Faithful must put Jesus, not ideology, in spotlight, pope says January 8, 2024By Carol Glatz Catholic News Service Filed Under: Christmas, Feature, News, World News Instead of splitting into ideological groups, members of the Catholic Church need to put God front and center, not their own personal ideas and plans, Pope Francis said.
Perinatal hospice and palliative care offers alternative to abortion, experts say January 6, 2024By Katie Yoder OSV News Filed Under: Feature, News, Respect Life, World News Perinatal hospice and palliative care supports both mother and child from the time of diagnosis through the baby’s death while prioritizing quality of life and comfort.
Rob Schneider opens up about his Catholic conversion and the life of faith January 6, 2024By Katie Yoder OSV News Filed Under: Feature, Movie & Television Reviews, News, World News In 2023, actor and comedian Rob Schneider celebrated his first Christmas as a Catholic.
FOCUS leaders say synodality, listening to young people guided mission of SEEK24 January 5, 2024By OSV News OSV News Filed Under: Colleges, Feature, News, World News, Young Adult Ministry A record number of attendees gathered at the Jan. 1-5 SEEK24 conference in downtown St. Louis, with excitement already mounting for the 2025 conference.
Washington Roundup: Texas sued over migrant law; White House seeks gun bill; Jan. 6 vigil planned January 5, 2024By Kate Scanlon OSV News Filed Under: Feature, Gun Violence, News, U.S. Congress, World News The Justice Department Jan. 3 sued Texas over a new law making it a state crime for unauthorized migrants to cross into Texas from Mexico. Catholic organizations have opposed the legislation, with the Texas Catholic Conference of Bishops saying it could have “deadly consequences for innocent migrants.”
Vatican finds Archbishop Nienstedt acted ‘imprudently’ but not criminally under canon law January 5, 2024By Joe Ruff OSV News Filed Under: Child & Youth Protection, News, Vatican, World News A multiyear investigation overseen by the Catholic Church into Archbishop John C. Nienstedt, who resigned from the Archdiocese of St. Paul and Minneapolis in 2015, has ended with the Vatican finding that he acted “imprudently” in several instances but not criminally under canon law, Archbishop Bernard A. Hebda said in a statement Jan. 5.
Council of Churches in Ukraine calls on world to ‘recognize Russia as terrorist state’ January 5, 2024By Lilia Kovalyk-Vasiuta OSV News Filed Under: Feature, News, War in Ukraine, World News LVIV, Ukraine (OSV News) — The Ukrainian Council of Churches and Religious Organizations, which represents the various Christian, Jewish and Muslim bodies of Ukraine, called the world to recognize Russia as a terrorist state and provide Ukraine with the means necessary to protect life. For the second time in a row, Ukraine welcomed a new […]
Bishop O’Connell of Trenton, N.J., undergoes emergency heart surgery in Rome January 5, 2024By OSV News OSV News Filed Under: Bishops, Feature, News, World News Bishop David M. O’Connell of Trenton, 68, suffered a heart attack Jan. 4 while in Rome and was taken to Santo Spirito hospital where he had emergency surgery to open a completely closed artery, according to a Jan. 5 diocesan statement.
Newly translated Padre Pio letters are coming to your email inbox January 5, 2024By Gina Christian OSV News Filed Under: Feature, News, Saints, World News The St. Pio Foundation has announced the release of “Epistolary,” a collection of 365 letters written by St. Pio of Pietrelcina, widely known as Padre Pio, to his spiritual directors and students.
Giving is not enough, people must also ‘touch poverty,’ pope says January 5, 2024By Justin McLellan Catholic News Service Filed Under: Feature, News, Vatican, World News Giving to others in need is not enough; people must look those they help in the eyes and be willing to touch their poverty with their hands and hearts, Pope Francis said.
Nigeria’s sorrow is ‘overflowing,’ bishop says after Christians massacred over Christmas January 5, 2024By Ngala Killian Chimton OSV News Filed Under: Feature, News, World News Gov. Caleb Mutfwang of Nigeria’s Plateau state declared a week of mourning Jan. 1-8 to honor the deaths of at least 200 Christians killed over Christmas by Fulani Muslim herders, targeting Christians in the country.
Pope sends condolences to victims of two suicide bombings in Iran January 5, 2024By Carol Glatz Catholic News Service Filed Under: Feature, News, Vatican, World News Pope Francis expressed his condolences and prayers after two bombings in Kerman, Iran, claimed the lives of 84 people and wounded scores more at a memorial for an assassinated Iranian military officer.
