Catholic universities must be more than a business, pope says January 19, 2024By Cindy Wooden Catholic News Service Filed Under: Colleges, Feature, News, Vatican, World News Respect for the dignity of every person and for his or her values is as much a part of the identity of a Catholic university as faith is, Pope Francis said.
Lifting children out of poverty is key element of ‘consistent ethic of life,’ say speakers January 19, 2024By Kurt Jensen OSV News Filed Under: Feature, News, Respect Life, Social Justice, World News The proposed enhanced Child Tax Credit released Jan. 16 by a bipartisan group of lawmakers on Capitol Hill received an enthusiastic, if guarded, response from members of a Georgetown University panel held the same day.
Passionist provinces turn to solar energy to power ministry and care for creation January 19, 2024By Robert Alan Glover OSV News Filed Under: Environment, Feature, News, World News Two provinces of the Congregation of the Passion and a lay-run Catholic nonprofit have all taken the lead in switching to solar energy to power their work as part of their response to Pope Francis’ encyclical “Laudato Si’,” which teaches on the relationship between God, humans and the Earth in caring for creation.
Loyola University Maryland acknowledges historical ties to slavery, calls for continued examination January 18, 2024By Adriana Montes Catholic Review Filed Under: Colleges, Feature, Local News, News, Racial Justice Loyola University Maryland officially acknowledged its historical ties to slavery with the Jan. 17 release of a comprehensive 27-page report detailing the Baltimore university’s connections to the slave trade.
Migrant drownings stoke cross-border tensions, questions on jurisdiction January 18, 2024By David Agren OSV News Filed Under: Feature, Immigration and Migration, News, World News The drownings of three Mexican migrants in the Rio Grande has deepened a jurisdictional dispute between the U.S. federal and Texas state governments over responding to the wave of migrants and asylum-seekers irregularly crossing the U.S.-Mexico border.
Cardinal Filoni makes pilgrimage to Holy Land as sign of peace, solidarity January 18, 2024By David Aquije OSV News Filed Under: Conflict in the Middle East, Feature, News, World News Cardinal Fernando Filoni, grand master of the Equestrian Order of the Holy Sepulchre of Jerusalem, an ancient chivalric order of the Catholic Church rooted in the Holy Land, made a pilgrimage to the Holy Land as a sign of peace and dialogue during the ongoing Israel-Hamas war.
Vatican foreign minister optimistic papal trip to Vietnam is possible January 18, 2024By Carol Glatz Catholic News Service Filed Under: Feature, News, Vatican, World News A papal visit to Vietnam would send a very good message to the Asian region, said Archbishop Paul R. Gallagher, the Vatican’s foreign minister.
Church burnings tied to unproven discovery of unmarked graves at residential schools January 18, 2024By Quinton Amundson OSV News Filed Under: Feature, News, World News According to the Catholic Civil Rights League’s database, at least 85 Catholic churches have been set ablaze or vandalized since the unproven discovery May 27, 2021, of 215 suspected unmarked graves near the former Kamloops Indian Residential School.
Suspected gunman arrested during weekday Mass in California January 18, 2024By Gina Christian OSV News Filed Under: Feature, Gun Violence, News, World News A weekday Mass at a California parish was interrupted as police pursued an alleged armed suspect who had fled into the church.
Court order confirms claims deadline and forms for archdiocesan reorganization January 17, 2024By Christopher Gunty Catholic Review Filed Under: 2023 Attorney General's Report, Feature, Local News, News The judge overseeing the Chapter 11 bankruptcy reorganization of the Archdiocese of Baltimore issued an order Jan. 16 that approved a May 31 deadline for claims to be submitted, along with the form to be used by those who wish to make a claim for damages relating to sexual abuse of a minor by clergy or other personnel in the archdiocese.
Two U.S. prelates call for ‘immediate and total’ ceasefire in Gaza Strip January 17, 2024By Gina Christian OSV News Filed Under: Conflict in the Middle East, Feature, News, World News Two U.S. prelates are urging an “immediate and total” ceasefire in the war that has convulsed the Gaza Strip for more than 100 days, while condemning Hamas and urging the release of Israeli hostages taken by the Palestinian militants.
Pope appeals for restraint against escalating conflict in Middle East January 17, 2024By Carol Glatz Catholic News Service Filed Under: Feature, News, Vatican, World News Pope Francis called for dialogue and cooperation between neighboring nations and appealed for restraint against any actions that could escalate tensions in the Middle East.
