New cardinals from 17 nations are called to build church unity, pope says December 7, 2024By Cindy Wooden Catholic News Service Filed Under: Feature, News, Vatican, Vocations, World News Becoming a cardinal is an insistent call to put Jesus at the center of one’s life, to love the poor as he did and to strengthen the bonds of unity within the Catholic Church, Pope Francis said as he created 21 new cardinals from 17 nations.
New Netflix film presents the life of the Virgin Mary December 6, 2024By Kurt Jensen OSV News Filed Under: Feature, Movie & Television Reviews, News, World News “Mary,” an earnest drama, will be available for streaming on Netflix Dec. 6.
Catholic Health Association ‘shocked and grieved’ by brazen killing of health insurance CEO December 6, 2024By Gina Christian OSV News Filed Under: Feature, Health Care, News, World News The Catholic Health Association of the United States said the national organization, along with the Catholic health community, is “shocked and grieved” by the public killing of UnitedHealthcare CEO Brian Thompson at the hands of a masked gunman.
Zollner: Work, ‘change of attitude’ needed to make zero tolerance for abuse universal in church December 6, 2024By Gina Christian OSV News Filed Under: Bishops, Child & Youth Protection, Feature, News, World News The proposal — co-written by members of the institute and the Seattle-based Ending Clergy Abuse human rights organization — called for a global extension of the U.S. Conference of Catholic Bishops’ protocol of permanently removing from ministry credibly accused priests or deacons.
Archbishop Lori announces appointments, including retirements and deacon assignments December 6, 2024By Catholic Review Staff Catholic Review Filed Under: Appointments, Feature, Local News, News Archbishop Lori announces appointments, including retirements and deacon assignments
Hopkins medical sculptor transforms lives, restores hope with facial prostheses December 5, 2024By George P. Matysek Jr. Catholic Review Filed Under: Arts & Culture, Feature, Health Care, Local News, News He’s worked with patients whose ears were bitten off in dog attacks. He’s seen people whose eyes or ears were lost in accidents or whose flesh was ravaged by aggressive cancers. And he’s helped others born without body parts or who suffered unimaginable gunshot wounds.
Handmade gifts make Christmas presents more meaningful December 5, 2024By Katie V. Jones Catholic Review Filed Under: Arts & Culture, Christmas, Feature, Local News, News Christmas gifts made by hand offer many benefits, artists and crafters say, no matter if they are baked, painted, sewed or melted. They are one-of-a-kind and mean a lot to both the givers and the receivers.
Homilies must be short, about Jesus, inspired by the Spirit, pope says December 4, 2024By Carol Glatz Catholic News Service Filed Under: Feature, News, Vatican, World News Homilies must be prepared with the help of the Holy Spirit, be shorter than 10 minutes and put the spotlight on the Lord, not oneself, Pope Francis said.
Pope, cardinal advisers discuss collegiality, role of women December 4, 2024By Justin McLellan Catholic News Service Filed Under: Feature, News, Synodality, Vatican, World News During two days of meetings, Pope Francis and his closest cardinal advisers discussed the relationship between local churches and other institutional church assemblies, a main topic of discussion to come out of the Synod of Bishops on synodality.
Trump to attend Notre Dame Cathedral’s reopening ceremonies December 4, 2024By Kate Scanlon OSV News Filed Under: Arts & Culture, Feature, News, World News President-elect Donald Trump will attend the upcoming reopening ceremony for Notre Dame Cathedral in Paris, he said Dec. 2. The trip will mark his first foreign trip since his election to a second term.
Skull of St. Thomas Aquinas venerated by faithful in Washington during relic’s 3-week U.S. tour December 4, 2024By Paul Macrae Filed Under: Feature, News, Saints, World News To a packed St. Dominic Church Nov. 29, Cardinal Wilton D. Gregory of Washington delivered a homily focused on the Catholic tradition of honoring the dead and on the legacy of St. Thomas Aquinas.
Archbishop Sheen’s canonization ‘inevitable’ amid growing devotion, says foundation head December 4, 2024By Gina Christian OSV News Filed Under: Feature, News, Saints, World News Despite a few high-profile delays in recent years, the canonization of Venerable Fulton J. Sheen — the popular, scholarly archbishop and 20th-century pioneer of Catholic broadcasting — is “inevitable,” said the head of the foundation supporting his cause.
