Sister Elizabeth Ellen Kane, O.S.F., dies at 81 March 20, 2023By Catholic Review Staff Catholic Review Filed Under: Feature, Local News, News, Obituaries A funeral Mass for Franciscan Sister Elizabeth “Betty” Ellen Kane (formerly Sister Paul Anthony) will be offered at 11 a.m. on March 23 at Assisi House in Aston, Pa. Sister Betty died March 17.
Welcoming migrants, refugees is first step toward peace, pope says March 20, 2023By Carol Glatz Catholic News Service Filed Under: Feature, Immigration and Migration, News, Vatican, World News Safe, organized, legal and sustainable migration is in the interest of all countries, Pope Francis wrote.
RADIO INTERVIEW: Dining with the Saints March 20, 2023By Catholic Review Staff Catholic Review Filed Under: Feature, Local News, News, Radio Interview, Saints Award-winning TV chef and “cooking priest” Father Leo Patalinghug and theologian and mixologist Dr. Michael P. Foley talk about their new book, “Dining with the Saints: The Sinner’s Guide to a Righteous Feast.” The book brings the liturgical year to life, pairing more than 200 saints’ stories with a smorgasbord of international recipes.
Good politics brings people together, generates care for others, pope says March 20, 2023By Cindy Wooden Catholic News Service Filed Under: Feature, News, Vatican, World News Meeting participants at the Vatican March 18, Pope Francis told them to “wage war, but another kind of war, an inner one, a war on ourselves to work for peace.”
Wyoming becomes first state to ban abortion pills March 20, 2023By Kate Scanlon OSV News Filed Under: Feature, News, Respect Life, World News Gov. Mark Gordon, R-Wyo., signed the law with a ruling by a federal judge in Texas still outstanding that could potentially implement a nationwide ban on the drug mifepristone amid a legal challenge brought by pro-life groups.
Experts hold hope for pastoral inclusion of Catholics with disabilities, also lingering challenges March 19, 2023By Gina Christian OSV News Filed Under: Feature, News, World News, Worship & Sacraments Those seeking to better include persons with disabilities in the life of the Catholic Church say the horizon is a hopeful one, despite lingering challenges.
Franciscans in Holy Land advance next phase of Jerusalem’s Terra Sancta Museum March 18, 2023By Tom Tracy OSV News Filed Under: Arts & Culture, Feature, News, World News Objects cared for by the Franciscans in the Holy Land, including a collection of 13 church bells discovered hidden in Bethlehem and dating back to the Middle Ages, have traveled to some of the great museums of the world.
American lay missionaries fan embers of Catholic faith in Ireland March 18, 2023By Kimberly Heatherington OSV News Filed Under: Evangelization, Feature, News, World News NET Ireland — the “NET” in its name stands for “National Evangelization Teams” — recruits and trains young adults to evangelize more than 20,000 youth in churches, schools and parishes across Ireland.
A heart filled with scorn, vain presumption is a ticket to hell, pope says March 17, 2023By Carol Glatz Catholic News Service Filed Under: Feature, Lent, News, Vatican, World News The faithful must set aside their egos and sense of superiority over others to make room for God and his tender mercy, Pope Francis said at a Lenten penance service.
Biden administration proposes steps aimed at reducing ‘forever chemicals’ in drinking water March 17, 2023By Kate Scanlon OSV News Filed Under: Environment, Feature, News, World News The Environmental Protection Agency proposed in March the first federal limits on “forever chemicals” in drinking water, a move the Biden administration said will save thousands of lives and prevent some serious illnesses attributed to exposure to these chemicals over time.
Accept God’s love, share it with others, pope tells Josephites March 17, 2023By Cindy Wooden Catholic News Service Filed Under: Feature, News, Vatican, World News The secret to lovingly ministering to others is first allowing oneself to experience the overwhelming love of God, Pope Francis told priests belonging to the Josephites of Murialdo, the Murialdine Sisters of St. Joseph and the laypeople who work with them.
‘Befriending St. Joseph’, and imagining his silent sorrows March 17, 2023By Elizabeth Scalia OSV News Filed Under: Books, Feature, News, Saints, World News In “Befriending St. Joseph: Finding Faith, Hope and Courage in the Seven Sorrows Devotion” (Ave Maria Press, 2022), Deacon Greg Kandra was challenged to find a way to speak of — and perhaps for — this saint of silence.