Benedictine Sisters accuse GOP operative of ‘public defamation’ over voter fraud claim October 25, 2024By OSV News OSV News Filed Under: 2024 Election, Feature, News, World News A community of Benedictine Sisters in a key election swing state is deploring “false and misleading information about their membership” posted on social media by a Republican Party political operative.
French priest proposes ordinariate for TLM Catholics as ‘constructive way’ forward for church October 25, 2024By Caroline de Sury OSV News Filed Under: News, World News French Dominican Father Louis-Marie de Blignières first proposed the idea of the “traditional ordinariate” in September 2023, but continues to develop it today.
Summit opens with prayer to preserve heritage of Catholic health care in face of strong headwinds October 25, 2024By Tim Montgomery OSV News Filed Under: Health Care, News, Respect Life, World News Archbishop Bernard A. Hebda of St. Paul and Minneapolis opened a recent Healthcare Leadership Summit at St. John Neumann in Eagan with a prayerful call to preserve the heritage of Catholic health care in the face of strong headwinds.
From coast to coast, Catholic kids support missions in prayer, donations October 25, 2024By Gina Christian OSV News Filed Under: Missions, News, World News, Youth Ministry In the weeks surrounding World Mission Sunday, observed Oct. 20 this year, Catholic kids from coast to coast have been supporting missions through prayers and donations.
Synodality a theme for U.S. Hispanic ministry professionals as they gather in Miami October 25, 2024By Emily Chaffins OSV News Filed Under: Hispanic Ministry, News, World News NCADDHM, established in the early 1990s to reinforce the Hispanic ministry in the United States, held this year’s conference in Miami Oct. 8-11, 2024. Approximately 200 representatives from 65 dioceses attended, even though Hurricane Milton made landfall Oct. 9, on Florida’s nearby Gulf Coast.
Vatican cuts monthly allowances of Curia cardinals October 24, 2024By Cindy Wooden Catholic News Service Filed Under: News, Vatican, World News The 18 cardinals who head Vatican offices will find a little less in their pay envelopes starting Nov. 1.
In message for Diwali, Vatican condemns religious tribalism, division October 24, 2024By Justin McLellan Catholic News Service Filed Under: Ecumenism and Interfaith Relations, News, Vatican, World News Christians and Hindus must promote harmony among all groups of people despite their differences, especially when ideologies increasingly seek to sow division, the Vatican wrote in a message for the Hindu celebration of Diwali.
Synod members elect council to oversee implementation, plan next synod October 24, 2024By Catholic News Service Catholic News Service Filed Under: News, Synodality, Vatican, World News Members of the Synod of Bishops elected Bishop Daniel E. Flores of Brownsville, Texas, and Bishop Alain Faubert of Valleyfield, Quebec, to be the North American members of the Ordinary Council of the General Secretariat of the Synod.
Confession is a witness of a welcoming church, pope says October 24, 2024By Justin McLellan Catholic News Service Filed Under: Feature, News, Vatican, World News, Worship & Sacraments The availability of confession, even in churches heavily frequented by tourists, presents the Catholic Church as a welcoming space for an encounter with God, Pope Francis said.
Synod is lesson in moving at ‘pace of the Holy Spirit,’ archbishop says October 24, 2024By Cindy Wooden Catholic News Service Filed Under: Feature, News, Synodality, Vatican, World News Change in the Catholic Church, including a commitment to recognizing women’s leadership gifts and being more welcoming of all people, happens slowly and deliberately, which is a good thing in a rapidly changing world, said the archbishop of Seattle.
Only love will save humanity, pope says in encyclical on Sacred Heart October 24, 2024By Carol Glatz Catholic News Service Filed Under: Feature, News, Vatican, World News A world that has become “heartless” and indifferent to greed and war, and a Catholic Church in need of revitalizing its missionary joy need to open themselves up to Christ’s infinite love, Pope Francis wrote.
Dioceses slam fake Catholic newspapers seen as part of ‘pink slime’ election ploy October 24, 2024By OSV News OSV News Filed Under: 2024 Election, Feature, Journalism, News, World News A number of U.S. Catholic dioceses and their bishops have issued statements disavowing fake Catholic newspapers that have resurfaced in swing states ahead of the presidential election to target Catholic voters on key issues.
