Vatican publishes 1974 decision denying alleged Amsterdam apparitions July 11, 2024By Justin McLellan Catholic News Service Filed Under: News, Vatican, World News The Vatican has made public its 1974 decision denying the authenticity of Marian apparitions alleged to have occurred in Amsterdam between 1945 and 1959.
Sending 11 of their 13 children to same Catholic high school worth the sacrifice, couple says July 11, 2024By Mike Lang OSV News Filed Under: Marriage & Family Life, News, Schools, World News What is pretty unique for the Mazalewski family is that this was their 13th high school graduation, the 11th at St. Elizabeth.
Kansas Supreme Court overturns abortion ban, clinic regulations July 11, 2024By OSV News OSV News Filed Under: News, Respect Life, World News In separate rulings, the Kansas Supreme Court July 5 overturned a ban on a second-trimester surgical abortion procedure known as dilation and evacuation, or D&E, and struck down a series of abortion clinic regulations long opposed by abortion providers.
War is tearing Sudan apart, bishops say July 10, 2024By Ngala Killian Chimton OSV News Filed Under: Disaster Relief, News, World News As fighting continues to rage in Sudan in the Horn of Africa, Catholic bishops in neighboring South Sudan accused warring factions of committing “horrendous war crimes” while the people are suffering “a humanitarian disaster.”
Seven cardinals, bishops, experts from U.S. are part of synod’s study groups July 10, 2024By Carol Glatz Catholic News Service Filed Under: News, Synodality, Vatican, World News The General Secretariat for the Synod of Bishops released the names of members of two sets of study groups that have been conducting an in-depth look into several themes that emerged during the first assembly of the synod on synodality in 2023.
Pro-life activists react to GOP platform change on abortion at Trump’s direction July 10, 2024By Kate Scanlon OSV News Filed Under: 2024 Election, Feature, News, Respect Life, World News Members of the Republican National Committee have approved changes to platform on abortion at the direction of former President Donald Trump, the party’s presumptive presidential nominee, over the objections of pro-life activists who previously asked delegates not to remove the platform’s previous call for federal abortion restrictions.
Pope asks world’s religions to push for ethical AI development July 10, 2024By Justin McLellan Catholic News Service Filed Under: News, Vatican, World News Pope Francis called on representatives from the world’s religions to unite behind the defense of human dignity in an age that will be defined by artificial intelligence.
Mexican government asks priests to take civics course July 10, 2024By David Agren OSV News Filed Under: News, Religious Freedom, World News Mexico’s Interior Ministry has requested the participation of priests in courses promoting “civic values” in the aftermath of the ruling Morena party’s massive electoral victory and disquiet from the country’s episcopal conference over social peace in the deeply divided country.
La. governor cuts $1 million to Catholic Charities homeless shelter over church’s care for migrants July 10, 2024By Kate Scanlon OSV News Filed Under: Catholic Charities, Feature, Immigration and Migration, News, Social Justice, World News Drastic cuts in state funding for a Catholic Charities’ homeless shelter operations in Louisiana over the wider Catholic Church’s ministry to migrants have dealt a significant blow to the church’s ability to care for area residents experiencing homelessness, including veterans.
Texas Catholic groups struggle to provide aid after Beryl cuts power to millions July 9, 2024By James Ramos OSV News Filed Under: Disaster Relief, News, World News Close to a foot of rain fell in just under 12 hours in parts of the Greater Houston area as Hurricane Beryl pushed into the southeast Gulf Coast of Texas when it made landfall near Matagorda, Texas, in the early morning hours of July 8.
In synod process, church is listening to God, not ‘polls,’ cardinal says July 9, 2024By Justin McLellan Catholic News Service Filed Under: News, Synodality, Vatican, World News The Catholic Church can only teach the faithful if it is an institution that listens, but that does not mean it should take to heart every opinion uttered, according to the head of the church’s synod.
Minn. bishops call on Catholics ‘not to engage in, support or profit from’ recreational marijuana July 9, 2024By Gina Christian OSV News Filed Under: Health Care, News, World News As Minnesota ramps up its legalized cannabis industry, the state’s bishops have issued a pastoral letter warning of the dangers of marijuana.
