Easter conflict avoided at disputed Christian center in Ukraine, but tensions remain April 28, 2023By Lilia Kovalyk-Vasiuta OSV News Filed Under: Crisis in Ukraine, Feature, News, World News The issue of eviction of the UOC from the lavra has been brewing for years and intensified during the war.
End of life a time for accompaniment, discernment and respect for human dignity, say Catholic bioethicists April 28, 2023By Gina Christian OSV News Filed Under: Feature, Health Care, News, Respect Life, World News Accompaniment, discernment and respect for God-given human dignity are central to church teaching on end-of-life issues, several Catholic bioethicists said.
Pope arrives in Hungary preaching cooperation, welcome — not isolation April 28, 2023By Cindy Wooden Catholic News Service Filed Under: Feature, News, Vatican, World News Paying homage to Hungary’s history, culture and location in the heart of Europe, Pope Francis pushed against the notion that the country needed to insulate itself to protect its identity.
Biden administration outlines new plan to reduce migrant arrivals when Title 42 ends April 28, 2023By Kate Scanlon OSV News Filed Under: Feature, Immigration and Migration, News, World News The Biden administration announced April 27 new steps it would take in an effort to reduce migrant arrivals at the U.S.-Mexico border when Title 42 expires in May.
Archdiocesan gala returns with emphasis on education, honors April 28, 2023By Christopher Gunty Catholic Review Filed Under: Feature, Giving, Local News, News The Archdiocese of Baltimore revived the archdiocesan Medal of Honor, bestowing the award to 12 individuals at the Shine the Light Gala April 22.
Initiative’s goal is to help build connections between young Catholic adults and parishes April 28, 2023By John Shaughnessy OSV News Filed Under: Evangelization, Feature, News, World News, Young Adult Ministry While young adults have overwhelmingly strayed from organized religion of all faiths and denominations, the blessings of a life in relationship with God are exactly what this 18- to 39-year-old age group is longing for in their lives.
Kansas enacts ‘born-alive’ bill after Legislature overrides governor’s veto April 27, 2023By Kate Scanlon OSV News Filed Under: Feature, News, Respect Life, World News Lawmakers in the Kansas Legislature voted April 26 to override Democratic Gov. Laura Kelly’s veto of a “born-alive infants protection act.”
Pope, Council of Cardinals look at church peacemaking efforts April 27, 2023By Catholic News Service Catholic News Service Filed Under: News, Vatican, World News Seven weeks after announcing the new composition of his international Council of Cardinals, Pope Francis led a two-day meeting of the council focused on situations of conflict in the world and on progress in implementing his reform of the Roman Curia.
Pope meets Ukrainian prime minister at Vatican April 27, 2023By Cindy Wooden Catholic News Service Filed Under: Crisis in Ukraine, News, Vatican, World News After a half-hour private meeting in the library of the Apostolic Palace, Pope Francis gave the prime minister of Ukraine a bronze plaque featuring a bird and a flower alongside the inscription, “Peace is a fragile flower.”
Notre Dame of Maryland University partners with Mount St. Mary’s University to address nursing shortage April 27, 2023By Mary K. Tilghman Special to the Catholic Review Filed Under: Colleges, Feature, Health Care, Local News, News In response to nursing shortages growing more critical every year in Maryland, the leaders of Notre Dame of Maryland University in Baltimore and Mount St. Mary’s University in Emmitsburg have signed a partnership to enable graduates of Mount St. Mary’s to earn their nursing degrees.
House GOP passes bill to raise debt limit and cut spending opposed by the White House April 27, 2023By Kate Scanlon OSV News Filed Under: News, U.S. Congress, World News House Republicans on April 26 voted to pass House Speaker Kevin McCarthy’s legislation to raise the debt ceiling through 2024 and cut government spending, but the bill is seen as dead on arrival in the Democratically-controlled Senate and is opposed by the White House.
Washington state bans AR-15 sales, requires training and waiting period for new gun buys April 27, 2023By Kate Scanlon OSV News Filed Under: Feature, Gun Violence, News, World News Washington state enacted a new law April 25 banning the sale, manufacture and import of assault weapons, or military-style semi-automatic firearms such as the AR-15, a weapon that has been used in some of the recent mass shootings in the United States.