Pope Francis in new book interview says his predecessor had ‘courage to resign’ February 9, 2024By Magdalena Wolinska-Riedi OSV News Filed Under: Books, Feature, News, Vatican, World News While memories of the shocking moment when Pope Benedict XVI resigned Feb. 11, 2013, are still fresh for the German pope’s collaborators, it is Pope Francis who reflects on Benedict’s historic decision in a newly published book interview.
Senate advances national security supplemental bill with aid for Ukraine, Israel February 9, 2024By Kate Scanlon OSV News Filed Under: Conflict in the Middle East, Feature, News, U.S. Congress, War in Ukraine, World News The Senate voted Feb. 8 to proceed with debate on a bill that would provide military and humanitarian aid to Israel, Ukraine and Taiwan, among other measures.
Like future saint, share the Gospel with all, pope tells pilgrims February 9, 2024By Justin McLellan Catholic News Service Filed Under: News, Saints, Vatican, World News In Blessed Maria Antonia de Paz Figueroa, known affectionately as “Mama Antula,” Christians can “find an example and inspiration that revives a preference for the least, for those who society discards and casts aside,” the pope told a group of Argentine pilgrims during a meeting at the Vatican Feb. 9.
‘Feeling omnipotent’ is at root of clerical abuse, pope says February 9, 2024By Cindy Wooden Catholic News Service Filed Under: News, Vatican, Vocations, World News All forms of clerical abuse begin with a priest thinking he is better than others and somehow over them, Pope Francis said.
Analysis: After Hill hearings on social media’s explicit deepfake scourge, will anything change? February 9, 2024By Kimberly Heatherington OSV News Filed Under: Feature, News, World News Characterized by a remarkable and yet prevailing spirit of bipartisanship urgency, Democratic and Republican senators alike spent over four hours forcefully and often loudly interrogating the tech titans of major social media platforms
Don’t reduce women’s role in church to question of ministry, pope says February 8, 2024By Cindy Wooden Catholic News Service Filed Under: Feature, News, Vatican, World News The importance of women in the Catholic Church cannot be “reduced” to the question of ministry, Pope Francis told members of the Dicastery for Divine Worship and the Discipline of the Sacraments.
Record storms damage Southern California Catholic schools, delay events February 8, 2024By Gina Christian OSV News Filed Under: Disaster Relief, Environment, Feature, News, World News Record-breaking storms in Southern California have damaged several Catholic schools and church properties, while forcing one archdiocese to reschedule its rite of election for catechumens.
Amid congressional impasse, Catholic immigration advocates seek ‘humane and just solutions’ February 8, 2024By Kate Scanlon OSV News Filed Under: Feature, Immigration and Migration, News, U.S. Congress, World News As congressional lawmakers appear to be at an impasse on immigration as a bipartisan border deal failed in the Senate and House Republicans failed to impeach Homeland Security Secretary Alejandro Mayorkas, Catholic immigration advocates will continue to pursue “humane and just solutions,” one such advocate told OSV News.
You better believe theses nuns can run — even wearing their habits February 8, 2024By Jean Gonzalez OSV News Filed Under: Feature, News, Sports, World News In a January half marathon in Naples, among runners dressed in tank tops, short running shorts or even shirtless were two consecrated women religious in their in white, long-sleeved habits and black athletic shoes.
Caritas Argentina, government renew agreement on soup kitchens; hunger concerns remain February 7, 2024By David Agren OSV News Filed Under: Feature, News, Social Justice, World News Argentina’s bishops expressed concern over rampant hunger and government cuts to parish soup kitchens, warning libertarian President Javier Milei that “food cannot be a variable in economic adjustments.”
‘Welcome’ is at the heart of document on gay blessings, pope says February 7, 2024By Cindy Wooden Catholic News Service Filed Under: Feature, News, Vatican, World News People who act shocked that a priest would bless a gay couple but have no problem with him blessing a crooked businessman are hypocrites, Pope Francis said.
Mother of Israeli hostage says pope gave her ‘permission to not lose faith in humanity’ February 7, 2024By Judith Sudilovsky OSV News Filed Under: Conflict in the Middle East, Feature, News, World News Since her 23-year-old son Hersh had his left arm blown off at the elbow and was taken hostage into Gaza by Hamas on Oct. 7, 2023, Rachel Goldberg-Polin has gone from the self-described “Jane Doe” anonymity of Jewish woman, to becoming the international voice for hostage families.
