Catholics in Southern Italian diocese protest abuse cover up August 28, 2024By Junno Arocho Esteves OSV News Filed Under: Child & Youth Protection, News, World News Catholics in the Southern Italian city of Enna, Sicily, protested the local church’s role in covering up sexual abuse after a court recently ruled that the diocesan bishop sought to protect a priest accused of having abused several minors as a seminarian.
Pope to bishops in Middle East: ‘Keep hope burning’ August 28, 2024By Cindy Wooden Catholic News Service Filed Under: Conflict in the Middle East, News, Vatican, World News Pope Francis asked Catholic bishops in the Middle East to always be “signs of hope, a presence that nurtures words and gestures of peace, brotherhood and respect.”
Pope: Driving away migrants is a ‘grave sin’ August 28, 2024By Justin McLellan Catholic News Service Filed Under: Feature, Immigration and Migration, News, Vatican, World News VATICAN CITY (CNS) — Working to turn migrants away from the prospect of peace and security in a new country is “a grave sin,” Pope Francis said. “It needs to be said clearly: There are those who systematically work by all means to drive away migrants, and this, when done knowingly and deliberately, is a […]
Judge halts Biden rule giving U.S. citizens’ spouses, children path to legalize their status August 27, 2024By Gina Christian OSV News Filed Under: Feature, Immigration and Migration, News, World News A federal judge has halted an immigration policy offering protections for non-citizen spouses and stepchildren of U.S. citizens intended to keep their families together as they seek to legalize their status in the United States.
Accident damages property at Edgewater parish; Marian statue spared August 27, 2024By Gary Lambrecht Special to the Catholic Review Filed Under: Feature, Local News, News Soon after a single-car crash occurred late on the night of Aug. 4 on the grounds of Our Lady of Perpetual Help Church in Edgewater, it was clear to Father Zack Crowley and Eileen Thaden that the damage was extensive. And that the hand of the Lord might have been at work.
Vance confirms Trump would veto a national abortion ban passed by Congress August 27, 2024By Kate Scanlon OSV News Filed Under: 2024 Election, Feature, News, World News Former President Donald Trump recently wrote on social media that his administration would be “great for reproductive rights,” a term often used by those who advocate for legal abortion, followed by his running mate, Ohio Sen. JD Vance, promising Trump would veto a national abortion ban.
Pope prays at tomb of St. Monica on her feast day August 27, 2024By Cindy Wooden Catholic News Service Filed Under: News, Saints, Vatican, World News Pope Francis marked the feast of St. Monica by leaving the Vatican unannounced to pray at her tomb in the Rome basilica named after her son, St. Augustine.
DeSantis urged to stay execution of inmate abused decades ago as teen at state reform school August 27, 2024By Jean Gonzalez OSV News Filed Under: News, Respect Life, World News Florida’s first execution of 2024, scheduled for Aug. 29, has been deemed “hypocrisy” because the death warrant is for a victim of abuse suffered decades ago at a state-run reform school for boys and comes as the state agreed to pay compensation for many of those abused at the school.
Cardinal to Latin American church leaders: Welcome and protect migrants August 27, 2024By David Agren OSV News Filed Under: Immigration and Migration, News, World News Pope Francis’ point man on immigration has urged Catholics to “welcome and protect” migrants, who ply increasingly perilous paths as they flee hardship and danger — only to meet indifference and hostility at the destinations.
Democrats omit call to abolish the federal death penalty from their 2024 party platform August 27, 2024By Kate Scanlon OSV News Filed Under: 2024 Election, News, Respect Life, World News The 2024 Democratic Party platform approved by delegates to the Democratic National Convention in August omits previous platforms’ calls to abolish the federal death penalty.
Clergy abuse survivor on National Review Board seeks ‘paradigm shift’ on healing August 26, 2024By Gina Christian OSV News Filed Under: Child & Youth Protection, News, World News Scott Surette, a devout Catholic and longtime owner of a home inspection firm, is on a mission to help renew the church.
Mercy Sister Theresa Kane dies at 87; she challenged pope in ’79 on women’s roles in church August 26, 2024By OSV News OSV News Filed Under: News, Obituaries, World News The Sisters of Mercy of the Americas Aug. 22 announced the death of Mercy Sister Theresa Kane, 87, who served in many roles during her 69 years of religious life, including being elected in 1978 as president of the Leadership Conference of Women Religious.
