‘We go to cry with them,’ says nun as migrants lament Trump immigration orders January 22, 2025By Gina Christian OSV News Filed Under: 2024 Election, Feature, Immigration and Migration, News, World News Hours after the inauguration, Trump issued several executive orders, one of which declared migrant crossings at the U.S.-Mexico border an emergency.
Trump’s birthright citizenship order challenged in lawsuit January 21, 2025By Kate Scanlon OSV News Filed Under: 2024 Election, Immigration and Migration, News, World News A coalition of advocacy groups led by the American Civil Liberties Union filed a federal lawsuit Jan. 20 challenging President Donald Trump’s Day 1 executive order seeking to change the interpretation of the 14th Amendment, which grants birthright citizenship.
Cardinal urges restraint as retaliatory attacks ignite after killings of South Sudanese refugees January 21, 2025By Frederick Nzwili OSV News Filed Under: News, Religious Freedom, World News Cardinal Stephen Ameyu Martin Mulla of Juba, South Sudan, called for restraint and compassion, as the alleged killings of South Sudanese refugees in the war-torn Sudan sparked retaliatory attacks across the country.
Running out of snow days, area schools may need to shift to remote learning, extended calendar January 21, 2025By Katie V. Jones Filed Under: Feature, Local News, News, Schools Students in the Archdiocese of Baltimore schools were treated to an extra winter break when snow covered the area in the beginning of January, canceling school for a few days across the region. With more winter weather on the horizon – it is only January – the possibility of more snow days is likely.
Investing in common good reaps greater benefits, pope says January 21, 2025By Carol Glatz Catholic News Service Filed Under: News, Vatican, World News The best investments to make are the ones that benefit other people, Pope Francis said.
Radio Interview: Incoming March for Life president looks at pro-life priorities January 21, 2025By Catholic Review Staff Catholic Review Filed Under: Feature, Local News, News, Radio Interview, Respect Life March for Life President Jennie Bradley Lichter talks with George Matysek about the pro-life movement and the upcoming march. In the second segment, Catholic Review Radio features the powerful keynote address of Gloria Purvis, a nationally known Catholic speaker and pro-life activist, at the 2023 Maryland March for Life.
Trump’s Day 1 includes executive orders on birthright citizenship, climate January 21, 2025By Kate Scanlon OSV News Filed Under: 2024 Election, Environment, Feature, Immigration and Migration, News, World News Among the first acts of his second term, President Donald Trump signed a series of executive orders including on immigration, birthright citizenship and climate. Some Catholic organizations expressed concern about the scope of his orders and their potential impact on migrants.
Rev. King’s legacy involves ‘uniting our nation as one community of hope,’ cardinal says January 21, 2025By Nicole Olea OSV News Filed Under: Black Catholic Ministry, Feature, News, Racial Justice, World News Catholics from across the Archdiocese of Washington gathered at Holy Family Catholic Church in Hillcrest Heights to honor the life and legacy of the Rev. Dr. Martin Luther King Jr.
Wisdom, strength, humility focus of Inauguration Day prayers for President Trump January 21, 2025By Maria Wiering OSV News Filed Under: 2024 Election, Feature, News, World News As Catholics prayed across the country for President Donald Trump as he was sworn in as the nation’s 47th president Jan. 20, Cardinal Timothy M. Dolan of New York was in the U.S. Capitol Rotunda in Washington offering an opening prayer during the inauguration ceremony minutes before Trump took the oath of office.
Church leaders support migrants threatened by deportation plans, urge readiness to receive them January 21, 2025By David Agren OSV News Filed Under: 2024 Election, Feature, Immigration and Migration, News, World News Cardinal Blase J. Cupich of Chicago reassured migrants in his archdiocese that reports of a possible mass deportation by a new administration in Washington that would target the Chicago area “wound us deeply.”
Sodalitium confirms its suppression after news of it leaks with no Vatican confirmation January 21, 2025By Junno Arocho Esteves OSV News Filed Under: News, Vatican, World News The controversial lay movement Sodalitium Christianae Vitae was forced to confirm news that it was suppressed by Pope Francis after two of its members leaked the news to a Catholic news outlet.
French bishops officially request state prosecutors to investigate case of Abbé Pierre January 21, 2025By Caroline de Sury OSV News Filed Under: Child & Youth Protection, News, World News The president of French bishops’ conference has officially requested that prosecutors open an investigation into the case of Abbé Pierre, following new sexual assault allegations against the once iconic priest and advocate of the poor.
