St. John Paul II was greatest vocation recruiter in church’s history, says his biographer October 21, 2023By Paulina Guzik Filed Under: Feature, News, Saints, Vatican, World News Papal biographer George Weigel said that people often remember the enthusiasm of the papacy of St. John Paul II, but forget about the state of the church when he was elected.
Biden makes case for U.S. aid to both Israel, Ukraine amid ongoing conflict October 20, 2023By Kate Scanlon OSV News Filed Under: Conflict in the Middle East, Feature, News, War in Ukraine, World News Israel and Ukraine both face existential threats and deserve U.S. aid as they fend off conflict, President Joe Biden said in an Oval Office address to the nation on Oct. 19.
‘God end this madness now!’ Christians appeal as Gaza church campus is left in ruins October 20, 2023By Judith Sudilovsky OSV News Filed Under: Conflict in the Middle East, Feature, News, World News An explosion at the St. Porphyrios Greek Orthodox Church campus in Gaza has left the administration building in ruins, and at least 17 people dead, though numbers have not yet been officially confirmed.
World Mission Sunday called ‘even more important’ amid wars in Holy Land, Ukraine October 20, 2023By Gina Christian OSV News Filed Under: Feature, Missions, News, Vatican, World News Amid wars in the Middle East and Ukraine, this year’s World Mission Sunday is “even more important” than ever, said an executive from the U.S. offices of the Pontifical Mission Societies.
Synod assembly to issue ‘Letter to the People of God’ at session’s end October 20, 2023By Justin McLellan Catholic News Service Filed Under: Feature, News, Synodality, Vatican, World News Members of the Synod of Bishops will issue a “Letter to the People of God” at the close of the first session of the synod assembly, which ends Oct. 29, the Vatican said.
More than half a million kids pray global rosary for peace in Holy Land October 20, 2023By Gina Christian OSV News Filed Under: Conflict in the Middle East, Feature, News, World News Amid the Israel-Hamas war, more than half a million children across the world prayed the rosary for peace.
At synod prayer service, pope calls for immigration reform with a heart October 19, 2023By Cindy Wooden Catholic News Service Filed Under: Feature, Immigration and Migration, News, Synodality, World News Taking to heart the lesson of the parable of the good Samaritan is the key to assisting the millions of migrants and refugees forced to travel far from their homelands and often exploited along the way, Pope Francis said.
Palestine ambassador says Vatican should play role in mediating end of ‘carnage’ October 19, 2023By Junno Arocho Esteves OSV News Filed Under: Conflict in the Middle East, Feature, News, Vatican, World News The Vatican, especially Pope Francis, must double its efforts and urge the international community to end the massacre of Palestinians killed in Gaza in the Israel-Hamas war, Palestine’s ambassador to Denmark said.
Church hierarchy has ‘nothing to fear’ from synodality, cardinal says October 19, 2023By Justin McLellan Catholic News Service Filed Under: Feature, News, Synodality, Vatican, World News The Catholic Church’s synodal process, intended to actively solicit input from all its members, is not a threat to the hierarchy, a cardinal said.
Nicaragua expels a dozen priests, sends them to the Vatican, Ortega regime says October 19, 2023By David Agren OSV News Filed Under: Feature, News, Vatican, World News Nicaragua has expelled a dozen priests held as political prisoners as the increasingly tyrannical regime continues sending clergy into exile and cracking down on the Catholic Church.
Hospital attack evokes ‘disbelief, horror,’ says Catholic aid organization spokesman October 19, 2023By Gina Christian OSV News Filed Under: Conflict in the Middle East, Feature, News, World News An attack on a Christian hospital in Gaza amid the Israel-Hamas war has left staff at the U.S. offices of the Catholic Near East Welfare Association reeling.
In wartime visit to Israel, Biden says hospital blast caused by ‘other team’ October 18, 2023By Kate Scanlon OSV News Filed Under: Conflict in the Middle East, Feature, News, World News President Joe Biden arrived in Israel Oct. 18 to demonstrate the United States’ support for its ally amid the conflict, and suggested “the other team” was responsible for a blast at a hospital in Gaza that killed hundreds, according to a claim from the Hamas-controlled health ministry.
