Parents win appeal in death of daughter forced off life support by British court August 7, 2024By Simon Caldwell OSV News Filed Under: Health Care, News, Religious Freedom, Respect Life, World News The parents of a young woman branded “delusional” for wanting continued hospital treatment instead of palliative care have won a court battle over the legality of the ruling that led to their daughter’s death.
Pope prays for peace, calls for end of discrimination in Afghanistan August 7, 2024By Cindy Wooden Catholic News Service Filed Under: News, Vatican, World News Meeting leaders of the Afghan community in Italy, Pope Francis condemned violence and discrimination based on religion and later asked people to pray for an end to discrimination in Afghanistan and neighboring Pakistan, particularly discrimination against women.
Catholic group sues EEOC over regulations involving abortion, gender identity August 7, 2024By Kate Scanlon OSV News Filed Under: News, Religious Freedom, Respect Life, World News The Catholic Benefits Association recently filed a motion for preliminary injunction against the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission over two regulations it says violate Catholics’ religious beliefs.
In times of trial know that nothing is impossible for God, pope says August 7, 2024By Cindy Wooden Catholic News Service Filed Under: Feature, News, Vatican, World News Each Christian and the whole Catholic Church must hold fast to the promise that “nothing is impossible for God,” especially when facing difficulties, Pope Francis said.
New data show sharp fall in Australian clergy abuse, with majority of incidents in Catholic settings August 7, 2024By Marilyn Rodrigues OSV News Filed Under: Child & Youth Protection, News, World News About 87,000 Australians have been sexually abused in faith-based organizations during their childhood, with nearly three-quarters of those taking place in Catholic settings, according to new research.
‘Abundant data’ shows elective induced abortion is not ‘health care,’ says OB-GYN August 7, 2024By Katie Yoder OSV News Filed Under: Health Care, News, Respect Life, World News Abortion, which intentionally ends the life of an unborn child, is not health care, according to a new publication by Dr. Ingrid Skop, an board-certified OB-GYN with more than 30 years of experience.
At Outreach LGBTQ conference, Cardinal Gregory stresses dialogue and unity in the church August 7, 2024By Catherine Buckler OSV News Filed Under: Ministry, News, World News Celebrating an Aug. 3 Mass for the Outreach 2024 LGBTQ Catholic Ministry Conference at Georgetown University, Cardinal Wilton D. Gregory of Washington stressed the need for sincere dialogue in seeking unity in the Catholic Church.
‘We cannot be neutral,’ Venezuelan cardinals say, calling for full release of election results August 6, 2024By David Agren OSV News Filed Under: News, Religious Freedom, World News Pope Francis has called for both sides to “seek the truth” in Venezuela’s contested election as the opposition denounces electoral fraud — publishing tally sheets as proof — while the ruling Chavista regime refuses to release the full information on the vote and cracks down on demonstrations.
After weeks of speculation, Harris picks Minnesota’s Walz as running mate August 6, 2024By Kate Scanlon OSV News Filed Under: 2024 Election, Feature, News, Respect Life, World News Vice President Kamala Harris selected Gov. Tim Walz, D-Minn., as her running mate on the Democratic Party’s ticket Aug. 6.
Church lauds Filipino gymnast’s double Olympic gold August 6, 2024By Ronald O. Reyes OSV News Filed Under: News, Olympics, Sports, World News A church official in the Philippines has joined others to celebrate a historic double gold that gymnast Carlos Yulo won at the Paris Olympics.
Cardinal’s successor as Boston’s archbishop says his first job ‘is just to to be a listener’ August 6, 2024By Wes Cipolla OSV News Filed Under: Bishops, Feature, News, World News Cardinal Seán P. O’Malley’s newly named successor as archbishop of Boston said at a press conference Aug. 5 that he is “humbled by the size and history of this archdiocese.”
Stop and read: Pope praises spiritual value of literature and poetry August 6, 2024By Cindy Wooden Catholic News Service Filed Under: Arts & Culture, Books, News, Vatican, World News Every Christian, but especially seminarians, should set aside their screens regularly and spend time with a book of literature or poetry, Pope Francis said.
