Nativity scenes are reminder of Lord’s love and tenderness, pope says December 16, 2024By Cindy Wooden Catholic News Service Filed Under: Christmas, Feature, News, Vatican, World News Making his customary visit to the Rome Basilica of St. Mary Major to pray before his trip to the French island of Corsica, Pope Francis also met and prayed with dozens of actors staging a living Nativity scene.
Pope says there’s no religious justification for Russia’s war on Ukraine December 16, 2024By Cindy Wooden Catholic News Service Filed Under: News, Vatican, War in Ukraine, World News In a letter to his nuncio in Russia, Pope Francis called out those who would claim Russia’s war on Ukraine had any spiritual justification.
Supreme Court to hear Catholic agency’s religious exemption case December 16, 2024By Kate Scanlon OSV News Filed Under: News, Religious Freedom, Supreme Court, World News The U.S. Supreme Court on Dec. 13 agreed to hear a case from the Catholic Charities Bureau of the Diocese of Superior, Wisconsin, in which the agency argued a decision by the Wisconsin Supreme Court discounted its religious identity.
Texas AG sues N.Y. doctor for prescribing abortion pills to woman in Dallas area December 16, 2024By Kate Scanlon OSV News Filed Under: News, Respect Life, World News Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton filed a lawsuit on behalf of the state against a New York-based doctor for prescribing abortion pills to a woman near Dallas, his office said Dec. 13.
Jesuit priest honored for pioneering peace efforts in South Sudan December 15, 2024By Ngala Killian Chimton OSV News Filed Under: Ecumenism and Interfaith Relations, News, Religious Freedom, World News Jesuit Father Agbonkhianmeghe E. Orobator, the dean of the Jesuit School of Theology of California-based Santa Clara University, has been awarded “The Hubert Walter Award for Reconciliation and Interfaith Cooperation” by the archbishop of Canterbury for his “outstanding contribution to ecumenical work,” honoring “his leadership of a 2019 retreat for politicians on opposing sides in South Sudan’s civil war.”
10 things to know about Jubilee 2025, the Holy Year that begins Dec. 24 December 15, 2024By Maria Wiering OSV News Filed Under: Feature, Jubilee 2025, News, World News Here are 10 things to know about the upcoming Jubilee Year.
Catholics parents, adult children navigate the sadness of estrangement December 14, 2024By Zoey Maraist OSV News Filed Under: Feature, Marriage & Family Life, News, World News Familial strife has been around the days of Adam and Eve. But today, it increasingly seems to manifest itself in family estrangement. Catholic families aren’t immune to the heartbreaking phenomenon.
8 ways to celebrate Jubilee 2025 without leaving your diocese December 14, 2024By Maria Wiering OSV News Filed Under: Feature, Jubilee 2025, News, World News While numerous events are planned in Rome and at the Vatican to mark the Jubilee 2025, this Holy Year is for the whole church. Here are some ways to celebrate without traveling farther than your local cathedral.
A mother’s prayer leads her son to move from a military career to the priesthood December 14, 2024By OSV News OSV News Filed Under: News, Vocations, World News While in the military, Danny Herman felt a higher calling and entered the seminary with the Catholic Extension Society supporting his seminary education.
Two women join Vatican council that implements synod, prepares next one December 13, 2024By Justin McLellan Catholic News Service Filed Under: Feature, News, Synodality, Vatican, World News For the first time, women will serve on the Ordinary Council of the General Secretariat of the Synod, the committee that oversees implementation of the most recent synod and prepares the next assembly.
Trust in God, humanity makes world shine brighter, papal preacher says December 13, 2024By Carol Glatz Catholic News Service Filed Under: Advent, News, Vatican, World News Courageous trust in God, oneself and others is needed to see the good in one’s life and to be able to embrace a difficult and imperfect world, said the preacher of the papal household.
Vatican registers Italian LGBTQ+ group for Holy Year pilgrimage December 13, 2024By Cindy Wooden Catholic News Service Filed Under: Jubilee 2025, News, Vatican, World News An Italian association for LGBTQ+ Christians, their parents and the priests and religious who minister with them is among the many groups registered to make a pilgrimage together through the Holy Door of St. Peter’s Basilica at the Vatican.
