Russia’s persecution of faith in Ukraine part of ‘cultural genocide’ campaign, say analysts April 12, 2023By Gina Christian OSV News Filed Under: Feature, News, War in Ukraine, World News A new report concludes that Russia is systematically persecuting believers of several faiths in Ukraine as part of a campaign of “cultural genocide.”
Over 50,000 massacred in Nigeria for being Christian in the last 14 years, report says April 12, 2023By Ngala Killian Chimton OSV News Filed Under: Feature, News, World News At least 52,250 people have been killed over the last 14 years in Nigeria just for being Christian, a new report published April 10 revealed.
‘Keyboard warriors’ don’t evangelize, pope says, they just argue April 12, 2023By Cindy Wooden Catholic News Service Filed Under: Evangelization, Feature, News, Vatican, World News Sharing the Gospel requires literally “going out,” witnessing to the joy of faith in person and not just sitting at home, being “keyboard warriors” who argue with others online, Pope Francis said.
Pope wants truth out on missing Vatican girl, says lead prosecutor April 12, 2023By Justin McLellan Catholic News Service Filed Under: Feature, News, Vatican, World News The Vatican’s chief prosecutor said Pope Francis has given him free rein to investigate the 1983 disappearance of Emanuela Orlandi, a 15-year-old Vatican resident.
As Trump pleads not guilty, Catholic experts weigh in on impact of indictment on 2024 campaign April 12, 2023By Kate Scanlon OSV News Filed Under: 2024 Election, Feature, News, World News James Patterson, chair of the politics department at Ave Maria University, said an acceptance of Trump’s tawdry behavior among the GOP base marks a significant change from previous decades, when Republican voters sought candidates whom they felt championed family values.
‘Will you marry me?’: Catholic couples share proposal stories April 12, 2023By Yvonne Wenger Special to the Catholic Review Filed Under: Feature, Local News, Marriage & Family Life, News, Worship & Sacraments Three couples in the Archdiocese of Baltimore shared with the Catholic Review a little about their engagement story, the beliefs that shape their lives together – and some of the signs they spotted along the way.
Eucharistic Missionaries sought to share their love of Christ April 11, 2023By Mary Clifford Morrell Special to the Catholic Review Filed Under: Eucharist, Feature, Local News, News If you have a special love for the Eucharist and want to share it with others, the Archdiocese of Baltimore wants you to consider becoming a “Eucharistic Missionary.”
Walter Reed decision to cancel Catholic pastoral contract ahead of Holy Week ‘incomprehensible,’ says US military archbishop April 11, 2023By Gina Christian OSV News Filed Under: Feature, Health Care, News, World News Hours before Holy Week began, a U.S. major military medical center ended a long-standing contract to provide Catholic pastoral care to veterans and service members, violating their religious freedom, according to Archbishop Timothy P. Broglio of the U.S. Archdiocese for Military Services.
Mass shootings bring renewed calls for Catholics to prioritize common good over guns April 11, 2023By Kate Scanlon OSV News Filed Under: Feature, Gun Violence, News, U.S. Congress, World News Theologians and church leaders told OSV News that a public policy response to gun violence representing a Catholic perspective should start by prioritizing the common good.
Archbishop, governor call for prayer as Louisville mourns mass shooting ‘in the shadow of the cross’ April 11, 2023By Marnie McAllister OSV News Filed Under: Feature, Gun Violence, News, World News Amid calls for prayer and praise for first responders, officials confirmed that four people were killed in an April 10 mass shooting, Easter Monday morning, in a downtown bank in Louisville, Ky.
Two Catholic Relief Services’ workers slain in Ethiopia amid Easter Sunday unrest April 11, 2023By Kate Scanlon OSV News Filed Under: Feature, News, World News Two Catholic Relief Services staff members were shot and killed Easter Sunday in Ethiopia’s Amhara region, according to the U.S. Catholic Church’s international aid agency.
RADIO INTERVIEW: ‘Easter and Evangelization’ April 11, 2023By Catholic Review Staff Catholic Review Filed Under: Easter, Evangelization, Feature, Local News, News, Radio Interview Catholic Review Editor Christopher Gunty talks with Father Erik Arnold, pastor of St. John the Evangelist in Severna Park, about how his own faith was renewed and revived and how the message of Easter can radically reorient our lives toward Christ.
