Join the young in fighting for the poor and planet, pope says May 17, 2023By Cindy Wooden Catholic News Service Filed Under: Environment, Feature, News, Vatican, World News While older people love to complain about “young people today,” they must admit that the younger generations are leading the way in opposing “an economic system that is unfair to the poor and an enemy of the environment,” Pope Francis wrote.
House Republicans accuse Biden administration of ‘double standard’ on FACE Act prosecutions May 17, 2023By Kate Scanlon OSV News Filed Under: Feature, News, Respect Life, U.S. Congress, World News House Republicans accused the Biden administration May 16 of a “double standard” on the enforcement of a federal law crafted to protect access to reproductive health facilities.
N.C. Legislature overrides governor’s veto of 12-week abortion ban May 17, 2023By Kate Scanlon OSV News Filed Under: Feature, News, Respect Life, World News North Carolina’s Legislature May 16 overrode the Democratic governor’s veto of a 12-week abortion ban, allowing the measure to be enacted. The bill, an outlier among states that have passed abortion restrictions since Dobbs, now becomes law despite a pressure campaign from Gov. Roy Cooper for lawmakers to reject it.
Will AI serve or replace Hollywood’s human writers on strike for better wages? May 17, 2023By Kimberly Heatherington OSV News Filed Under: Arts & Culture, Feature, News, World News Among the 11,500 members’ demands to the Alliance of Motion Picture and Television Producers, is that any forthcoming contract agreement should “regulate use of material produced using artificial intelligence or similar technologies.”
‘Bless those who walk the blue line,’ bishop prays as nation honors police May 16, 2023By Gina Christian OSV News Filed Under: Feature, Gun Violence, News, World News As the U.S. marks National Police Week, Bishop Michael F. Burbidge of Arlington, Va., has issued a statement honoring law enforcement officers, both living and dead.
New report says Germany’s Catholic Church faces major decline in membership, revenue May 16, 2023By Jonathan Luxmoore OSV News Filed Under: Feature, News, World News Germany’s Catholic Church will be forced to give up a third of its properties in the face of dwindling membership and revenue, according to a new report, with many buildings facing demolition unless converted to other uses.
US Ukrainian Catholics greet Zelenskyy-Pope Francis meeting with elation, concern May 16, 2023By Gina Christian OSV News Filed Under: Feature, News, Vatican, War in Ukraine, World News Ukrainian Catholics in the U.S. are hailing a surprise meeting between Pope Francis and Ukraine President Volodymyr Zelenskyy with a mixture of elation and wariness.
Report: Pope Francis plans to ask embattled Knoxville, Tenn., bishop to resign May 16, 2023By Gina Christian OSV News Filed Under: News, Vatican, World News Pope Francis plans to ask Bishop Richard F. Stika of Knoxville, Tennessee, to resign in response to a Vatican-ordered investigation of sexual abuse cover-up and financial mismanagement, according to a report by The Pillar.
N.C. governor vetoes 12-week abortion ban, puts pressure on Legislature poised to override him May 16, 2023By Kate Scanlon OSV News Filed Under: Feature, News, Respect Life, World News North Carolina’s Democratic governor vetoed a 12-week abortion ban in May, but the state’s Republican Legislature may have the votes necessary to override him provided every single lawmaker holds firm against the governor’s pressure campaign.
St. Anselm College defends and criticizes controversial CNN town hall with Donald Trump May 16, 2023By Kate Scanlon OSV News Filed Under: 2024 Election, Feature, News, Respect Life, World News After facing criticism from the community for hosting a CNN town hall with former president and current GOP presidential candidate Donald Trump, St. Anselm College defended its decision to host the May 10 event while stating it was “deeply troubled” by one portion.
Pope issues new ‘fundamental law’ for Vatican City State May 15, 2023By Cindy Wooden Catholic News Service Filed Under: News, Vatican, World News Pope Francis updated the “Fundamental Law of Vatican City State,” opening the possibility that laypeople can be members of its governing commission and emphasizing that the independence of the city-state is essential for the mission of the Holy See.
Caritas elects new president, stressing local connections in aid May 15, 2023By Justin McLellan Catholic News Service Filed Under: Catholic Charities, Feature, News, Vatican, World News Caritas Internationalis, the global Catholic charity network, elected Archbishop Tarcisius Isao Kikuchi of Tokyo to be its new president following a Vatican-mandated overhaul of its leadership.
