West Virginia assisted suicide ban leads by narrow margin as vote count continues November 6, 2024By Gina Christian OSV News Filed Under: 2024 Election, News, Respect Life, World News West Virginians appeared on track to approve a constitutional amendment to ban medically assisted suicide and euthanasia in their state, with the ballot measure leading by just several thousand votes as the counting of votes from Election Day Nov. 5 continued into the following morning.
Trump is reelected to White House, becoming only second US president to win second, nonconsecutive term November 6, 2024By Kate Scanlon OSV News Filed Under: 2024 Election, Feature, News, World News Former President Donald Trump was elected to a second term in the Oval Office four years after he lost his run for a second consecutive term, according to multiple projections.
Voters in 3 states reject abortion ballot measures, defying trend around country November 6, 2024By Kate Scanlon OSV News Filed Under: 2024 Election, Feature, News, Respect Life, World News WASHINGTON (OSV News) — Voters in Florida, Nebraska and South Dakota Nov. 5 rejected amendments to their state constitutions that would have codified abortion as a right, while other states, including Arizona, Colorado, Montana, Nevada and Missouri, did vote to codify such a right in their constitutions, on Election Day. Nebraska’s 12-week abortion ban will […]
Holy Spirit is God’s gift to help faithful pray, persevere, pope says November 6, 2024By Carol Glatz Catholic News Service Filed Under: News, Vatican, World News The Holy Spirit helps the faithful understand that praying to God is praying to a loving and merciful father, Pope Francis said.
Across the U.S., Catholics seek out prayer before — and after — voting at the polls November 5, 2024By Gina Christian Catholic Review Filed Under: 2024 Election, Feature, News, World News On Election Day, Catholic faithful across the nation are turning to prayer before — and after — heading to the polls Nov. 5, with many parishes and dioceses offering Holy Hours.
Catholic nun among 10 killed in Indonesian volcano eruption November 5, 2024By OSV News OSV News Filed Under: Disaster Relief, News, World News At least 10 people, including a Catholic nun, have been killed in a volcanic eruption on Indonesia’s predominantly Catholic Flores Island.
Can voter lobbying groups use ‘Catholic’ in their names? Bishops may have to decide November 5, 2024By OSV News OSV News Filed Under: 2024 Election, Feature, News, World News The appropriation of the word “Catholic” may exploit what one canon law scholar described to OSV News as a “blind spot” in canon law, the Catholic Church’s principal legislative code.
Pope: Rome’s Jesuit-run university must be rooted in Gospel, voice of poor November 5, 2024By Carol Glatz Catholic News Service Filed Under: Colleges, News, Vatican, World News Fewer lecterns and more round tables are needed in higher education for students and staff to come together to dialogue, seek the truth and truly fulfill the mandate of a Jesuit-run institution, Pope Francis said.
Experts worry Trump’s mass deportation plan could damage economy like Great Recession November 5, 2024By Kimberly Heatherington OSV News Filed Under: 2024 Election, Immigration and Migration, News, World News Just ahead of Election Day, immigration and the economy were still ranked in the top three of U.S. registered voters’ concerns.
Pope asks church organizers to bridge inequality, foster solidarity November 5, 2024By Justin McLellan Catholic News Service Filed Under: News, Social Justice, Vatican, World News Christians must actively seek ways to bridge the gap between rich and poor created by growing inequality and foster pathways of solidarity, Pope Francis said.
‘Someone suffers’ every time Russia attacks Ukraine, says Basilian nun in Zaporizhzhia November 5, 2024By Gina Christian Filed Under: News, War in Ukraine, World News As Russia intensifies its strikes on Ukraine, Basilian Sisters in the southeastern city of Zaporizhzhia are asking for prayers and charitable support for those they serve.
Beyond Election Day: Faithful citizenship happens ‘brick by brick’ at local level, says Catholic policy expert November 4, 2024By Gina Christian OSV News Filed Under: 2024 Election, News, World News Ahead of the general election, OSV News spoke with Jason Adkins, executive director and general counsel of the Minnesota Catholic Conference, on the importance of local as well as presidential elections.
