Church must empower women, Cardinal Fernández tells synod members October 25, 2024By Cindy Wooden Catholic News Service Filed Under: Feature, News, Synodality, Vatican, World News The Catholic Church must take concrete steps — and soon — to recognize and empower women’s leadership and ministry in the church, Cardinal Víctor Manuel Fernández, prefect of the Dicastery for the Doctrine of the Faith, told members of the Synod of Bishops.
St. Vincent de Paul of Baltimore seeks Adopt a Family sponsors October 25, 2024By Catholic Review Staff Catholic Review Filed Under: Advent, Christmas, Feature, Local News, News, St. Vincent de Paul Baltimore, Uncategorized As the Christmas season approaches, St. Vincent de Paul of Baltimore is reaching out to individuals and organizations to support its Adopt a Family program that connects generous donors with families in SVDP shelters, supportive housing programs and Head Start.
Benedictine Sisters accuse GOP operative of ‘public defamation’ over voter fraud claim October 25, 2024By OSV News OSV News Filed Under: 2024 Election, Feature, News, World News A community of Benedictine Sisters in a key election swing state is deploring “false and misleading information about their membership” posted on social media by a Republican Party political operative.
Confession is a witness of a welcoming church, pope says October 24, 2024By Justin McLellan Catholic News Service Filed Under: Feature, News, Vatican, World News, Worship & Sacraments The availability of confession, even in churches heavily frequented by tourists, presents the Catholic Church as a welcoming space for an encounter with God, Pope Francis said.
Synod is lesson in moving at ‘pace of the Holy Spirit,’ archbishop says October 24, 2024By Cindy Wooden Catholic News Service Filed Under: Feature, News, Synodality, Vatican, World News Change in the Catholic Church, including a commitment to recognizing women’s leadership gifts and being more welcoming of all people, happens slowly and deliberately, which is a good thing in a rapidly changing world, said the archbishop of Seattle.
Only love will save humanity, pope says in encyclical on Sacred Heart October 24, 2024By Carol Glatz Catholic News Service Filed Under: Feature, News, Vatican, World News A world that has become “heartless” and indifferent to greed and war, and a Catholic Church in need of revitalizing its missionary joy need to open themselves up to Christ’s infinite love, Pope Francis wrote.
Dioceses slam fake Catholic newspapers seen as part of ‘pink slime’ election ploy October 24, 2024By OSV News OSV News Filed Under: 2024 Election, Feature, Journalism, News, World News A number of U.S. Catholic dioceses and their bishops have issued statements disavowing fake Catholic newspapers that have resurfaced in swing states ahead of the presidential election to target Catholic voters on key issues.
Remembered as prophet for the poor, dispossessed, Mexico says goodbye to slain priest October 23, 2024By David Agren OSV News Filed Under: Feature, News, Religious Freedom, World News Slain Father Marcelo Pérez was buried in his birthplace amid indignation and demands for justice.
Praying to the Holy Spirit can help couples stay united, pope says October 23, 2024By Cindy Wooden Catholic News Service Filed Under: Feature, Marriage & Family Life, News, Vatican, World News Because the Holy Spirit specializes in love and unity, Catholic couples should pray regularly for the Spirit to be present in their marriage, Pope Francis said.
Atlanta archbishop calls for prayers of reparation in face of satanic temple’s ‘black mass’ October 23, 2024By OSV News OSV News Filed Under: Feature, News, World News Archbishop Gregory J. Hartmayer of Atlanta has called on all Catholics to counter — with prayers of reparation and penance — the sacrilege of a so-called “black mass” being organized by the satanic temple of Atlanta and scheduled to take place Oct. 25.
U.S. church contributes to synod through its diversity, delegate says October 23, 2024By Justin McLellan Catholic News Service Filed Under: Feature, News, Synodality, Vatican, World News The U.S. delegates at the Synod of Bishops on synodality are contributing to discussions on the future of the Catholic Church by bringing the diversity of the U.S. church to the Vatican, a U.S. synod delegate said.
‘I can feel the tension in a way that I haven’t before,’ says Beirut archbishop October 23, 2024By Leo Morawiecki OSV News Filed Under: Conflict in the Middle East, Feature, News, World News Having returned the previous day from a religious summit in Bkerke, north of Beirut, Archbishop Bacouni struck a tone of cautious optimism regarding the end of the Israel-Hezbollah conflict.
