Pope meets Ukrainian prime minister at Vatican April 27, 2023By Cindy Wooden Catholic News Service Filed Under: News, Vatican, War in Ukraine, World News After a half-hour private meeting in the library of the Apostolic Palace, Pope Francis gave the prime minister of Ukraine a bronze plaque featuring a bird and a flower alongside the inscription, “Peace is a fragile flower.”
House GOP passes bill to raise debt limit and cut spending opposed by the White House April 27, 2023By Kate Scanlon OSV News Filed Under: News, U.S. Congress, World News House Republicans on April 26 voted to pass House Speaker Kevin McCarthy’s legislation to raise the debt ceiling through 2024 and cut government spending, but the bill is seen as dead on arrival in the Democratically-controlled Senate and is opposed by the White House.
Washington state bans AR-15 sales, requires training and waiting period for new gun buys April 27, 2023By Kate Scanlon OSV News Filed Under: Feature, Gun Violence, News, World News Washington state enacted a new law April 25 banning the sale, manufacture and import of assault weapons, or military-style semi-automatic firearms such as the AR-15, a weapon that has been used in some of the recent mass shootings in the United States.
Giving voice to voiceless highlights their God-given dignity, pope says April 27, 2023By Carol Glatz Catholic News Service Filed Under: Feature, News, Vatican, World News The life and ministry of the Catholic Church is enriched by listening to everyone, especially those who are often excluded by society, and by including their experiences and perspectives, Pope Francis said.
Educational diversity, Eucharistic devotion are strong features of 2023 class of new priests, report says April 26, 2023By Gina Christian OSV News Filed Under: Feature, News, Vocations, World News Ahead of an annual day of prayer for vocations, a newly released report shows what one researcher called greater “consistency of age,” more diverse educational backgrounds and a commitment to Eucharistic adoration among men preparing for priestly ordination.
Pope decides women will be voting members of Synod of Bishops April 26, 2023By Cindy Wooden Catholic News Service Filed Under: Feature, News, Synodality, Vatican, World News At least three dozen women will be voting members of the assembly of the Synod of Bishops in October, Pope Francis has decided.
Nuns, monks are ‘beating heart’ of the church, pope says April 26, 2023By Carol Glatz Catholic News Service Filed Under: Feature, News, Vatican, Vocations, World News As part of his series of talks about “zeal” for evangelization, Pope Francis spoke about nuns and monks.
Every Christian has a vocation to share God’s love, pope says April 26, 2023By Cindy Wooden Catholic News Service Filed Under: Feature, News, Vatican, Vocations, World News “The Lord’s call is grace, complete gift and at the same time a commitment to bring the Gospel to others,” the pope wrote in his message for the World Day of Prayer for Vocations.
Catholic bishops hail abortion ban that makes North Dakota ‘a sanctuary for life’ April 26, 2023By Gina Christian OSV News Filed Under: Feature, News, Respect Life, World News North Dakota has enacted a near-total ban on abortions, with limited exceptions in cases of rape and incest up until the sixth week of pregnancy.
Haley calls for national ‘consensus’ on abortion that is ‘already within reach’ April 26, 2023By Kate Scanlon OSV News Filed Under: 2024 Election, Feature, News, Respect Life, World News Republican presidential candidate Nikki Haley delivered remarks April 25 calling for a “national consensus” on abortion, embracing some general policy positions on the subject, but she stopped short of endorsing specific gestational limits at the federal level.
Biden announces reelection bid, setting up 2024 showdown with GOP rivals April 25, 2023By Kate Scanlon OSV News Filed Under: 2024 Election, Feature, News, World News President Joe Biden announced April 25 that he will seek a second term in the White House. Biden, a Democrat, is the nation’s second Catholic president, but his reelection would make him the first Catholic to serve twice in the Oval Office.
Reports: Russian forces in Ukraine have seized a Roman Catholic church April 25, 2023By Gina Christian OSV News Filed Under: Feature, News, War in Ukraine, World News Viktoria Halitsina, head of the Ukrainian military administration of the port city of Berdyansk, wrote on her agency’s Telegram channel that Russian troops had seized the city’s Church of the Nativity of the Blessed Virgin Mary.
