British Christians face rising levels of harassment, discrimination, survey says June 14, 2024By Simon Caldwell OSV News Filed Under: News, Religious Freedom, World News A new report claims that all British Christians are suffering rising levels of harassment and discrimination because of their faith, with the young particularly susceptible to intolerance.
Future of anti-human trafficking bills sought by Catholics unclear amid wider immigration debate June 14, 2024By Kate Scanlon OSV News Filed Under: Feature, Immigration and Migration, News, World News A trio of bills to combat human trafficking sought by Catholic advocates faces an uncertain future in Congress amid a wider debate over immigration policy.
Christians explore possibilities for, problems with papal ministry June 14, 2024By Cindy Wooden Catholic News Service Filed Under: Ecumenism and Interfaith Relations, Feature, News, Vatican, World News Anglican, Orthodox and Oriental Orthodox believers agree with Catholics that “the unity in truth of the Christian community demands visible expression,” an Anglican archbishop said, but agreeing that the pope should fill that role is another question.
Pope to meet Biden, other leaders at G7 in Puglia June 13, 2024By Carol Glatz Catholic News Service Filed Under: Feature, News, Vatican, World News Pope Francis is scheduled to sit down with U.S. President Joe Biden and eight other heads of state in a series of private bilateral meetings during the Group of Seven (G7) summit being held in southern Italy June 13-15, according to a scheduled published by the Vatican Secretariat of State.
Supreme Court dismisses challenge to abortion drug mifepristone in unanimous ruling June 13, 2024By Kate Scanlon OSV News Filed Under: Feature, News, Respect Life, Supreme Court, World News The Supreme Court June 13 unanimously dismissed a challenge to mifepristone, a pill commonly used for abortion, finding that the challengers lacked standing to bring the case.
Louisiana high court vacates own ruling on ‘look back law’ for abuse claims, says it’s constitutional June 13, 2024By OSV News OSV News Filed Under: Child & Youth Protection, News, World News In a 5-2 ruling June 12, the Louisiana Supreme Court reversed its earlier decision to scrap a “look back law” for abuse survivors and declared it to be constitutional.
Ecumenism and papal primacy: Vatican releases status report on dialogues June 13, 2024By Cindy Wooden Catholic News Service Filed Under: Ecumenism and Interfaith Relations, Feature, News, Vatican, World News The reason why the 2024 edition of the Vatican yearbook has re-inserted “Patriarch of the West” as one of the historical titles of the pope appears to be a response to concerns expressed by Orthodox leaders and theologians.
Christians are called to be friends of the poor, pope says in message June 13, 2024By Carol Glatz Catholic News Service Filed Under: Feature, News, Social Justice, Vatican, World News The poor bear the image of Jesus, and Christians must offer them support and expressions of Christian charity, Pope Francis said.
Catholic parishes challenge Michigan civil rights law on sexual orientation, gender identity June 13, 2024By Kate Scanlon OSV News Filed Under: Feature, News, Religious Freedom, World News The U.S. Court of Appeals for the 6th Circuit June 11 heard legal challenges filed by two Catholic parishes in Michigan against the state’s definition of sexual orientation that they say prohibits them from freely hiring employees according to the tenets of their faith.
Unprecedented $150M donation aims to boost Northwest Indiana’s Catholic schools June 12, 2024By Maria Wiering OSV News Filed Under: Giving, News, Schools, World News In what is described as “the largest single investment” in prekindergarten-to-grade-12 Catholic education in history, the Dean and Barbara White Family Foundation is donating $150 million to the Chicago-based Big Shoulders Fund to support Catholic schools in the Diocese of Gary, Ind.
Judge strikes down Florida ban on some transgender surgeries, hormonal treatments for minors June 12, 2024By Kate Scanlon OSV News Filed Under: Health Care, News, World News A federal judge June 11 struck down key portions of a Florida law banning certain types of medical or surgical gender reassignment procedures for minors who identify as transgender.
Catholic Church leaders voice concern over EU election results, impact on European unity June 12, 2024By Jonathan Luxmoore OSV News Filed Under: News, World News As the outcome of elections to the European Parliament became known, Catholic Church leaders voiced concern at the apparent loss of enthusiasm for European unity and the rise in support for nationalist parties.
