Using food truck to help L.A. fire victims ’round one,’ says priest; Capuchins’ outreach continues February 23, 2025By Katie Yoder OSV News Filed Under: Disaster Relief, News, World News When the recent Los Angeles fires forced the local Capuchin Franciscan friars to evacuate, they sought shelter at the Pasadena Convention Center along with hundreds of others.
Pope has respiratory ‘crisis,’ doctors say ‘prognosis reserved’ February 22, 2025By Cindy Wooden Catholic News Service Filed Under: Feature, News, Vatican, World News Pope Francis experienced “an asthmatic respiratory crisis of prolonged magnitude, which also required the use of oxygen at high flows” Feb. 22, said the daily medical bulletin released by the Vatican.
Laws, ethical principles can ensure AI benefits all, speakers say February 22, 2025By Carol Glatz Catholic News Service Filed Under: News, Vatican, World News While the possible benefits of AI may outnumber its feared risks, a group of experts meeting in Rome insisted global legislation and ethical principles must be developed and applied now to protect human rights and curb or prevent possible harm.
Coalition aims to have an active prison ministry in all U.S. dioceses, get more laity involved February 22, 2025By Simone Orendain OSV News Filed Under: Feature, News, Prison Ministry, World News Those who accompany the incarcerated have said there is a lot to do in ministering to a population that has committed crimes and had to live with the consequences of those actions.
Meet the Sister of Charity making sure Catholics ‘never forget’ the Holocaust February 22, 2025By Maryann Gogniat Eidemiller Filed Under: Ecumenism and Interfaith Relations, News, World News The third floor of the administration building at Seton Hill University in Greensburg, Pa., houses the National Catholic Center for Holocaust Education.
U.S.-based evangelization project prepares people to become Jesus’ 73rd disciple February 22, 2025By Marietha Góngora V. OSV News Filed Under: Evangelization, Feature, News, World News For every disciple to truly become “the salt of the earth and the light of the world” — that is the goal of “I Am the 73rd,” an evangelization initiative of El Sembrador-Nueva Evangelización, a Catholic network also known as ESNE.
Bishops, Catholic leaders continue to speak out against Trump immigration changes February 21, 2025By Gina Christian OSV News Filed Under: Catholic Social Teaching, Feature, Immigration and Migration, News, World News Catholic bishops, clergy and religious across the nation continue to weigh in on the Trump administration’s sweeping changes to U.S. immigration policy, stressing the need to respect human dignity amid efforts to address immigration challenges.
Ukrainians need to be comforted ‘in their pain,’ chaplains say as war enters fourth year February 21, 2025By Katarzyna Szalajko Filed Under: Feature, News, War in Ukraine, World News As the war in Ukraine reaches the tragic threshold of three years, OSV News is profiling Catholics who have become quiet heroes of help, perseverance and faith amid the nightmare of a full-scale Russian invasion.
Pope’s chronic lung condition plus infection are serious, doctor says February 21, 2025By Carol Glatz Catholic News Service Filed Under: Feature, News, Vatican, World News While Pope Francis’ life is not in immediate danger, the level of multiple infections in his lungs means he is not completely “out of danger,” said Dr. Sergio Alfieri, director of medical and surgical sciences at Rome’s Gemelli hospital.
Despite health challenges, pope has ‘unique’ presence, cardinal says February 21, 2025By Carol Glatz Catholic News Service Filed Under: Feature, News, Vatican, World News Despite his illness, Pope Francis’ “great desire is to at least complete the Jubilee, the holy year dedicated to hope that he feels is his great moment,” a cardinal told an Italian newspaper.
Jubilee of Deacons participants discuss synodality, women deacons February 21, 2025By Cindy Wooden Catholic News Service Filed Under: News, Vocations, World News An international group of permanent deacons and their wives met in Rome to reflect together on how their service can contribute to building a more synodal church, one where the gifts and responsibilities of all its members are recognized.
Israel devastated by ‘macabre’ return of child hostages’ bodies as ceasefire holds February 21, 2025By Judith Sudilovsky OSV News Filed Under: Conflict in the Middle East, News, World News Israel has identified three of the bodies of hostages returned Feb. 20 but said the body of Shiri Bibas — mother of two red-headed boys who became a symbol of Israeli hostage suffering, both confirmed dead — was not returned as promised by Hamas.
