Thousands come to venerate relic of Blessed Carlo Acutis in Manchester, England September 24, 2024By Simon Caldwell OSV News Filed Under: News, Saints, World News The example of Blessed Carlo Acutis — an Italian boy who is expected to become the “first millennial saint” — reveals how a commitment to the love of Christ results in a fulfilled rather than a wasted life, an English bishop said.
Caritas ‘shocked’ by murder of director in Democratic Republic of Congo September 24, 2024By Junno Arocho Esteves OSV News Filed Under: Disaster Relief, News, World News The director of Caritas in Congo was shot and killed by an armed militant group while approaching a roadblock, Caritas Internationalis announced.
‘We need to not be afraid to talk about suicide,’ says Catholic mental health expert September 24, 2024By Gina Christian OSV News Filed Under: Health Care, News, World News As National Suicide Prevention Month draws to a close, a Catholic mental health expert told OSV News that open, ongoing conversations about suicide are crucial.
Pope resumes meetings after day of rest September 24, 2024By Cindy Wooden Catholic News Service Filed Under: Feature, News, Vatican, World News Pope Francis met with the bishops of Mozambique Sept. 24, a day after he had canceled his scheduled audiences because of “a mild flu-like condition.”
Gudziak: Ukraine’s struggle against Russia is ‘prophetic defense of God-given dignity’ September 24, 2024By Gina Christian OSV News Filed Under: News, War in Ukraine, World News Ukraine’s struggle against Russia’s war is “prophetic,” showing that “the defense of God-given dignity … happens at the price of one’s body and blood,” said Metropolitan Archbishop Borys A. Gudziak of the Ukrainian Catholic Archeparchy of Philadelphia.
‘Jeopardy!’ fans laud Catholic priest-contestant aiming to give ‘positive impression’ of church September 24, 2024By Gina Christian OSV News Filed Under: Movie & Television Reviews, News, World News A Catholic priest who had gameshow fans “swooning,” according to one entertainment reporter, told OSV News he hoped his recent television appearance helps give “a positive impression of the church” and clergy in general.
CEO says National Eucharistic Congress, pilgrimage show Catholics ‘are ready to make history’ September 24, 2024By Maria Wiering OSV News Filed Under: Eucharist, Evangelization, Feature, News, World News In the afterglow of July’s 10th National Eucharistic Congress, Jason Shanks senses that there’s a new “way of evangelization” emerging — or reemerging — among Catholics in the United States.
Prevent use of AI to influence public opinion, voting, pope says September 24, 2024By Carol Glatz Catholic News Service Filed Under: 2024 Election, Feature, News, Vatican, World News The risk of artificial intelligence being manipulated to influence public opinion and to interfere with elections must be acknowledged and prevented, Pope Francis said.
Pope asks police to be examples of moral integrity, charity, respect September 24, 2024By Cindy Wooden Catholic News Service Filed Under: News, Vatican, World News Celebrating the feast of St. Matthew with Italy’s financial police, Pope Francis urged them to follow the example of their patron, the tax collector who became an apostle, by not only being just, but also bringing charity and solidarity into their work, especially with migrants and the victims of crime.
Meet Christ in migrants, and respond with compassion, says US bishop echoing pope’s call September 23, 2024By OSV News OSV News Filed Under: Immigration and Migration, News, World News In a message ahead of the 110th World Day of Migrants and Refugees, the U.S. bishops’ migration chair stressed Pope Francis’ call for solidarity with migrants, “reminding us that their journeys mirror the biblical Exodus, with God as their guide and companion.”
Delaware governor vetoes bill to legalize physician-assisted suicide in state September 23, 2024By Joseph P. Owens OSV News Filed Under: Feature, News, Respect Life, World News Delaware Gov. John Carney Sept. 20 vetoed House Bill 140, turning back legislative efforts to make legal physician-assisted suicide in the state.
Amid dramatic scenes of floods sweeping through entire villages, Polish Catholics rush to help September 23, 2024By Agnieszka Bugala OSV News Filed Under: Disaster Relief, News, World News As Poland was bracing for the biggest catastrophe since 1997 when the so-called “flood of the millennium” killed 114 people in Poland, Czech Republic and Germany, volunteers and help, including loads of supplies and money from Catholic charities, poured into the region to ease the pain of the people who lost everything.
