From food distribution to trauma therapy, Ukrainian priest is on wound-healing mission for displaced Ukrainians May 7, 2023By OSV News OSV News Filed Under: Feature, News, War in Ukraine, World News For many Ukrainians pouring westward to flee conflict, the baroque 18th-century church with its distinct twin bell towers, standing tall above the old city’s red rooftops, proved a natural beacon for those propelled far from home.
Church must protect its huge audiovisual archives, media assets, pope says May 6, 2023By Carol Glatz Catholic News Service Filed Under: Feature, News, Vatican, World News There is real “cultural urgency” for the entire Catholic Church to preserve its audiovisual, documentary and other media archives and assets, Pope Francis said.
‘Women’s Cry,’ a photo exhibit, opens in St. Peter’s Square May 6, 2023By Cindy Wooden Catholic News Service Filed Under: Arts & Culture, Feature, News, Vatican, World News Nestled in the arms of Bernini’s colonnade around St. Peter’s Square, 26 photos of women and girls make up an art exhibit meant to open people’s eyes and hearts to the suffering and resilience of women.
World Youth Day prep advice from pope: speak to your grandparents May 6, 2023By Justin McLellan Catholic News Service Filed Under: Feature, News, Vatican, World News, World Youth Day Portugal 2023, Youth Ministry Just under three months before World Youth Day gets underway in Lisbon, Portugal, Pope Francis said young people should consult their grandparents about how to prepare.
East Baltimore aches after violent death of Fabián Sánchez–González May 5, 2023By Priscila González de Doran Special to the Catholic Review Filed Under: Feature, Gun Violence, Local News, News, Obituaries Family and friends of Fabian Alberto Sanchez Gonzalez are saddened, shocked and outraged after the 23-year-old parishioner of Sacred Heart of Jesus-Sagrado Corazón de Jesús in Highlandtown died May 1, one day after being shot during a robbery attempt while he was working at T-Mobile in Canton.
Possible eucharistic miracle in Connecticut under Vatican investigation May 5, 2023By Gina Christian OSV News Filed Under: Feature, Knights of Columbus, News, Vatican, World News A possible eucharistic miracle in Connecticut is now under investigation by the Vatican.
After multiple mass shootings, Atlanta archbishop calls for ‘prayer that leads to action’ May 5, 2023By Gina Christian OSV News Filed Under: Feature, Gun Violence, News, World News “Prayer that leads to action” is needed to counter a bewildering rise in mass shootings and gun violence, said Atlanta Archbishop Gregory J. Hartmayer.
Love, service are marks of belonging to one family in Christ, pope says May 5, 2023By Cindy Wooden Catholic News Service Filed Under: Feature, News, Vatican, World News Meeting a group of pilgrims from the Italian diocese his father’s family came from, Pope Francis said the family “remains a key value” even though it is “a reality that has changed so much and continues to change.”
Catholic hospital says federal government told it to extinguish sanctuary candle or risk funding May 5, 2023By Kate Scanlon OSV News Filed Under: Feature, Health Care, News, Religious Freedom, World News A Catholic hospital in Tulsa, Okla., said the federal government has presented it with a choice to either extinguish a candle in its chapel’s sanctuary or risk its ability to treat patients covered by Medicare, Medicaid or the Children’s Health Insurance Program, jeopardizing its ability to operate at all.
Pope to safeguarding commission: Be kind, bring hope, heal broken lives May 5, 2023By Carol Glatz Catholic News Service Filed Under: Child & Youth Protection, Feature, News, Vatican, World News Safeguarding minors and vulnerable persons must be a priority for everyone in the church, Pope Francis said.
Archbishop Prevost talks about choosing bishops for the church May 5, 2023By Cindy Wooden Catholic News Service Filed Under: Feature, News, Vatican, World News The U.S.-born archbishop tapped by Pope Francis to help find new bishops said a good candidate is “a pastor, capable of being close to the members of the community, starting with the priests for whom the bishop is father and brother.”
U.S. religious freedom panel finds conditions ‘worsening’ around the globe May 5, 2023By Kate Scanlon OSV News Filed Under: Feature, News, Religious Freedom, World News Conditions for religious freedom are “worsening” around the globe, a U.S. government body monitoring international religious freedom said in a recent report.
