Canadian, Ukrainian religious leaders call for justice, peace in Ukraine as war enters third year February 23, 2024By Gina Christian OSV News Filed Under: Feature, News, War in Ukraine, World News As Russia’s full-scale invasion of Ukraine reaches the two-year mark, religious leaders in Canada and Ukraine have issued statements calling for justice, peace and broad support of Ukraine’s recovery.
Catholic leaders express outrage at Texas AG attempt to shut down nonprofit serving migrants February 22, 2024By Kate Scanlon OSV News Filed Under: Feature, Immigration and Migration, News, World News Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton has filed suit in an attempt to shut down a Catholic nonprofit in El Paso serving migrants and asylum-seekers, accusing it of “human smuggling,” in a move denounced by Catholic immigration advocates, including El Paso Bishop Mark J. Seitz. “We’re taking some hits right now, you know, right to the […]
Greece’s minority Catholic Church condemns parliament’s same-sex marriage vote February 22, 2024By Jonathan Luxmoore OSV News Filed Under: Feature, News, World News Greece’s minority Catholic Church has deplored a parliamentary vote to allow same-sex marriage and child adoption, the first in a predominantly Orthodox country.
National shrine of a beloved Philadelphia saint vandalized February 22, 2024By Gina Christian OSV News Filed Under: Feature, News, Saints, World News Panels of three stained-glass windows were shattered at the National Shrine of St. John Neumann in Philadelphia in the early morning hours of Feb. 19.
Alabama Supreme Court rules frozen embryos are children under wrongful death law February 22, 2024By Kate Scanlon OSV News Filed Under: Feature, News, Respect Life, World News An Alabama Supreme Court ruling that frozen embryos qualify as children under state law has raised complex legal questions about artificial reproductive practices opposed by the Catholic Church.
Archbishop Isichenko: ‘See the real Russia’ in the war on Ukraine February 22, 2024By Gina Christian OSV News Filed Under: Feature, News, War in Ukraine, World News Ukraine’s struggle against Russian aggression is “about genocide and the survival of an ethnic nation” — something the West does not realize, a Ukrainian Catholic archbishop told OSV News.
Catholic peace scholar says failing to uphold NATO commitments would create ‘challenges’ for U.S. February 21, 2024By Kate Scanlon OSV News Filed Under: News, World News As debate over the U.S. commitment to NATO becomes a talking point of the 2024 campaign, a Catholic peace scholar cautioned against creating confusion for U.S. allies.
How the Knights of Peter Claver offers a unique Black Catholic perspective February 21, 2024By Charlie Camosy OSV News Filed Under: Black Catholic Ministry, News, Racial Justice, World News This Black History Month, Charlie Camosy spoke with Gregory Herr, who helped establish the first Knights of Peter Claver Council in Orange County, Calif., in 2022, domiciled at Christ Cathedral.
Cardinal Dolan: ‘I think our cathedral acted extraordinarily well’ February 21, 2024By Julie Asher OSV News Filed Under: Feature, News, World News, Worship & Sacraments Five days after mourners filled the iconic St. Patrick’s Cathedral in New York for an irreverent “homecoming” funeral for actor and author Cecilia Gentili, New York Cardinal Timothy M. Dolan said he believes the “cathedral acted extraordinarily well.”
CHA says article ‘perpetuates myth’ Catholic hospitals’ pro-life stance ‘contrains’ care for women February 21, 2024By Kate Scanlon OSV News Filed Under: Feature, Health Care, News, Religious Freedom, World News The head of the Catholic Health Association of the United States called it “extremely disappointing” that a USA Today article published Feb. 17 “suggested that Catholic health care’s long-standing commitment to providing care that recognizes the sacredness of each individual — from conception to natural death — somehow constrains care.”
Russian Catholics stage ‘quiet commemorations’ for deceased dissident Navalny February 20, 2024By Jonathan Luxmoore OSV News Filed Under: Feature, News, World News A senior Russian Catholic has urged church leaders abroad to commemorate the opposition leader, Alexei Navalny, as armed police dispersed citizens mourning his death at age 47 in a remote prison camp.
Oregon bishop bars blessings for same-sex couples in diocese to prevent confusion, scandal February 20, 2024By Lauretta Brown OSV News Filed Under: Feature, News, World News, Worship & Sacraments On Feb. 9, Bishop Liam S. Cary of Baker, Ore., said he has asked the priests of his diocese “not to bless known co-habiting couples, of the same sex or both sexes” because he does not believe that blessings for couples in such situations could be carried out in a “scandal-free” manner in his diocese.
