Catholic community at Cornell University responds to hate posts with prayer, outreach November 7, 2023By Mike Latona OSV News Filed Under: Colleges, Conflict in the Middle East, Feature, News, World News The incident at Cornell University reflected the religious and ethnic tensions, often involving Jews and Muslims, that have escalated at colleges nationwide since the Israel-Hamas war began Oct. 7.
Experts: All parties to labor disputes in health care make efforts to avoid patient harm November 7, 2023By Kevin J. Jones OSV News Filed Under: Feature, Health Care, News, World News The largest health care workers’ strike in U.S. history recently ended, and more labor disputes in the industry could be ahead.
Trump leads Biden in 5 of 6 key swing states, says N.Y. Times/Siena College poll November 7, 2023By Kate Scanlon OSV News Filed Under: 2024 Election, Feature, News, World News Former President Donald Trump led President Joe Biden in five out of six key battleground states, according to a new poll by The New York Times and Siena College, a Franciscan-run school in Loudonville, New York.
Jordan’s Christians cancel Christmas celebrations in solidarity with suffering Gaza November 7, 2023By Dale Gavlak OSV News Filed Under: Conflict in the Middle East, Feature, News, World News Churches in Jordan are canceling Christmas celebrations in solidarity with Gaza as violence in the Palestinian enclave mounts.
Pope encourages children to speak up, work for peace November 7, 2023By Carol Glatz Catholic News Service Filed Under: Feature, News, Vatican, World News In a celebration of life, peace, joy and harmony, thousands of children representing young people on every continent greeted Pope Francis during an afternoon event in the Vatican’s Paul VI hall.
Ukraine’s Secret Service announces suspicion against Russian Orthodox Patriarch Kirill amid Russian strike in Odesa November 6, 2023By Lilia Kovalyk-Vasiuta OSV News Filed Under: Feature, News, War in Ukraine, World News Ukraine’s Secret Service, SBU, announced suspicion against Russian Orthodox Patriarch Kirill, who, it said, “blessed the racists to kill Ukrainians.”
Cardinal denies working on changes to procedures for papal elections November 6, 2023By Cindy Wooden Catholic News Service Filed Under: Feature, News, Vatican, World News Cardinal Gianfranco Ghirlanda, a top adviser to Pope Francis on matters involving canon law, denied reports the pope had asked him to draft revisions to the rules governing the preparations for electing a new pope.
Caritas establishes ‘humanitarian bridge’ for hurricane-stricken Acapulco November 6, 2023By David Agren OSV News Filed Under: News, World News People in Acapulco have been left to pick up the pieces after Hurricane Otis battered the already down-on-its-luck tourist destination.
Reveal God’s tender face when serving others, pope tells charity group November 6, 2023By Carol Glatz Catholic News Service Filed Under: Feature, News, Vatican, World News With every act of charity and serving others, Christians must always try to “disappear” so that only the Lord and his love appear before the people they serve, Pope Francis said.
Faith is a call to dialogue and peacemaking, pope tells rabbis November 6, 2023By Cindy Wooden OSV News Filed Under: Ecumenism and Interfaith Relations, Feature, News, Vatican, World News Christians and Jews are called to bear witness to God’s word through dialogue and “to his peace with our actions,” Pope Francis said in a message to the Conference of European Rabbis.
Wars in Gaza, Ukraine, ‘kill’ the future of children, pope says November 6, 2023By Catholic News Service Catholic News Service Filed Under: Conflict in the Middle East, Feature, News, Vatican, War in Ukraine, World News The wars being fought in Gaza, Ukraine and other parts of the world are destroying the future of the children who live in those nations, Pope Francis said.
Brooklyn bishop celebrates Mass of Reparation in church after music video ‘desecration’ November 6, 2023By John Lavenburg OSV News Filed Under: News, World News Bishop Robert J. Brennan of Brooklyn celebrated a Mass of Reparation Nov. 4 in a Brooklyn Catholic Church used in a violent and sexually provocative music video, and he has removed its well-known pastor from his diocesan development role.
