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Q&A: Why does the church oppose IVF? What can be done about frozen embryos?

February 27, 2024
By Father Francis J. Hoffman
OSV News
Filed Under: Feature, Marriage & Family Life, News, Respect Life, World News

When the Alabama Supreme Court recently recognized the personhood of embryos, it gave legal standing to something the church has clearly established: An embryo is a human being and should be treated with the dignity and rights due to all people, especially the most vulnerable who cannot speak for themselves.

What is love? U.S. bishops’ new initiative offers ‘clarity’ for the culture’s questions

February 27, 2024
By Kurt Jensen
OSV News
Filed Under: Feature, Marriage & Family Life, News, World News

“Love Means More,” a new teaching initiative of the U.S. Conference of Catholic Bishops, has a statement of purpose, a website and a promise to keep building the website to provide answers on a wide variety of questions about Catholic teaching on love, sexuality and marriage.

Catholics must have religious liberty to ‘meet migrants’ basic human needs,’ bishops say

February 27, 2024
By Kate Scanlon
OSV News
Filed Under: Bishops, Feature, Immigration and Migration, News, World News

The ability of Catholic and other faith-based groups to “meet migrants’ basic human needs” at the U.S.-Mexico border is a religious liberty issue and must be defended, U.S. bishops said in recent statements.

Pope cancels another day of meetings because of flu symptoms

February 27, 2024
By Cindy Wooden
Catholic News Service
Filed Under: Feature, News, Vatican, World News

Saying Pope Francis was continuing to experience “mild flu-like symptoms,” the Vatican announced he had canceled his appointments again Feb. 26.

U.S. sociologist who has studied parishes, Catholic movements, women’s ministry looks forward to synod role

February 27, 2024
By Maria Wiering
OSV News
Filed Under: Feature, News, Synodality, World News

Sociologist Tricia C. Bruce has dedicated her career to trying to understand American Catholics’ attitudes and behavior. She will draw on that experience in her new role as a consultor to the General Secretariat of the Synod, which she expects to include listening to diverse voices and considering broad questions, she said.

Organizations, church officials urge migration crisis to be approached with human dignity

February 26, 2024
By Marietha Góngora V.
OSV News
Filed Under: Feature, Immigration and Migration, News, World News

Instead of hyper-politicizing the border, officials should find humane and workable solutions that can protect the dignity and human rights of migrants, said experts who work with migrants at the border during a Feb. 21 webinar.

Vatican theme for World Day of Migrants and Refugees focuses on ‘journey’

February 26, 2024
By Justin McLellan
Catholic News Service
Filed Under: Immigration and Migration, News, World News

The Catholic Church’s focus for the World Day of Migrants and Refugees 2024 highlights its need to walk alongside displaced persons and to convey to them God’s presence and guidance along their paths, the Vatican said.

3 years after drug decriminalization, Oregon now faces a state of emergency

February 26, 2024
By Kimberly Heatherington
OSV News
Filed Under: Feature, News, Social Justice, World News

But three years later, a nationwide surge in fentanyl use has collided with Measure 110’s legalized tolerance to create a perfect storm of overburdened social services, policing and community dynamics.

Bernini’s baldachin masterpiece disappears from public view until Holy Year

February 25, 2024
By Carol Glatz
Catholic News Service
Filed Under: Arts & Culture, Feature, News, Vatican, World News

Like a giant Tinkertoy construction, a skeletal tower of scaffolding slowly inched its way up the twisting bronze columns of the baldachin over the main altar of St. Peter’s Basilica.

Vatican aims to draw young ‘digital pilgrims’ to Rome’s papal basilicas

February 25, 2024
By Justin McLellan
Catholic News Service
Filed Under: Feature, News, Vatican, World News, Youth Ministry

The Vatican is seeking to draw pilgrims to the four historic papal basilicas scattered around Rome — not physically, but virtually, through a website and podcast aimed at drawing young people into the spiritual depth of Rome’s sacred spaces.

Subject of a new film, Mother Cabrini left native Italy to serve U.S. immigrants

February 25, 2024
By Russell Shaw
OSV News
Filed Under: Feature, Movie & Television Reviews, News, Saints, World News

Mother Cabrini is the subject of “Cabrini,” a new film from Angel Studios directed by Alejandro Monteverde scheduled for nationwide release March 8.

How a shy Irish farm boy turned Florida pastor led his parish to change countless lives in Uganda

February 24, 2024
By Laura Dodson
OSV News
Filed Under: Feature, News, World News

A shy Irish farm boy taught to be open to God’s gifts and opportunities in every harvest, egg clutch and milk bucket courageously responded yes to God’s call to priesthood.

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