Share joy of God’s love, sow seeds of hope in world, pope tells youths November 14, 2023By Carol Glatz Catholic News Service Filed Under: Feature, News, Vatican, World News Christian hope “is the celebration of the love of the risen Christ, who is always at our side, even when he seems far from us,” the pope said in his annual message for local celebrations of World Youth D
‘Truly compassionate society protects its most vulnerable,’ U.K. bishops say after baby’s death November 14, 2023By OSV News OSV News Filed Under: Feature, News, Respect Life, World News British bishops expressed their condolences to Dean and Claire Gregory, parents of 8-month-old Indi, who died Nov. 13 after neither a court battle nor Italian citizenship granted to the infant prevented the British courts from halting her life support.
Patriarchs, church leaders urge Holy Land’s Christians to ‘stand strong’ In Advent message November 14, 2023By Judith Sudilovsky OSV News Filed Under: Conflict in the Middle East, Feature, News, World News Christmas in Bethlehem and the Holy Land this year will be one of solemnity, prayer and fasting as the Patriarchs and Heads of the Churches in Jerusalem called upon the faithful to forgo any “unnecessarily festive activities” during the Christmas season this year and to “stand strong” with those facing the afflictions of war, focusing more on the spiritual meaning of Christmas.
Baltimore group advocates for “saintly six” in Rome November 14, 2023By Christopher Gunty Catholic Review Filed Under: Black Catholic Ministry, Feature, Local News, News, Racial Justice, Saints The potential saints in question include one with ties to Baltimore, Mother Mary Lange, who has the title “venerable,” the founder of the Baltimore-based Oblate Sisters of Providence, the world’s first sustained religious community for Black women.
‘Your past does not define you’: Maryland Catholic Women’s Conference centers on discovering holiness November 14, 2023By Adriana Montes Catholic Review Filed Under: Feature, Local News, News The saints teach a vital lesson – “that in every circumstance, Jesus is there with us, ready to transform and illuminate our lives with his glory,” Meg Hunter-Kilmer said in a Nov. 11 keynote address at the 2023 Maryland Catholic Women’s Conference.
Supreme Court will implement ethics code for justices after controversies November 14, 2023By Kate Scanlon OSV News Filed Under: Feature, News, Supreme Court, World News The U.S. Supreme Court announced Nov. 13 that it will implement an ethics code for its justices. The move comes after a series of allegations that some of the justices have received expensive gifts or allegedly taken part in improper financial activities.
Scott’s withdrawal from GOP presidential primary further shrinks a once-crowded field November 14, 2023By Kate Scanlon OSV News Filed Under: 2024 Election, Feature, News, World News After Sen. Tim Scott, R-S.C., announced Nov. 12 that he is suspending his 2024 campaign for his party’s presidential nomination, Catholic political scientists told OSV News that the senator ran a campaign out of sync with the Republican primary electorate.
U.S. bishops open fall assembly in Baltimore with prayer, reflection and a Mass for peace November 14, 2023By OSV News OSV News Filed Under: Bishops, Feature, Local News, News Archbishop Timothy P. Broglio of the U.S. Archdiocese for the Military Services, who is president of the U.S. Conference of Catholic Bishops, led his brother bishops in prayer for wisdom as they began their fall plenary assembly in Baltimore Nov. 13 with a Mass for peace.
Radio Interview: A conversation with a Black Catholic artist November 14, 2023By Catholic Review Staff Catholic Review Filed Under: Arts & Culture, Black Catholic Ministry, Feature, Local News, News, Radio Interview Wayman Scott IV, a parishioner of Church of the Nativity in Timonium, talks with George Matysek Jr. about his development as a Black Catholic artist.
Pickleball is for everyone, but watch the injuries November 14, 2023By Todd Karpovich Special to the Catholic Review Filed Under: Feature, Local News, News, Seniors, Sports The most common types of injuries among pickleball players are rare sprains, strains and fractures and account for 60 percent of all pickleball-related injuries, according to a UBS study.
Bishop Strickland removal is ‘administrative, not penal,’ says canon law expert November 13, 2023By Gina Christian OSV News Filed Under: Feature, News, Vatican, World News The removal of Bishop Joseph E. Strickland from pastoral governance of the Diocese of Tyler, Texas, is an administrative rather than penal action, a canon law scholar told OSV News.
Indi Gregory, British girl whose life support was halted by court, dies November 13, 2023By OSV News OSV News Filed Under: Feature, News, Respect Life, World News Indi Gregory, a British girl whose parents battled the British courts to have her life support extended, died at 1:45 a.m. U.K. time Nov. 13.
