Vatican cardinal heads to Lebanon to express pope’s solidarity, prayers February 18, 2025By Carol Glatz Catholic News Service Filed Under: Conflict in the Middle East, News, World News One out of four people living in Lebanon is a refugee, and the majority of children born in refugee camps are unregistered at birth, said Cardinal Michael Czerny, prefect of the Dicastery for Promoting Integral Human Development.
Pope diagnosed with bilateral pneumonia February 18, 2025By Cindy Wooden Filed Under: Feature, News, Vatican, World News In another sign that Pope Francis’ stay in Rome’s Gemelli hospital will continue for some time, the Vatican announced a substitute presider for the Mass and ordinations as part of the Jubilee of Deacons.
In talk on euthanasia, pro-life attorney raises concerns over organ donor registry programs February 18, 2025By Tom Tracy OSV News Filed Under: Health Care, News, Respect Life, World News Organ donor registry programs typically offered during state driver’s license renewals might seem like a straight-forward and noble choice but should require greater awareness of pitfalls. They should also offer easier exits from the program.
Dolan: Flight diverted, grounded in Canada shows ‘Jesus is in charge, not us’ February 17, 2025By Gina Christian OSV News Filed Under: News, World News A diverted trip, a grounded flight and an unexpected stay in Canada showed that “Jesus … is in charge, not us,” said Cardinal Timothy M. Dolan of New York in a Feb. 15 homily.
As rebels in Congo take Bukavu, church leaders decry violence, disrespect for international law February 17, 2025By Ngala Killian Chimton OSV News Filed Under: News, Religious Freedom, World News After the M23 Rwanda-backed rebels Feb. 16 occupied Bukavu, a second major city in mineral-rich eastern Congo, Catholic bishops and experts are warning this offensive in the provinces of North and South Kivu signals a clear intent to establish a permanent foreign country presence in the region.
Shevchuk: Christ, in need and danger, ‘is waiting for you’ in Ukraine February 17, 2025By Gina Christian OSV News Filed Under: News, Religious Freedom, War in Ukraine, World News Major Archbishop Shevchuk shared his thoughts on justice, peace, hope and evangelization amid the war, which has been declared a genocide in two joint reports from the New Lines Institute and the Raoul Wallenberg Centre for Human Rights.
Church expresses solidarity with victims’ families, demands answers after Guatemala bus crash February 17, 2025By Eduardo Campos Lima OSV News Filed Under: News, World News A week after a horrendous bus crash killed at least 54 in Guatemala City Feb. 10, including children, a shocked nation and the church are demanding answers from the government on regulating the treacherous bus travel business in the country.
Pope’s therapy adjusted again after tests reveal ‘polymicrobial infection’ February 17, 2025By Cindy Wooden Catholic News Service Filed Under: Feature, News, Vatican, World News Pope Francis is suffering from a “polymicrobial infection of the respiratory tract,” test results revealed Feb. 17, “which required a further modification of his therapy,” a Vatican medical bulletin said.
Pope calls artists to be ‘custodians of the beatitudes’ during Jubilee February 17, 2025By Justin McLellan Catholic News Service Filed Under: Arts & Culture, Jubilee 2025, News, Vatican, World News Artists and cultural figures must be “custodians of the beatitudes,” embracing their vocation to create beauty, reveal truth and inspire hope in a troubled world, Pope Francis wrote to people participating in the Jubilee for Artists and the World of Culture.
At Vatican, museum directors look at conveying art’s religious meaning February 17, 2025By Justin McLellan Catholic News Service Filed Under: Arts & Culture, News, Vatican, World News The Catholic Church and cultural institutions must work together to overcome the “crisis of transmission” that prevents people from recognizing the artistic and religious value of art in museums, said the Vatican’s key liaison with the world of culture.
Pope appoints religious sister to run Vatican City State February 17, 2025By Cindy Wooden Catholic News Service Filed Under: News, Vatican, Vocations, World News Franciscan Sister of the Eucharist Raffaella Petrini, secretary-general of the office governing Vatican City State, will become president of the office March 1, the Vatican confirmed.
UK Mass attendance jumps significantly, numbers still not quite pre-pandemic February 17, 2025By Andy Drozdziak OSV News Filed Under: News, World News Mass attendance throughout England and Wales increased by almost 50,000 people between 2022 and 2023, which a leading Catholic professor believes could be the catalyst for new growth in the church.
