Pope again cancels Curia Lenten retreat outside Rome January 16, 2024By Cindy Wooden Catholic News Service Filed Under: News, Vatican, World News Pope Francis has asked top Vatican officials to set aside the first full week of Lent for spiritual reflection, but for the fourth year in a row he has decided not to gather them and go on retreat.
New US bishops’ report identifies 5 top areas of religious liberty concerns January 16, 2024By Kate Scanlon OSV News Filed Under: Bishops, Feature, Immigration and Migration, News, Religious Freedom, World News – A new annual report by the U.S. bishops’ conference identifies five top threats to religious liberty in the United States, including a federal regulation it says could impose mandates on doctors to perform objectionable procedures and threats to the church’s service to people who are migrants.
Sports can unite the world, celebrate diversity, pope tells athletes January 16, 2024By Carol Glatz Catholic News Service Filed Under: Feature, News, Sports, Vatican, World News Sports has the power to unite people, regardless of their differences, and to remind everyone they are part of one human family, Pope Francis said.
Carpenters hail end of Notre Dame roof reconstruction; rector calls it ‘a work of Joseph and Jesus’ January 16, 2024By Caroline de Sury OSV News Filed Under: Arts & Culture, Feature, News, World News In a historic year for Notre Dame Cathedral in Paris, which the French capital and the whole world will see reopen Dec. 8, milestones will be reported on regularly, but this one made Parisians shed a tear or two: Reconstruction of the roof structure is now completed.
Pope refines Vatican norms for spending, awarding contracts January 16, 2024By Cindy Wooden Catholic News Service Filed Under: News, Vatican, World News Continuing the long-running updating of laws and norms regarding Vatican expenditures and processes for awarding contracts, Pope Francis issued two documents Jan. 16.
Biblical study should have pastoral impact, pope tells Jerusalem students January 16, 2024By Cindy Wooden Catholic News Service Filed Under: Feature, News, Vatican, World News For Catholics, studying Scripture and archaeology in the land of Jesus’ life, death and resurrection must be more than a scholarly exercise, Pope Francis said; it should have the pastoral dimension of helping others know and live the Gospel.
Trump wins Iowa caucuses as DeSantis edges out Haley for second January 16, 2024By Kate Scanlon OSV News Filed Under: 2024 Election, Feature, News, World News Former President Donald Trump won the Iowa caucuses Jan. 15, according to multiple projections, marking his first electoral victory in a contest he has led in polling.
Life Fest’s second year focuses on building a culture of life through love January 16, 2024By Lauretta Brown OSV News Filed Under: Feature, Knights of Columbus, News, Respect Life, World News Just ahead of the 51st March for Life in Washington, the Sisters of Life and the Knights of Columbus are hosting their second Life Fest with a focus on solidarity with mothers in need and commissioning a new generation committed to the cause of defending the dignity of all human life with love.
Like Rev. King, God’s disciples are called to work to transform world, says cardinal January 15, 2024By Aida Bustos OSV News Filed Under: Black Catholic Ministry, Feature, News, Racial Justice, World News Cardinal Robert W. McElroy of San Diego called on all disciples of God to work to transform the world, particularly on the social justice front, just like the Rev. Dr. Martin Luther King Jr., had once done.
At Mass marking Rev. King’s legacy, cardinal highlights the witness of children January 15, 2024By Joann Stevens OSV News Filed Under: Black Catholic Ministry, Feature, News, Racial Justice, World News Just like the “unnamed and countless toddlers” Herod ordered killed “to make sure that the Child Jesus would never reach maturity,” Washington Cardinal Wilton D. Gregory said Jan. 13, “innocent children killed in the quest for inclusive, social justice have also paid the ultimate price for freedoms enjoyed by Americans today.”
‘Eucharistic Revival Passport’: Your ticket to a deeper faith journey January 15, 2024By Adriana Montes Catholic Review Filed Under: Eucharist, Feature, Local News, News Leaders of St. John the Evangelist in Hydes recently introduced the “Eucharistic Revival Passport” at the Baltimore County parish.
Franciscan Center changes sponsorship January 15, 2024By Adriana Montes Catholic Review Filed Under: Feature, Local News, News Franciscan Sister Joanne Schatzlein, director of the Sisters of St. Francis of Assisi in Wisconsin, called it “truly a gift of God” that the Ellicott City-based Our Lady of the Angels Province of the Conventual Francisicans has taken over sponsorship of the Franciscan Center in Baltimore from the Sisters of St. Francis of Assisi.
