Vatican doctrine official says priestly celibacy should be optional January 8, 2024By Justin McLellan Catholic News Service Filed Under: Feature, News, Vatican, World News The Catholic Church should revise its celibacy requirement for Latin-rite priests, a senior official in the Vatican’s doctrinal office said.
Faith is a gift to celebrate, pope says as he baptizes babies January 8, 2024By Cindy Wooden Catholic News Service Filed Under: Feature, News, Vatican, World News In the Sistine Chapel, where popes are elected, Pope Francis baptized 16 infants, who, he said, “give us the witness of how to receive the faith: with innocence and with an open heart.”
Pope to diplomats: End savagery of war with dialogue, human rights January 8, 2024By Carol Glatz Catholic News Service Filed Under: Accountability News Releases, News, Respect Life, Vatican, World News Pope Francis called on the international community to ban surrogate pregnancy, calling it “deplorable” and a “grave violation of the dignity of the woman and the child, based on the exploitation of situations of the mother’s material needs.”
Radio Interview: Catholic Relief Services and Global Emergencies January 8, 2024By Catholic Review Staff Catholic Review Filed Under: Disaster Relief, Feature, Local News, News, Radio Interview Catholic Review Editor Christopher Gunty talked with Caroline Brennan, emergency communications director for Catholic Relief Services about the urgent crisis in the Holy Land, especially Gaza, as well as other regions affected by drought, famine and conflict that we don’t hear much about on the daily news.
Radio Interview: Year End Review with Archbishop Lori January 8, 2024By Catholic Review Staff Catholic Review Filed Under: Archbishop's Ministry, Feature, Local News, News, Radio Interview It has been a year of ups and downs for the Archdiocese of Baltimore. Catholic Review Editor Christopher Gunty talked with Archbishop William E. Lori about vocations, the Eucharistic Revival Project, the archdiocese’s Chapter 11 bankruptcy reorganization, the environment and more for our year-end review, and a look ahead to 2024.
Supreme Court reinstates Idaho’s near-total abortion ban to hear case backed by Catholic groups January 8, 2024By Gina Christian OSV News Filed Under: Feature, News, Respect Life, Supreme Court, World News The U.S. Supreme Court will hear arguments on Idaho’s near-total abortion ban, which the court temporarily reinstated after the Justice Department asserted the law conflicted with a federal statute on emergency medical care.
Faithful must put Jesus, not ideology, in spotlight, pope says January 8, 2024By Carol Glatz Catholic News Service Filed Under: Christmas, Feature, News, World News Instead of splitting into ideological groups, members of the Catholic Church need to put God front and center, not their own personal ideas and plans, Pope Francis said.
Perinatal hospice and palliative care offers alternative to abortion, experts say January 6, 2024By Katie Yoder OSV News Filed Under: Feature, News, Respect Life, World News Perinatal hospice and palliative care supports both mother and child from the time of diagnosis through the baby’s death while prioritizing quality of life and comfort.
Rob Schneider opens up about his Catholic conversion and the life of faith January 6, 2024By Katie Yoder OSV News Filed Under: Feature, Movie & Television Reviews, News, World News In 2023, actor and comedian Rob Schneider celebrated his first Christmas as a Catholic.
FOCUS leaders say synodality, listening to young people guided mission of SEEK24 January 5, 2024By OSV News OSV News Filed Under: Colleges, Feature, News, World News, Young Adult Ministry A record number of attendees gathered at the Jan. 1-5 SEEK24 conference in downtown St. Louis, with excitement already mounting for the 2025 conference.
Washington Roundup: Texas sued over migrant law; White House seeks gun bill; Jan. 6 vigil planned January 5, 2024By Kate Scanlon OSV News Filed Under: Feature, Gun Violence, News, U.S. Congress, World News The Justice Department Jan. 3 sued Texas over a new law making it a state crime for unauthorized migrants to cross into Texas from Mexico. Catholic organizations have opposed the legislation, with the Texas Catholic Conference of Bishops saying it could have “deadly consequences for innocent migrants.”
Vatican finds Archbishop Nienstedt acted ‘imprudently’ but not criminally under canon law January 5, 2024By Joe Ruff OSV News Filed Under: Child & Youth Protection, News, Vatican, World News A multiyear investigation overseen by the Catholic Church into Archbishop John C. Nienstedt, who resigned from the Archdiocese of St. Paul and Minneapolis in 2015, has ended with the Vatican finding that he acted “imprudently” in several instances but not criminally under canon law, Archbishop Bernard A. Hebda said in a statement Jan. 5.
