New abortion pill rules challenge Catholics to reimagine effective pro-life outreach January 15, 2023By Kimberly Heatherington OSV News Filed Under: Feature, News, Respect Life, World News America’s pro-life advocates and health care providers are preparing for another consequential shift following the U.S. Food and Drug Administration’s finalization of a rule change that expands availability of the abortion pill mifepristone.
Catholic Charities marks centenary of serving those in need January 15, 2023By Christopher Gunty Catholic Review Filed Under: Catholic Charities, Feature, Local News, News It is nearly impossible to look at any place where people are struggling within Baltimore City and the nine counties that comprise the Archdiocese of Baltimore – the impact of poverty, violence, poor health care, lack of education, addiction – and not see the presence of the archdiocesan charities agency.
Biden cites faith, proclaiming U.S. must ‘preserve, protect’ religious freedom January 15, 2023By Kate Scanlon OSV News Filed Under: Feature, News, Religious Freedom, World News Like his five most recent predecessors, President Joe Biden has issued a proclamation declaring Jan. 16 Religious Freedom Day and calling for the protection of religious freedom in the U.S. and around the globe.
Catholics organize to bring the fight to ‘demonic’ human trafficking January 14, 2023By Gina Christian OSV News Filed Under: Feature, Immigration and Migration, News, Respect Life, World News According to the United Nations’ International Labor Organization, 49.6 million people lived in modern slavery in 2021, with 27.6 million in forced labor (6.3 million of which were in forced commercial sexual exploitation) and 22 million in forced marriage.
Catholics oppose Alabama attorney general suggestion of prosecuting women over abortion pills January 13, 2023By Kate Scanlon OSV News Filed Under: Feature, News, Respect Life, World News Days after the federal government signaled it would allow abortion pills to be distributed through the postal service even in states that have banned or restricted the procedure, Alabama Attorney General Steve Marshall indicated that women who undergo medication abortions in the state could still be subject to prosecution.
Biden administration permits first death penalty trial despite campaign pledge January 13, 2023By Kate Scanlon OSV News Filed Under: Feature, News, Respect Life, World News The terrorism trial of Sayfullo Saipov, who is accused of fatally striking eight people with a truck in New York City in 2017, began Jan. 9 and marks the first federal death penalty case heard under President Joe Biden, who pledged as a candidate to end the practice at the federal level.
U.S. religious liberty expert ‘disappointed’ in Vatican-China deal January 13, 2023By Justin McLellan Catholic News Service Filed Under: Feature, News, Religious Freedom, Vatican, World News The United States’ chief advocate for religious freedom expressed his “disappointment” in the Vatican over its provisional agreement with China on the appointment of bishops in the country.
Papal condemnations of nuclear war ‘indispensable,’ says U.N. official January 13, 2023By Justin McLellan Catholic News Service Filed Under: Crisis in Ukraine, Feature, News, Vatican, World News Pope Francis’ condemnations of the threat of nuclear war are “indispensable,” said the head of the U.N. nuclear energy agency.
Ukrainian bishops say people ‘determined to fight on’ despite worsening conditions January 13, 2023By Jonathan Luxmoore OSV News Filed Under: Crisis in Ukraine, Feature, News, World News Auxiliary Bishop Sobilo of Kharkiv-Zaporizhzhia said that despite worsening conditions following Christmas and the start of the new year, the people in war-torn eastern Ukraine are determined to fight on.
Catholic agencies in California organize outreach, relief for storm victims amid historic rainfall January 13, 2023By Nicholas Wolfram Smith OSV News Filed Under: Catholic Charities, Environment, Feature, News, World News Catholic organizations in California, strengthened by years of responding to disasters in the Golden State, responded quickly to bring aid to those affected by the ongoing brutal winter storms.
What’s Lourdes’ secret? The Eucharist, reveals shrine’s chief medical officer January 13, 2023By Gina Christian OSV News Filed Under: Feature, News, World News, Worship & Sacraments Each year, some 3 million pilgrims — many with terminal medical conditions — visit the shrine in southwestern France, site of 18 Marian apparitions to St. Bernadette Soubirous, who was a young teenager in poverty and could neither read nor write at the time.
Illinois bishops, clergy grateful for new assault weapon ban January 12, 2023By Gina Christian OSV News Filed Under: Feature, Gun Violence, News, World News Catholic leaders in Illinois are hailing the state’s newly enacted ban on assault weapons, high-capacity magazines and switches.