Pope sends condolences to families for midair collision near D.C. January 30, 2025By Carol Glatz Filed Under: Feature, News, Vatican, World News Pope Francis offered his condolences to the families of victims and to the entire nation following a deadly midair collision between a passenger plane and an Army helicopter near Washington.
Pope: Giving marginalized people hope is key to peace January 30, 2025By Justin McLellan Catholic News Service Filed Under: Jubilee 2025, News, Vatican, World News Nations should put people affected by poverty, illness, migration and other marginalized groups at the heart of social and economic considerations during the Holy Year 2025, Pope Francis said.
Excommunicated Holocaust-denying Bishop Williamson dies at 84 January 30, 2025By OSV News OSV News Filed Under: News, Obituaries, World News Excommunicated traditionalist Bishop Richard N. Williamson died Jan. 29 in a hospital in Margate, England, at the age of 84 after suffering a brain hemorrhage.
Serbian patriarch calls for an end to violence against demonstrators January 30, 2025By OSV News OSV News Filed Under: News, World News Serbian Orthodox Patriarch Porfirije expressed shock and condemnation over violence perpetrated by Serbian law enforcement against demonstrators during anti-government protests that have lasted for nearly three months.
Lifesaving HIV/AIDS program’s future uncertain amid stop-and-start foreign aid pause January 29, 2025By Kate Scanlon OSV News Filed Under: Health Care, News, World News The future of PEPFAR, the U.S. government’s global effort to combat HIV/AIDS, has been called into question amid a broader pause on foreign assistance and allegations from some Republican lawmakers that the Biden administration improperly allowed some of its funding to be spent on abortions.
As mass deportations ramp up, Catholic clergy and religious rally for immigrants January 29, 2025By Gina Christian OSV News Filed Under: Feature, Immigration and Migration, News, Religious Freedom, World News Clergy and religious continue to speak out against the Trump administration’s orders to carry out mass deportation operations and allow for immigration arrests in houses of worship, schools and other locations formerly designated as “sensitive.”
Italian diocese’s abuse report, a first for country, seen as hopeful sign for tackling crisis January 29, 2025By OSV News OSV News Filed Under: Child & Youth Protection, News, World News The Diocese of Bolzano-Bressanone in Italy made history Jan. 20 by publishing the country’s first diocesan abuse report, titled “The Courage to Look.”
Pro-life Hispanic conference’s speakers reflect on abortion and its impact January 29, 2025By Marietha Góngora V. OSV News Filed Under: Hispanic Ministry, News, Respect Life, World News On the Saturday after thousands marched in defense of life in Washington, scores of pro-life Latinos participated in the annual Hispanic Pro-life Conference near the nation’s capital. This year’s conference theme was “The Family and the Dignity of All Human Life.”
Latin American church leaders decry ‘pain,’ ‘drama’ of deported compatriots January 29, 2025By David Agren OSV News Filed Under: Feature, Immigration and Migration, News, World News Catholic leaders and migrant advocates have expressed alarm over Trump’s executive orders mandating mass deportations, too, along with the manner in which the deportations were carried out.
Vatican office clarifies rules for transferred holy days of obligation January 29, 2025By Catholic News Service Catholic News Service Filed Under: News, Vatican, World News, Worship & Sacraments When a holy day of obligation falls on a Sunday and so is transferred to another day, the Catholic faithful are encouraged to attend Mass, but they are not obliged to do so, the Vatican said.
Lunar New Year coinciding with Jubilee Year seen as time for ‘change, renewal’ January 29, 2025By OSV News OSV News Filed Under: Jubilee 2025, News, World News Coinciding with the Catholic Church’s Jubilee Year, the Lunar New Year “can be a time of change and renewal” of faith, two U.S. bishops’ committee chairmen said in a special message to Catholics from Asian cultures who celebrate the Chinese New Year.
Baltimore Catholic League announces dates for 2025 basketball championships January 29, 2025By Catholic Review Staff Catholic Review Filed Under: Feature, Local News, News, Schools, Sports The Baltimore Catholic League will play its 54th-annual BCL basketball tournament at Loyola University Maryland’s Reitz Arena over four days, beginning Feb. 27 and concluding March 3.
