Analysis: Major changes in store for Latin Church in US as bishop appointments stall March 17, 2024By Michael R. Heinlein OSV News Filed Under: Bishops, Feature, News, World News Change looms on the horizon for the American hierarchy. And the anticipation continues to build as the appointment of Latin Church bishops in the United States has seriously stalled out over the last year or so.
New Unbound CEO a woman set on freeing a million more people from poverty March 16, 2024By Kimberly Heatherington OSV News Filed Under: Feature, News, Social Justice, World News Ashley Hufft is a woman with a mission — and not just as the first woman to become president and chief executive officer of Unbound, an international nonprofit founded by Catholics assisting the poor and marginalized in 17 countries around the globe.
Eucharistic Revival’s ‘Invite One Back’ initiative helps parishes reach lapsed Catholics March 16, 2024By Lauretta Brown OSV News Filed Under: Eucharist, Evangelization, Feature, News, World News The bishops launched resources in early March as part of the “Invite One Back” initiative, equipping clergy and parish leaders to invite those who have stopped attending Sunday Mass to fill the pews once again.
Bishops warn Haiti at ‘critical junction,’ needs urgent help amid ‘unlivable situation’ March 15, 2024By Gina Christian OSV News Filed Under: Feature, News, World News As violence and instability ravage Haiti, two U.S. bishops are urging awareness and action by the global community to assist Haitians in restoring peace.
Papal preacher: Hope helps ‘crippled’ hearts rise up, leap for joy March 15, 2024By Carol Glatz Catholic News Service Filed Under: Feature, Lent, News, Vatican, World News Hope “is the opposite of impatience, of haste, of ‘everything immediately.’ It is the antidote to discouragement. It keeps yearning alive,” Cardinal Raniero Cantalamessa told Pope Francis and members of the Roman Curia during a Lenten meditation in the Paul VI Audience Hall March 15.
Family, community, are key to overcoming secularism, pope says March 15, 2024By Justin McLellan Catholic News Service Filed Under: Feature, News, Vatican, World News Faced with decades of rising secularism, the Catholic Church must invest in families and in strengthening other forms of community to transmit the faith, Pope Francis said.
Pro-life group deplores Harris’ historic visit to Planned Parenthood abortion clinic March 15, 2024By Kate Scanlon OSV News Filed Under: Feature, News, Respect Life, World News Vice President Kamala Harris on March 14 toured a Minnesota abortion clinic, marking the first time that a president or vice president has done so, according to Harris’ office.
‘Sober St. Patrick’s Day’ a ‘rip-roaring’ way to revere Ireland’s beloved saint March 15, 2024By Gina Christian OSV News Filed Under: Feature, News, Saints, World News “Sober St. Patrick’s Day” is set to mark its 13th year of celebrating Irish arts, culture and food — minus the alcohol — following New York’s annual parade for the beloved patron saint of the Irish and Irish diaspora, whose feast has become one of the year’s biggest days for drinking.
As minerals fuel deadly conflicts in Africa, cardinal calls for pastoral approach March 15, 2024By Frederick Nzwili OSV News Filed Under: Feature, News, Social Justice, World News As minerals fuel deadly conflicts in Africa, a leading cardinal urged local churches to ensure that Africa’s abundant resources contribute to the benefit of its populations instead of hurting them.
78-year-old altar server passes on love of Eucharist to younger generation March 15, 2024By Sean Gallagher OSV News Filed Under: Eucharist, Feature, News, World News Carl Bohman trains young people in his rural southeastern Indiana parish how to assist at Mass as altar servers, much like adult volunteers do in parishes across the Indianapolis Archdiocese.
ACN head: God gives believers ‘grace to resist’ their persecutors and ‘remain faithful’ March 15, 2024By Gina Christian OSV News Filed Under: Feature, News, Religious Freedom, World News With an estimated one in seven Christians worldwide facing persecution, OSV News recently sat down with Regina Lynch, who in June 2023 was appointed the executive president of Aid to the Church in Need, an international pontifical foundation that supports the church where it is poorest and most persecuted.
Indigenous wisdom and science can work together to solve crises, pope says March 15, 2024By Carol Glatz Catholic News Service Filed Under: Feature, News, Vatican, World News The world’s cultures, traditions, spiritualities and languages must be acknowledged, respected and protected, especially those of Indigenous peoples, Pope Francis said.
