By giving to CRS collection, Catholics ‘walk with Jesus on his mission of mercy,’ bishop says March 8, 2024By OSV News OSV News Filed Under: Disaster Relief, Giving, News, World News By donating to the annual Catholic Relief Services collection of the U.S. Conference of Catholic Bishops, Catholics “have the opportunity to walk with Jesus on his mission of mercy,” said the chairman of the USCCB’s Committee on National Collections.
Pope: Jesus showed acts of mercy to inspire others to follow suit March 8, 2024By Carol Glatz Catholic News Service Filed Under: Feature, News, Saints, Vatican, World News When it comes to inspiring people’s actions, Jesus knew that being an example to others is more important than “a flood of words,” Pope Francis said.
Alabama governor signs IVF bill pro-life groups call ‘ill-considered’ and ‘unjust’ March 7, 2024By Kate Scanlon OSV News Filed Under: Feature, News, Respect Life, World News Alabama’s Republican Gov. Kay Ivey March 6 signed into law a bill passed by lawmakers to grant legal protection to in vitro fertilization clinics after a ruling by that state’s Supreme Court found that frozen embryos qualify as children under the state law’s wrongful death law.
Church, world need women’s contributions, pope says March 7, 2024By Cindy Wooden Catholic News Service Filed Under: Feature, News, Vatican, World News The Catholic Church and the world itself need the gifts and contributions of women, especially in bringing people together and overcoming tensions and violence, Pope Francis wrote.
Pope: Despite discouragement, church’s safeguarding efforts ‘must not wane’ March 7, 2024By Justin McLellan Catholic News Service Filed Under: Child & Youth Protection, News, Vatican, World News The Catholic Church should not be discouraged by the challenge of confronting sex abuse, Pope Francis said, rather it must take concrete steps in developing policies to preserve the dignity of its members.
International Women’s Day: Celebrations in synod season explore hopes March 7, 2024By Cindy Wooden Catholic News Service Filed Under: Feature, News, Synodality, Vatican, World News International Women’s Day has long been an occasion for women and men connected to the Vatican to gather to discuss the role of women in the church and society.
Irish bishops appeal for protecting identity of family amid March 8 constitutional referendum March 7, 2024By Michael Kelly OSV News Filed Under: Marriage & Family Life, News, World News A constitutional referendum scheduled for March 8 could weaken the incentive for young people to get married, Ireland’s bishops have warned.
Catholic Extension’s Spirit of Francis honoree called ‘great model’ of award’s namesakes March 7, 2024By OSV News OSV News Filed Under: News, Social Justice, World News Catholic Extension Society recently honored Dominican Sister Jane Meyer, former head of school at St. Agnes Academy, with its seventh annual Houston Spirit of Francis Award for her decades of commitment to Catholic education and promotion of social justice.
Haley suspends bid, but Super Tuesday results may have warning signs for Trump and Biden March 7, 2024By Kate Scanlon OSV News Filed Under: 2024 Election, News, World News Former U.N. Ambassador and South Carolina Gov. Nikki Haley suspended her bid for president March 6, leaving her party’s front-runner, former President Donald Trump, without any major rivals for the nomination.
Bishop near Rome decrees alleged Marian apparitions ‘not supernatural’ March 6, 2024By Justin McLellan Catholic News Service Filed Under: Feature, News, Vatican, World News Since 2016, Gisella Cardia has claimed to be seeing visions of the Virgin Mary in the central Italian town of Trevignano Romano, some 30 miles north of Rome, after bringing a statue of Mary with her from a trip to Medjugorje, Bosnia-Herzegovina, which she said began to shed tears.
Supreme Court’s Trump ballot ruling shows agreement amid differences over scope, prof says March 6, 2024By Kate Scanlon OSV News Filed Under: 2024 Election, Feature, News, World News The U.S. Supreme Court ruled March 4 that the 14th Amendment does not permit Colorado to bar former President Donald Trump from the state’s primary ballot, as doing so would be a matter for Congress, not the states.
Catholics call for vigilance as more legislatures advance medically assisted suicide bills March 6, 2024By Kimberly Heatherington OSV News Filed Under: Feature, News, Respect Life, World News While those who support euthanasia and medically assisted suicide emphasize empowerment and control, Catholic opponents argue an undeniably dangerous and dystopian dimension has begun to emerge in the sometimes profit-driven realms of health care insurance and medicine: the cost-benefit ratio of prescribing death for terminal patients versus palliative care.
