Saints, Pelicans owner honored for service ’empowering the most vulnerable’ December 18, 2024By Gina Christian OSV News Filed Under: News, Social Justice, Sports, World News The owner of two New Orleans professional sports teams has been recognized by the Catholic Near East Welfare Association for her “unwavering commitment to her Catholic faith,” as well as “her outstanding contributions to the promotion of human dignity.”
Top DDF official says truth in abuse cases is ‘critical’ as Father Rupnik investigation continues December 18, 2024By Sarah Mac Donald OSV News Filed Under: Child & Youth Protection, News, World News Transparency and truth are of “critical importance” in the work of the Pontifical Commission for the Protection of Minors (PCPM) and the Dicastery for the Doctrine of the Faith (DDF), the Secretary of the Disciplinary Section at the Vatican Dicastery has said.
Ten Commandments tablet, attributed to ancient Samaritans, goes up for auction December 17, 2024By OSV News OSV News Filed Under: Arts & Culture, News, World News An inscribed tablet of the Ten Commandments — claimed to be the world’s oldest known extant example — will go on auction Dec. 18 with expectations of garnering as much as $2 million.
King Charles III attends Advent service of London branch of pontifical charity December 17, 2024By OSV News OSV News Filed Under: Conflict in the Middle East, Ecumenism and Interfaith Relations, News, World News King Charles III attended a special Advent service Dec. 17 at the Church of the Immaculate Conception in Mayfair, London. The event, co-hosted by Pontifical charity Aid to the Church in Need, celebrated the resilience of Christian communities and marked the 10th anniversary of the Islamic State group invasion of Mosul and the Nineveh Plains in northern Iraq.
Vatican chooses prisons as starting point for Jubilee art projects December 17, 2024By Cindy Wooden Catholic News Service Filed Under: Arts & Culture, Jubilee 2025, News, Vatican, World News Cardinal José Tolentino de Mendonça, an award-winning poet, believes art can heal people, including prisoners, and can help them find the right path forward.
3 dead, including teen suspect, in mass shooting at Wisconsin Christian school December 17, 2024By Kate Scanlon OSV News Filed Under: Gun Violence, News, World News Police in Madison, Wisc., said they are investigating a mass shooting at that city’s Abundant Life Christian School Dec. 16 that left multiple people dead and injured.
Iraqi police intercepted terrorists planning to assassinate him, pope says December 17, 2024By Carol Glatz Catholic News Service Filed Under: Books, Feature, News, Vatican, World News On Pope Francis’ 88th birthday, two major newspapers on both sides of the Atlantic Ocean published two different excerpts from his new book on hope.
Miracle in Los Angeles: Priest recounts Frassati’s intercession in healing December 17, 2024By Gina Christian OSV News Filed Under: Feature, News, Saints, World News Father Juan Manuel Gutierrez, associate pastor at St. John the Baptist Church in Baldwin Park, Calif., spoke at a Dec. 16 press conference at his parish to share his experiences of being healed from a serious sports injury after seeking the intercession of Blessed Pier Giorgio Frassati.
Church must be a welcoming home to migrants, pope tells Filipinos December 17, 2024By Carol Glatz Catholic News Service Filed Under: News, Vatican, World News Immigrants who arrive in a new country and face obstacles and difficulty should find in the Catholic Church a welcoming home and ready assistance, Pope Francis said.
Banks driven by profit-at-all-costs hurt people, economy, pope says December 17, 2024By Carol Glatz Catholic News Service Filed Under: News, Vatican, World News When the world of banking and finance crushes people instead of helping them, it betrays its very purpose and promotes an “uncivilized economy,” Pope Francis said.
Jesus’ crown of thorns returns to Notre Dame Cathedral December 16, 2024By Caroline de Sury OSV News Filed Under: Arts & Culture, Feature, News, World News Firefighters and police officers formed a human chain to rescue the crown of thorns from the inferno at Notre Dame on April 15, 2019. On Dec. 13, 2024, this holiest relic of Paris’ cathedral was returned to its proper home on the Île de la Cité.
Pope praises popular piety during first papal Mass in Corsica December 16, 2024By Justin McLellan Catholic News Service Filed Under: Feature, News, Vatican, World News As Pope Francis became the first pope to celebrate Mass on the French island of Corsica Dec. 15, the usual excitement of an open-air Mass with the pope was combined with the flair and pageantry of a Renaissance fair.
