U.S. bishops asked to hold new rounds of Synod on Synodality listening sessions January 5, 2024By Gina Christian OSV News Filed Under: Bishops, Feature, News, Synodality, World News Dioceses across the U.S. are asked to hold additional listening sessions in the next few months, following a request from the Vatican’s Secretariat for the Synod of Bishops which is preparing for the second session of the global Synod on Synodality in October.
Pope tells young people to sow peace in the peripheries January 5, 2024By Justin McLellan Catholic News Service Filed Under: Feature, News, Vatican, World News, Young Adult Ministry A person does not have to travel far from home to find people living on the margins of society and in need hearing the message of the Gospel, Pope Francis said.
Dicastery doubles down: Bishops shouldn’t stop blessings for gay couples January 4, 2024By Justin McLellan Catholic News Service Filed Under: Feature, News, Vatican, World News While bishops may take a cautious approach to the Vatican’s guidance on blessing same-sex or other unmarried couples, they should not deny their priests the possibility of discerning and imparting blessings on people who ask for them, the Vatican doctrinal office said.
Analysis: Israel’s war on Hamas raises significant moral concerns as Gaza death toll soars January 4, 2024By Kimberly Heatherington OSV News Filed Under: Conflict in the Middle East, Feature, News, World News With more than 22,100 deaths and 57,000 injured as reported by Jan. 2 by Gaza’s Ministry of Health, the question is being asked: Can Israel’s conflict conduct be considered a “just war” under the Catholic understanding of the concept?
Pope: Catholics working in media can de-escalate today’s war of words January 4, 2024By Carol Glatz Catholic News Service Filed Under: Feature, News, Vatican, World News Help “de-weaponize” the way language is used in the media by being respectful to others and fostering greater understanding and peace between people, Pope Francis told a group of Catholics journalists from Germany.
Appeals court rules emergency abortions not required in Texas under federal law January 4, 2024By Kate Scanlon OSV News Filed Under: Feature, News, Respect Life, World News The Biden administration cannot use a 1986 emergency health care law to require hospitals in Texas to perform emergency abortions, a federal appeals court in New Orleans ruled Jan. 2.
‘Padre Pio’ actor Shia LaBeouf fully enters the Catholic Church New Year’s Eve January 4, 2024By Gina Christian OSV News Filed Under: Movie & Television Reviews, News, World News Shia LaBeouf, a Hollywood veteran and star of director Abel Ferrara’s film “Padre Pio,” received the sacrament of confirmation, completing his initiation into the Catholic faith, during the New Year holiday weekend, according to announcements posted Jan. 2 to Facebook and Instagram by the Capuchin Franciscans’ Western American Province.
Those ‘with an agenda to generate unrest’ cause ‘significant threat,’ says Irish archbishop January 3, 2024By Sarah Mac Donald OSV News Filed Under: Feature, News, World News Archbishop Dermot Farrell of Dublin has expressed concern over the “significant numbers” of people in Ireland “seeking to foment disinformation, suspicion and hatred” towards refugees and migrants.
War represents defeat, madness, pope says, calling for prayer January 3, 2024By Carol Glatz Catholic News Service Filed Under: Conflict in the Middle East, Feature, News, Vatican, War in Ukraine, World News War is madness, Pope Francis said, calling for prayers for all people in the world affected by today’s conflicts.
Everyone faces temptation, but Jesus is always close by, pope says January 3, 2024By Justin McLellan Catholic News Service Filed Under: Feature, News, Vatican, World News Temptation — a constant in spiritual life — is an opportunity for Christians to remember that Jesus is close to them, supports them and lifts them up when they fall, Pope Francis said.
Italian priest excommunicated for schismatic act during Mass January 3, 2024By Carol Glatz Catholic News Service Filed Under: Feature, News, Vatican, World News An Italian Catholic priest has been excommunicated for having publicly committed “an act of a schismatic nature” while celebrating Mass at his parish near Livorno.
Nicaraguan regime publishes photos of Bishop Álvarez as US demands release of imprisoned bishop, other clergy January 3, 2024By David Agren OSV News Filed Under: Feature, News, Religious Freedom, World News The U.S. Department of State has demanded the release of Bishop Rolando Álvarez of Matagalpa and other imprisoned Nicaraguan religious leaders following a wave of detentions targeting Catholic clergy over the Christmas season.
