People decide whether to bring peace to the world or not, pope says April 25, 2024By Carol Glatz Catholic News Service Filed Under: News, Vatican, World News Peace begins when each person decides to accept it as a gift and live at peace with everyone throughout the day, Pope Francis said.
Arizona House votes to repeal state’s near-total protections for unborn children April 25, 2024By Kate Scanlon OSV News Filed Under: News, Respect Life, World News Arizona’s Republican-controlled House voted April 24 to repeal the state’s 1864 law banning abortion recently upheld by that state’s Supreme Court. Republicans in the state Senate recently allowed that chamber to proceed to a repeal vote, meaning that chamber could soon follow suit.
Supreme Court weighs Idaho abortion ban against federal emergency health care law April 25, 2024By Kate Scanlon OSV News Filed Under: Health Care, News, Respect Life, Supreme Court, World News The Supreme Court on April 24 weighed a potential conflict between Idaho’s abortion restrictions and federal law governing emergency health care.
Biden signs $95 billion aid package critical for Ukraine’s defense, global humanitarian needs April 25, 2024By Kate Scanlon OSV News Filed Under: News, War in Ukraine, World News President Joe Biden on April 24 said the U.S. will begin sending military aid to Ukraine within “the next few hours” after he signed legislation sent to him by Congress approving $95 billion in foreign aid to provide weapons and support to key U.S. allies including Ukraine and Israel — as well as billions in humanitarian aid — after a monthslong process.
New Florida law giving state sole authority on worker protections, wages called ‘inhumane’ April 25, 2024By Jean Gonzalez OSV News Filed Under: News, Social Justice, World News A bill recently signed into law by Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis has been described by a farmworker advocate as “inhumane” and draconian.
Georgia senator says he prayed with and spoke to pope about peace April 24, 2024By Catholic News Service Catholic News Service Filed Under: News, U.S. Congress, Vatican, World News U.S. Sen. Raphael Warnock, a Democrat from Georgia, said he and Pope Francis prayed together when they met at the Vatican April 20.
Human rights advocate: Dictatorship profanes Nicaraguan churches April 24, 2024By David Agren OSV News Filed Under: News, Religious Freedom, World News Authorities in the city of León, Nicaragua, chose an unusual place for setting up a boxing ring and staging prize fights: the courtyard of the local cathedral. They even scheduled the matches for April 19 — just as Bishop René Sándigo of León was celebrating his birthday.
Biden campaigns on abortion in Florida, seeking to turn increasingly red state back to blue April 24, 2024By Kate Scanlon OSV News Filed Under: 2024 Election, Feature, News, Respect Life, World News President Joe Biden reiterated his administration’s commitment to restoring Roe v. Wade as he campaigned in Florida April 23, a pitch his campaign has argued could help Democrats carry the state in a presidential election for the first time in over a decade.
Faith, hope, love are antidote to pride, pope says at audience April 24, 2024By Cindy Wooden Catholic News Service Filed Under: Feature, News, Vatican, World News While the virtues of prudence, justice, fortitude and temperance are the marks of a righteous individual, the virtues of faith, hope and love emphasize a connection to other people fueled by belief in God and reliance on prayer, Pope Francis said.
Man stabs parishioner, says ‘Jesus is not real,’ outside San Francisco church during confirmations April 24, 2024By Gina Christian OSV News Filed Under: Feature, News, World News A parishioner was stabbed outside a historic San Francisco church April 21, where the city’s Archbishop Salvatore J. Cordileone was administering the sacrament of confirmation.
Feds say Catholic activist behind D.C. abortion clinic blockade merits 6.5 years in prison April 24, 2024By Kurt Jensen OSV News Filed Under: Feature, News, Respect Life, World News On May 14, Lauren Handy, a resident of Alexandria, Va., who has had short jail terms in the past for disrupting operations at abortion clinics in Michigan and Virginia, is expected to face her stiffest sentence yet.
Texas Carmelites file for restraining order, defying Vatican’s latest governance directive April 24, 2024By Maria Wiering OSV News Filed Under: News, World News A community of Carmelite nuns in Arlington, Texas, has filed for a temporary restraining order against Vatican-imposed leadership, underscoring their rejection of a Vatican decision to place its governance under a national Carmelite association.
