Iowa judge blocks new ‘heartbeat’ law prohibiting abortion after six weeks July 18, 2023By Kate Scanlon OSV News Filed Under: Feature, News, Respect Life, World News An Iowa judge issued a preliminary injunction July 17 temporarily blocking the state’s new “heartbeat” abortion ban, which prohibits most abortions after about six weeks of pregnancy, while a legal challenge to that law moves forward.
Recognition serves as affirmation for those from archdiocese selected as ‘Baltimore’s Best’ July 18, 2023By Gerry Jackson Catholic Review Filed Under: Feature, Local News, News, Schools The Archdiocese of Baltimore was well represented in the Baltimore’s Best Readers’ Choice 2023 list published July 16 by the Baltimore Sun.
Pope visits summer camp for kids of Vatican employees July 18, 2023By Carol Glatz Catholic News Service Filed Under: Feature, News, Vatican, World News Treated to songs, gifts and a paper medallion designating him “hero,” Pope Francis visited children attending a summer camp at the Vatican.
Pence pushes back on false claims about Ukraine’s religious freedom at GOP forum July 18, 2023By Kate Scanlon OSV News Filed Under: 2024 Election, Feature, News, Religious Freedom, War in Ukraine, World News Former Vice President Mike Pence had a tense exchange with former Fox News host Tucker Carlson July 14 at an Iowa candidate forum about the war in Ukraine, shedding light on both how Republican presidential candidates are navigating increasingly conflicted views on the subject among their base, but also an oft-repeated disinformation tactic by Russian propagandists.
Be disciples mindful of Jesus’ humanity, cardinal tells Knights of Peter Claver and Ladies Auxiliary July 18, 2023By Kurt Jensen OSV News Filed Under: Black Catholic Ministry, Feature, News, Racial Justice, World News In order to consider the parables of Jesus Christ with empathy, keep in mind the fullness of Jesus’ humanity and ability to tell stories with a sense of humor, Cardinal Wilton D. Gregory of Washington said in a July 16 homily.
Polish, Ukrainian churches push for reconciliation, unity on 80th anniversary of massacre July 17, 2023By Jonathan Luxmoore OSV News Filed Under: Feature, News, War in Ukraine, World News Church leaders in Ukraine and Poland have urged “reconciliation and unity” between their countries in the face of Russian aggression as they marked the anniversary of a wave of wartime massacres in Volhynia region.
Pope rectifies irregular transfer in China; cardinal calls for more dialogue July 17, 2023By Carol Glatz Catholic News Service Filed Under: News, Vatican, World News Pope Francis has rectified an irregularly appointed bishop in China for the “greater good of the diocese,” said Cardinal Pietro Parolin, Vatican secretary of state.
Sow seeds of faith, even when their fruits are not immediate, pope says July 17, 2023By Justin McLellan Catholic News Service Filed Under: Evangelization, Feature, News, Vatican, World News Even if the fruits are not immediately visible, Christians are called to sow seeds of faith in the world and people around them in their daily lives, Pope Francis said.
RADIO INTERVIEW: Hopkins cardiac doctor examines faith and evidence-based medicine July 17, 2023By Catholic Review Staff Catholic Review Filed Under: Feature, Health Care, Local News, News, Radio Interview Is there a role for Jesus in modern evidence-based medicine? Catholic Review Managing Editor George Matysek talks about it with Dr. Luigi Adamo, Director for Cardiac Immunology in the Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine’s Division of Cardiology in Baltimore.
‘God protected him’: Louisiana priest in stable condition after machete attack July 16, 2023By Maria-Pia Negro Chin OSV News Filed Under: Feature, News, World News A priest in Melville, Louisiana, is stable and recovering following a July 13 attack with a machete at his church campus. The priest is at a hospital being treated for lacerations to his head and body.
In gardening and parish life, ‘we need God’s grace to add to the effort,’ says priest July 14, 2023By Cori Fugere Urban OSV News Filed Under: Environment, Feature, News, World News For Father Benny Chittilappilly, a Vocationist priest from southern India, gardening is about more than growing vegetables.
FDA approves first over-the-counter birth control pill July 14, 2023By Kate Scanlon OSV News Filed Under: Feature, News, Respect Life, World News The Food and Drug Administration announced July 13 it approved the sale of a birth control pill without a prescription for the first time in the United States, a move that will increase the availability of oral contraception and impact ongoing debates about abortion policy post-Dobbs.
