Lawmakers demand investigation, autopsies of 5 aborted babies rescued by jailed Catholic activist February 15, 2024By Kurt Jensen OSV News Filed Under: News, Respect Life, U.S. Congress, World News In a stunning development for Catholic pro-life activist Lauren Handy, the scheduled destruction of five unborn babies’ corpses she recovered from a Washington abortion clinic in 2022 has been indefinitely delayed with the expectation they will finally be autopsied.
Knights launch ‘Novena for Peace and Healing in Ukraine’ as war marks second year February 15, 2024By Gina Christian OSV News Filed Under: Feature, Knights of Columbus, News, War in Ukraine, World News As Russia’s full-scale invasion of Ukraine reaches the two-year mark, the Knights of Columbus are calling for nine days of prayer to end the bloodshed.
Catholic mother of 2 killed in Chiefs’ Super Bowl parade mass shooting February 15, 2024By Lauretta Brown OSV News Filed Under: Feature, Gun Violence, News, World News Lisa Lopez-Galvan, a Catholic mother of two and beloved disc jockey for the KKFI radio station in Kansas City, Missouri, was killed Feb. 14 amid a mass shooting following the Kansas City Chiefs Super Bowl victory parade.
Monte Cassino Abbey: Tragic anniversary offers lesson to world at war February 15, 2024By Junno Arocho Esteves OSV News Filed Under: Feature, News, World News On Feb. 15, 1944, over 100 heavy and medium bombers dropped more than 1,000 tons of explosives, turning the centuries-old monastery, which was founded by St. Benedict of Nursia in 529, into a fiery pile of rubble.
Local bishops offer prayers for victims, including 11 children, after Super Bowl victory parade shooting February 14, 2024By Lauretta Brown OSV News Filed Under: Feature, Gun Violence, News, Sports, World News Two local bishops offered prayers for victims after a shooting left one person dead and more than 20 people injured at the conclusion of the Kansas City Chiefs’ Super Bowl victory parade in front of Union Station on Ash Wednesday.
Pope: During Lent, leave appearances aside and listen to God February 14, 2024By Justin McLellan Catholic News Service Filed Under: Feature, Lent, News, Vatican, World News In an age when even one’s most intimate thoughts and feelings can become fodder for social media, Lent is a time to cast aside appearances and to find God at work in the depths of the heart, Pope Francis said.
Israeli embassy objects to cardinal’s remarks on Gaza death toll February 14, 2024By Cindy Wooden Catholic News Service Filed Under: Conflict in the Middle East, Feature, News, Vatican, World News The Israeli Embassy to the Holy See has defined as “regrettable” remarks by Cardinal Pietro Parolin, Vatican secretary of state, saying that Israel’s attacks on Gaza have been excessive.
Laziness is a symptom of ‘acedia,’ a dangerous vice, pope says February 14, 2024By Cindy Wooden Catholic News Service Filed Under: Feature, News, Vatican, World News The vice of “acedia,” often translated as “sloth,” can cause laziness, but it is much more than that; it is a lack of caring for anything and being bored with everything, even one’s relationship with God, Pope Francis said.
Cardinal, 95, who survived torture is ‘living martyr,’ pope says February 14, 2024By Carol Glatz Catholic News Service Filed Under: Feature, News, Saints, Vatican, World News The Albanian cardinal who endured decades of imprisonment, torture and forced labor during his country’s crackdown against religion is a “living martyr” who continues to serve Christ at 95 years old, Pope Francis said.
Senate approves bill with uncertain future in House as Ukraine hangs in the balance February 14, 2024By Kate Scanlon OSV News Filed Under: Feature, News, U.S. Congress, War in Ukraine, World News The Senate passed an approximately $95 billion aid package for Ukraine, Israel and Taiwan, following months of a stalemate amid growing divisions within the Republican Party over the role of the United States on the global stage.
Priest resigns Pontifical Mission Societies USA post after claim of misconduct ‘with adult’ substantiated February 14, 2024By John Lavenburg OSV News Filed Under: News, World News Monsignor Kieran Harrington, a priest of the Brooklyn Diocese, has resigned from his post as the national director of the Pontifical Mission Societies in the United States after an allegation against him of “inappropriate conduct with an adult” was substantiated, the Diocese of Brooklyn announced.
Caritas Chile, CRS join forces to provide humanitarian aid amid emergency in south-central Chile February 14, 2024By Marietha Góngora V. OSV News Filed Under: Disaster Relief, Feature, News, World News Soon after the aerial images recorded the devastation caused by wildfires in the province of Valparaíso and other regions of south-central Chile since Feb. 2, local authorities and international agencies have multiplied their efforts to provide humanitarian assistance to the communities where fatalities, missing persons and material losses increase with each passing day.
