Pope encourages little Mongolian flock in faith, unity, witness September 2, 2023By Cindy Wooden Catholic News Service Filed Under: Feature, News, Papal Trip to Mongolia, Vatican, World News In a cathedral shaped like a ger, Pope Francis met leaders of Mongolia’s tiny Catholic community, offering them encouragement but also reminding them that faith and unity must be at the center of their lives.
Pope begins Mongolia visit with talk of peace, respect for the Earth September 2, 2023By Cindy Wooden Catholic News Service Filed Under: Feature, News, Papal Trip to Mongolia, Vatican, World News In a land bordering both Russia and China, and having deep ties with both, Pope Francis told Mongolian leaders their country can play “a significant role in the heart of the great Asian continent and on the international scene,” particularly in peacemaking.
Experts unpack Vatican-recommended ‘catechumenate for marriage’ September 2, 2023By Rachel Hoover OSV News Filed Under: Feature, Marriage & Family Life, News, World News Leaders are still unpacking what a “marriage catechumenate” means for the church in the U.S.
Pope arrives in Mongolia, the ‘heart of Asia’ September 1, 2023By Cindy Wooden Catholic News Service Filed Under: Feature, News, Papal Trip to Mongolia, Vatican, World News Greeted with “aaruul,” a dried yogurt cheese, which he tried, Pope Francis arrived in Ulaanbaatar for a four-day visit.
Alabama priest who fled to Italy with recent high school graduate to be laicized, says Archbishop Rodi September 1, 2023By Gina Christian OSV News Filed Under: Feature, News, World News A priest who fled the country with a recent Catholic high school graduate will be laicized, Archbishop Thomas J. Rodi of Mobile, Alabama, has announced on the archdiocese’s website, as family concerns mount over their inability to reach the young woman who is traveling with him.
Transforming hearts, lifestyles, public policies will bring about ‘ecological conversion,’ bishops say September 1, 2023By OSV News OSV News Filed Under: Bishops, Environment, Feature, News, World News For the World Day of Prayer for the Care of Creation Sept. 1 and the Season of Creation that follows, Pope Francis “invites us to reflect on the relationship between justice and creation,” said the chairmen of the U.S. bishops’ domestic and international policy committees.
Historian and Ulma relative describes first learning about the ‘fascinating family’ he aims to share with world September 1, 2023By Paulina Guzik OSV News Filed Under: Feature, News, Saints, World News The Ulma family was killed in Markowa for hiding eight Jews, including a 3-year-old girl, in their home.
Marriage formation leaders encouraged to ‘love like Christ,’ teach ‘the truth and beauty of family life’ September 1, 2023By Maria del Pilar Guzman OSV News Filed Under: Feature, Marriage & Family Life, News, World News Participants of the Marriage Catechumenate Summit gathered at a retreat center near Houston to unpack the contents of “Catechumenal Pathways for Married Life,” a pastoral tool prepared by the Vatican’s Dicastery for Laity, Family, and Life.
60 years after March on Washington, Georgetown panel says MLK’s dream yet unfulfilled September 1, 2023By Kate Scanlon OSV News Filed Under: Colleges, Feature, News, Racial Justice, World News Sixty years after the March on Washington, there is still work to be done to make the Rev. Dr. Martin Luther King Jr.’s dream a reality, a Georgetown University panel said Aug. 28.
Pope warns of risk of getting ‘stiff neck’ by looking away from suffering August 31, 2023By Justin McLellan Catholic News Service Filed Under: Feature, News, Social Justice, Vatican, World News Society has slipped into a culture of indifference so pervasive that “our necks are going to get stiff” from constantly turning away from the suffering of marginalized people, Pope Francis said.
Five pro-life activists sent to federal prison for blocking Washington abortion clinic August 31, 2023By Kurt Jensen OSV News Filed Under: Feature, News, Respect Life, World News After a raucous jury trial, five pro-life activists face as many as 11 years in federal prison for convictions to conspire to blockade a Washington abortion clinic in 2020.
Parents ask appeals court to allow an opt-out from school books with LGBTQ+ themes August 31, 2023By Kate Scanlon OSV News Filed Under: Feature, News, Religious Freedom, Schools, World News An interfaith group of Maryland parents has asked a federal appeals court to allow them to opt their children out of classroom instruction pertaining to books containing LGBTQ+ themes to which they object on religious grounds.
