White House’s offer on border deal for Ukraine aid alarms migrant advocates December 14, 2023By Kate Scanlon OSV News Filed Under: Feature, Immigration and Migration, News, War in Ukraine, World News The White House has signaled it is open to making some concessions to congressional Republicans on border policy in order to pass an emergency spending bill to provide billions of dollars in wartime aid to Ukraine and Israel amid their respective conflicts.
Pope: Pilgrimages are ‘balm on the wounds’ of people with disabilities December 14, 2023By Justin McLellan Catholic News Service Filed Under: Disabilities Ministry, News, Vatican, World News Sharing the pilgrimage experience with people with disabilities is a testament to the Catholic Church’s ability to accompany all of its members and to proclaim the Gospel by caring for others, Pope Francis said.
AI must serve human potential, not compete against it, pope says December 14, 2023By Carol Glatz Catholic News Service Filed Under: Feature, News, Vatican, World News All forms of artificial intelligence should be used to alleviate human suffering, promote integral development and help end wars and conflicts, not increase inequality and injustice in the world, Pope Francis said in his message for World Peace Day 2024.
Supreme Court agrees to review legal challenge to abortion pill December 14, 2023By Kate Scanlon OSV News Filed Under: Feature, News, Respect Life, Supreme Court, World News The U.S. Supreme Court said Dec. 13 it would take up a case concerning the abortion pill, the first major case involving abortion on its docket since the high court overturned its previous abortion precedent last year.
Federal court strikes down Illinois law restricting pro-life pregnancy center speech December 14, 2023By Kurt Jensen OSV News Filed Under: Feature, News, Respect Life, World News A federal court has struck down an Illinois law that restricted what the state’s 100 pregnancy resource centers — but not abortion clinics — could tell patients.
Tennessee tornadoes strike nearly to the day of 2021 deadly storm December 14, 2023By Robert Alan Glover OSV News Filed Under: Feature, News, World News Two years ago over the course of a Friday night Dec. 10-11, a series of tornadoes struck western Kentucky, killing 57 with additional fatalities in Illinois, Arkansas, Tennessee and Missouri and damaging and destroying several thousand residences as well as nearly 200 commercial buildings.
Ireland plans to dramatically cut welfare benefits for Ukrainian refugees December 13, 2023By Michael Kelly OSV News Filed Under: Feature, News, War in Ukraine, World News Plans to dramatically cut welfare benefits for refugees from Ukraine who flee to Ireland to avoid Russia’s war are causing anxiety, according to a priest who works with the new arrivals. Officials in Dublin say that they want to “slow” the number of people arriving from Ukraine.
Four congregations of women religious sue gunmaker Smith & Wesson over assault weapons December 13, 2023By Dan Stockman OSV News Filed Under: Feature, Gun Violence, News, World News Four congregations of women religious filed suit against the board of gunmaker Smith & Wesson Dec. 5 in a Las Vegas court, the day before a shooter killed three people and critically wounded a fourth on the University of Nevada, Las Vegas campus five miles away.
Christians must be open to listening to God, helping others, pope says December 13, 2023By Carol Glatz Catholic News Service Filed Under: Feature, News, Vatican, World News Christians must be open to the Word of God and to welcoming and serving others, Pope Francis said.
Cardinal ‘ashamed’ after lawmaker puts out Hanukkah candles in Poland’s parliament December 13, 2023By Paulina Guzik OSV News Filed Under: Ecumenism and Interfaith Relations, Feature, News, World News Cardinal Grzegorz Rys of Lodz, chairman of the Committee for Dialogue with Judaism of the Polish bishops’ conference, strongly condemned the incident in which a far-right Polish lawmaker used a fire extinguisher to put out Hanukkah candles in the Sejm, the country’s parliament.
Prudent use of Vatican finances is essential for mission, pope says December 13, 2023By Cindy Wooden Catholic News Service Filed Under: News, Vatican, World News The Vatican’s financial planning, budgeting, auditing, investing and saving are essential for carrying out the Catholic Church’s mission and must be handled with the highest sense of responsibility and prudence, Pope Francis wrote in a letter to the staff of the Secretariat for the Economy.
Pope says he’ll be buried outside the Vatican, is simplifying funeral December 13, 2023By Justin McLellan Catholic News Service Filed Under: News, Vatican, World News Pope Francis said he has decided to be buried in Rome’s Basilica of St. Mary Major instead of in St. Peter’s Basilica at the Vatican and that he has simplified the rites for a papal funeral.
