At Benedictine College, evangelizing athletes begins with personal connection May 5, 2024By Jack Figge OSV News Filed Under: News, Sports, World News Benedictine College welcomed 19 young men and women into the Catholic Church on Divine Mercy Sunday, 17 of whom were student athletes.
Pope calls pastors to be ‘missionaries of synodality’ May 5, 2024By Catholic News Service Catholic News Service Filed Under: Feature, News, Synodality, Vatican, World News Pope Francis signed a letter on synodality in the presence of parish priests and urged them to be “missionaries of synodality,” said several of the priests present.
One mom-theologian’s take on how to keep kids Catholic May 4, 2024By Charlie Camosy OSV News Filed Under: Feature, Marriage & Family Life, News, World News Holly Taylor Coolman, assistant professor of theology at Providence College and adoptive mother of five, recognizes the many challenges and recently spoke with OSV News’ Charlie Camosy about her new book “Parenting: the Complex and Beautiful Vocation of Raising Children.”
Pope laments ‘liberal’ universities that lack holistic formation May 4, 2024By Justin McLellan Catholic News Service Filed Under: Colleges, Feature, News, Vatican, World News Pope Francis said that some universities are “too liberal” and do not place enough emphasis on forming their students into whole people.
Kentucky Derby jockey says Catholic faith crucial in dangerous sport May 3, 2024By Mary Rampellini OSV News Filed Under: Feature, News, Sports, World News Jockey Keith Asmussen calls on his Catholic faith daily as he competes in the high-stakes world of horse racing, and the sport’s stage gets no bigger than the one he will be on May 4, when he rides in his first Kentucky Derby.
Amid protests, Columbia University Catholic chaplain urges prayer, charity May 3, 2024By Gina Christian OSV News Filed Under: Colleges, Conflict in the Middle East, Feature, News, World News Recently, Columbia University in New York has become the epicenter of U.S. college protests and encampments demanding an end to U.S. support of Israel, now at war with Hamas following that group’s Oct. 7, 2023, attack on approximately 22 locations in Israel.
Jordan’s king promises pope Christian holy sites will be protected May 3, 2024By Justin McLellan Catholic News Service Filed Under: Conflict in the Middle East, News, Vatican, World News Pope Francis received assurances from Jordan’s King Abdullah II that Christian and Islamic holy sites in Jerusalem will be protected amid the Israel-Hamas war.
Cardinal condemns absence of religious voices pressing for peace in Gaza May 3, 2024By Justin McLellan OSV News Filed Under: Conflict in the Middle East, Feature, News, World News The prophetic voices of religious leaders working to foster peace and reconciliation in the Holy Land have been largely absent as the war in Gaza rages on, a Jerusalem-based cardinal said.
Virginia Catholic Conference urges Youngkin to veto ‘coercive’ contraceptive bills May 3, 2024By OSV News OSV News Filed Under: News, Respect Life, World News Virginia’s Catholic bishops have urged Republican Gov. Glenn Youngkin to veto bills that would establish a “right to contraception” and require health insurance companies to provide coverage for contraception.
Arizona governor signs measure repealing state’s near-total ban on abortion May 3, 2024By Kate Scanlon OSV News Filed Under: News, Respect Life, World News Democratic Gov. Katie Hobbs signed a measure to repeal Arizona’s near-total ban on abortions just one day after it passed in the state’s Republican-controlled Senate.
New Orleans Archdiocese investigated for child sex trafficking due to decades-old abuse claims May 3, 2024By Gina Christian OSV News Filed Under: Child & Youth Protection, News, World News The Louisiana State Police and the FBI are investigating whether Archdiocese of New Orleans officials — including archbishops — covered up child sex trafficking by clergy over several decades, with some alleged victims reportedly taken out of state to be abused and marked for further exploitation among clergy.
Florida law prohibiting abortion after 6 weeks gestation goes into effect May 3, 2024By Kate Scanlon OSV News Filed Under: News, Respect Life, World News A law prohibiting elective abortions after six weeks of pregnancy went into effect May 1 in Florida, as that state also faces a ballot measure on abortion in November.
