U.S.-based relief organization supports pope’s efforts in Gaza, Ukraine May 15, 2024By Carol Glatz Catholic News Service Filed Under: Conflict in the Middle East, Feature, Giving, News, Vatican, War in Ukraine, World News True change comes to people’s lives and communities when both spiritual and material needs receive care, said the president of a Catholic relief and development organization based in Boca Raton, Fla.
Chicago Catholic priest apologizes for same-sex blessing ‘words and visuals’ May 15, 2024By Gina Christian OSV News Filed Under: News, World News A Chicago priest has issued an apology for performing recently a blessing of a same-sex couple, which was filmed and posted on social media.
Mountains, valleys and plains mark National Eucharistic Pilgrimage’s Serra Route May 15, 2024By Maria Wiering OSV News Filed Under: Eucharist, Feature, News, World News Beginning on the eve of Pentecost May 18, the Serra Route is one of four National Pilgrimage Routes that will converge in Indianapolis ahead of the July 17-21 National Eucharistic Congress. The pilgrimage and the congress are part of the National Eucharistic Revival, a three-year initiative of the U.S. Conference of Catholic Bishops that launched in 2022.
Vatican norms for Jubilee indulgence include pilgrimage, penance, service May 14, 2024By Cindy Wooden Catholic News Service Filed Under: Feature, News, Vatican, World News Pilgrims passing through the Holy Door of St. Peter’s Basilica during the Holy Year 2025, going to confession, receiving Communion and praying for the intentions of the pope can receive an indulgence, but so can inmates in prison and those who work to defend human life or assist migrants and refugees.
City named for body of Christ, Alabama shrine and Kentucky’s Trappist monastery on southern route May 14, 2024By Maria Wiering OSV News Filed Under: Eucharist, Feature, News, World News Beginning on Pentecost May 19, the Juan Diego Route is one of four National Pilgrimage Routes that will converge in Indianapolis ahead of the July 17-21 National Eucharistic Congress. The pilgrimage and the congress are part of the National Eucharistic Revival, a three-year initiative of the U.S. Conference of Catholic Bishops that launched in 2022.
Catholic wartime teacher never abandoned her call, even under threat of arrest May 14, 2024By Filip Mazurczak OSV News Filed Under: News, Saints, World News This Catholic teacher worked to bolster the spiritual and cultural identity of Polish slave laborers, for which she died a martyr’s death in the notorious Ravensbrück concentration camp. Blessed Natalia Tulasiewicz was 39 when she perished in 1945 just as World War II horrors were coming to an end.
National Eucharistic Congress includes series exclusive to priest, deacon participants May 14, 2024By Maria Wiering OSV News Filed Under: Eucharist, Feature, News, World News A special track just for priests has been added to the schedule of the National Eucharistic Congress in Indianapolis July 17-21, with speakers including two bishops and prominent theologians.
LEGO’s Notre Dame model comes just in time for cathedral reopening May 14, 2024By Gina Christian OSV News Filed Under: Arts & Culture, Feature, News, World News As workers complete the rebuilding of Notre Dame Cathedral in Paris after a devastating 2019 fire, LEGO fans can assemble their own model of the iconic medieval structure, thanks to a soon-to-be-released kit from the Denmark-based toy manufacturer.
Pope praises role of archives, libraries, in tech-oriented world May 14, 2024By Justin McLellan Catholic News Service Filed Under: News, Vatican, World News The troves of knowledge stored in archives and libraries must be made available and accessible to all people, especially as they increasingly depend on technological means for their knowledge, Pope Francis said.
Missouri enacts legislation to block Planned Parenthood from Medicaid funding May 13, 2024By Kate Scanlon OSV News Filed Under: Feature, News, Respect Life, World News Missouri’s Republican Gov. Mike Parson signed legislation May 9 that revives an effort to block Planned Parenthood from the state’s Medicaid program.
Protesters at U.S. Catholic colleges, universities join voices to pro-Palestinian movement May 13, 2024By Simone Orendain OSV News Filed Under: Colleges, Conflict in the Middle East, Feature, News, World News As the school year draws to a close, student protesters at Catholic colleges and universities in the U.S. have added their voices to the din of pro-Palestinian shouts at campuses across the country and around the word.
Pope again calls for full prisoner exchange between Russia and Ukraine May 13, 2024By Justin McLellan Catholic News Service Filed Under: News, Vatican, War in Ukraine, World News Pope Francis reiterated the Vatican’s willingness to aid in a comprehensive prisoner swap between Russia and Ukraine.
