United in prayer: Pope adds Coptic Orthodox martyrs to Catholic calendar May 13, 2023By Cindy Wooden Catholic News Service Filed Under: Ecumenism and Interfaith Relations, Feature, News, Vatican, World News Pope Francis has continued his predecessors’ serious commitment to ecumenical dialogue, but he also makes ecumenical gestures that underline that seriousness.
Maternity homes offer a ‘haven’ that gives moms chance at ‘directional change’ in life May 13, 2023By Gina Christian OSV News Filed Under: Feature, News, Respect Life, World News Through a homelessness services agency, Verriotto was connected with Good Counsel Homes, a Secaucus, New Jersey-based ministry that has been providing residential care for homeless pregnant women for almost four decades.
UK bishop denounces new IVF method resulting in first baby born with DNA of three people May 12, 2023By Simon Caldwell OSV News Filed Under: Feature, News, Respect Life, World News Auxiliary Bishop John Sherrington of Westminster said the creation of babies by mitochondrial donation treatment (MDT) was unethical because the process involved the destruction of two embryos to create a single new life.
It’s unfair, humiliating if only the rich can build a family, pope says May 12, 2023By Carol Glatz Catholic News Service Filed Under: Feature, Marriage & Family Life, News, Vatican, World News Starting a family and having children has become a kind of herculean task when instead it should be valued and supported by everyone, Pope Francis said at a meeting in Rome on Italy’s severe decline in population growth.
Catholic immigration advocates called for just policy as Title 42 expires May 12, 2023By Kate Scanlon OSV News Filed Under: Feature, Immigration and Migration, News, World News As Title 42 drew to its scheduled close May 11, Catholic immigration advocates called for public policy on immigration that recognizes the humanity of migrants and asylum-seekers.
Parish cybersecurity at risk, but there’s hope, say experts May 12, 2023By Gina Christian OSV News Filed Under: Feature, News, World News Cybersecurity at Catholic parishes is less robust than it could be, but several free and low-cost resources — along with a healthy dose of common sense — can bolster technology defenses.
Charity must be backed by faith, pope tells Caritas delegates May 12, 2023By Justin McLellan Catholic News Service Filed Under: Catholic Charities, Feature, News, Vatican, World News Meeting with delegates to the general assembly of Caritas Internationalis May 11, the pope underscored the dual nature of the church’s charitable arm as a service of charity and a Catholic institution dedicated to pastoral care.
Medals, scapulars are often part of jockeys’ uniforms; amid risks of horse racing, riders value prayer, devotion May 12, 2023By Mary Rampellini OSV News Filed Under: News, World News It’s a way of life that leads many to call on their faith for protection.
As Title 42 ends and Title 8 is fully reinstated, what are some of the implications for migrants? May 11, 2023By Marietha Góngora V. OSV News Filed Under: Feature, Immigration and Migration, News, World News Processing of migrants will be fully reinstated under Title 8, a measure that experts said would stiffen the consequences for migrants who attempt to cross the border into the United States irregularly.
At the border, anxieties mount as Title 42 is lifted May 11, 2023By David Agren OSV News Filed Under: Feature, Immigration and Migration, News, World News Catholics working with migrants welcomed the end of Title 42, saying it had prevented many migrants from applying for asylum and, in many cases, forced people back to dangerous Mexican border towns where they were extorted and kidnapped by police and drug cartels. But they also expressed misgivings about what might replace it.
People should be free to choose, not forced, to migrate, pope says in message May 11, 2023By Carol Glatz Catholic News Service Filed Under: Feature, Immigration and Migration, News, Vatican, World News Eliminating the root causes of forced migration means ensuring everyone has an equal share in the common good, their fundamental rights are respected and their lives can flourish through integral human development, Pope Francis said.
Missouri lawmakers ban gender reassignment surgery, treatments for minors May 11, 2023By Kate Scanlon OSV News Filed Under: Feature, Health Care, News, World News Missouri lawmakers passed a bill May 10 banning certain types of medical or surgical gender reassignment procedures for minors who identify as transgender, as well as a measure blocking transgender student athletes from competing on sports teams opposite their biological sex.
