Sister Joan Drega, former development director for Daughters of Charity, dies at 88 February 19, 2025By Catholic Review Staff Catholic Review Filed Under: Local News, News, Obituaries A funeral Mass was offered Feb. 12 for Daughter of Charity Sister Joan Drega (Josephine Mary) in the Basilica of the National Shrine of St. Elizabeth Ann Seton in Emmitsburg. Sister Joan, a Baltimore native who served as a regional director of development for her order, died Feb. 7 at 88.
Bishops sue Trump administration, say halting refugee resettlement funds will cause harm February 19, 2025By Maria-Pia Chin OSV News Filed Under: Bishops, Feature, Immigration and Migration, News, World News The U.S. Conference of Catholic Bishops sued the Trump administration Feb. 18 over the suspension of funding of refugee resettlement assistance.
New abortion clinic trial in New Jersey involves a hermit, a friar and two laypeople February 19, 2025By Kurt Jensen OSV News Filed Under: News, Respect Life, World News Despite President Donald Trump’s January pardons of 23 people convicted of violating the federal Freedom of Access to Clinics Act, or FACE Act, at least one prosecution of pro-life activists accused of violating a local law by disrupting an abortion clinic is moving ahead.
British pro-lifers urge church to speak out in wake of nation’s worst public abortion scandal February 18, 2025By Jonathan Luxmoore OSV News Filed Under: News, Respect Life, World News Pro-life campaigners have urged Britain’s Catholic bishops to speak out against pressure for abortions.
10-state National Eucharistic Pilgrimage to go right through Iowa’s ‘Field of Dreams’ February 18, 2025By Maria Wiering OSV News Filed Under: Eucharist, News, World News The 2025 National Eucharistic Pilgrimage will begin in Indianapolis May 18 and travel through 10 states before reaching Los Angeles June 22.
Thousands in Myanmar village gather at funeral to mourn slain priest February 18, 2025By Junno Arocho Esteves OSV News Filed Under: News, Religious Freedom, Uncategorized, World News Thousands of people gathered Feb. 16 in the small village of Pyin Oo Lwin in Myanmar to pay their final respects to Father Donald Martin Ye Naing Win, a priest who was found stabbed to death in a targeted attack.
Vatican cardinal heads to Lebanon to express pope’s solidarity, prayers February 18, 2025By Carol Glatz Catholic News Service Filed Under: Conflict in the Middle East, News, World News One out of four people living in Lebanon is a refugee, and the majority of children born in refugee camps are unregistered at birth, said Cardinal Michael Czerny, prefect of the Dicastery for Promoting Integral Human Development.
Pope diagnosed with bilateral pneumonia February 18, 2025By Cindy Wooden Filed Under: Feature, News, Vatican, World News In another sign that Pope Francis’ stay in Rome’s Gemelli hospital will continue for some time, the Vatican announced a substitute presider for the Mass and ordinations as part of the Jubilee of Deacons.
In talk on euthanasia, pro-life attorney raises concerns over organ donor registry programs February 18, 2025By Tom Tracy OSV News Filed Under: Health Care, News, Respect Life, World News Organ donor registry programs typically offered during state driver’s license renewals might seem like a straight-forward and noble choice but should require greater awareness of pitfalls. They should also offer easier exits from the program.
Dolan: Flight diverted, grounded in Canada shows ‘Jesus is in charge, not us’ February 17, 2025By Gina Christian OSV News Filed Under: News, World News A diverted trip, a grounded flight and an unexpected stay in Canada showed that “Jesus … is in charge, not us,” said Cardinal Timothy M. Dolan of New York in a Feb. 15 homily.
As rebels in Congo take Bukavu, church leaders decry violence, disrespect for international law February 17, 2025By Ngala Killian Chimton OSV News Filed Under: News, Religious Freedom, World News After the M23 Rwanda-backed rebels Feb. 16 occupied Bukavu, a second major city in mineral-rich eastern Congo, Catholic bishops and experts are warning this offensive in the provinces of North and South Kivu signals a clear intent to establish a permanent foreign country presence in the region.
Shevchuk: Christ, in need and danger, ‘is waiting for you’ in Ukraine February 17, 2025By Gina Christian OSV News Filed Under: News, Religious Freedom, War in Ukraine, World News Major Archbishop Shevchuk shared his thoughts on justice, peace, hope and evangelization amid the war, which has been declared a genocide in two joint reports from the New Lines Institute and the Raoul Wallenberg Centre for Human Rights.
