from so many different places coming together to stand for life and to be a light in our culture,” Archbishop Joseph F. Naumann of Kansas City, Kan., said Jan. 23.
Trump pardons 23 pro-life activists convicted of FACE Act violations January 24, 2025By Kurt Jensen OSV News Filed Under: Feature, News, Respect Life, World News On the eve of the national March for Life rally in Washington, President Donald Trump announced Jan. 23 he was issuing pardons for 23 protesters arrested for violating the federal Freedom of Access to Clinics (FACE) Act.
Catholic Social Ministry Gathering to return with a mandate for building hope January 24, 2025By Kimberly Heatherington OSV News Filed Under: Feature, News, Social Justice, World News Perhaps the largest U.S. gathering of those dedicated to carrying out the social ministry and teaching of the church, the Catholic Social Ministry Gathering is set to take place Jan. 25-28 in Washington, a day after the national March for Life.
Federal judge temporarily blocks Trump’s birthright citizenship executive order January 23, 2025By Kate Scanlon OSV News Filed Under: Feature, Immigration and Migration, News, World News A federal judge on Jan. 23 temporarily blocked President Donald Trump’s executive order seeking to change the interpretation of the 14th Amendment, which grants birthright citizenship.
