Love Jerusalem, work for peace, pope tells interreligious group March 9, 2023By Cindy Wooden Catholic News Service Filed Under: Ecumenism and Interfaith Relations, Feature, News, Vatican, World News If Jews, Christians and Muslims truly recognize Jerusalem as a sacred city, their desire for the city to be at peace must come before any political claim on its territory, Pope Francis said.
Helping, welcoming others creates a culture of fraternity, pope says March 9, 2023By Carol Glatz Catholic News Service Filed Under: Feature, News, Vatican, World News Taking in and welcoming others must be done without expecting anything from them in return, Pope Francis said.
Trusted relationships with priests key to fostering vocations, study says March 9, 2023By Gina Christian OSV News Filed Under: Feature, News, Vocations, World News A new study cites trusted relationships with parish priests as a deciding factor in cultivating vocations and reducing the priest-to-parishioner ratio as essential for making such encounters possible.
New Mexico lawmakers approve bill blocking local jurisdictions from restricting abortion March 9, 2023By Kate Scanlon OSV News Filed Under: News, Respect Life, World News A bill that would ban local jurisdictions in New Mexico from restricting abortion was approved by state lawmakers March 7, as the state seeks to block such ordinances by some communities in rural parts of the state.
Tucker Carlson’s Jan. 6 narrative engages in post-truth journalism, Catholic scholars warn March 9, 2023By Kate Scanlon OSV News Filed Under: Feature, Journalism, News, U.S. Congress, World News Fox News host Tucker Carlson sparked bipartisan controversy on Capitol Hill after a March 6 package on his program “Tucker Carlson Tonight” depicted the Jan. 6, 2021, Capitol riot as “mostly peaceful chaos.” Catholic political observers called the package a false portrayal of the day’s events.
‘Have mercy and save us’: Ecumenical prayer service at national basilica pleads for peace in Ukraine March 8, 2023By Richard Szczepanowski OSV News Filed Under: Feature, News, War in Ukraine, World News Marking the first anniversary of the Russia’s full-scale invasion of Ukraine and praying that God will “have mercy and save us” and “convert those who foster aggression and war,” Washington Cardinal Wilton Gregory and Metropolitan Archbishop Borys Gudziak, the Ukrainian Catholic Archbishop of Philadelphia, led a March 7 ecumenical prayer service for peace at the Basilica of the National Shrine of the Immaculate Conception in Washington.
Biden administration reportedly weighs reinstating family detention of unauthorized migrants March 8, 2023By Kate Scanlon OSV News Filed Under: Feature, Immigration and Migration, News, World News The Biden administration is reportedly weighing whether to reinstate a policy of detaining migrant families who cross the border without authorization, a practice President Joe Biden condemned and ended when he took office. Catholic immigration advocates have vocally opposed the policy as well.
To be Christian is to share God’s love, pope says at audience March 8, 2023By Cindy Wooden Catholic News Service Filed Under: Evangelization, Feature, News, Vatican, World News The mission to spread the Gospel message of God’s love and of salvation in Christ is entrusted to all the baptized who are called to work together and never set out alone, Pope Francis said.
Catholics concerned as U.S. child labor violations increase and lawmakers seek to weaken laws March 8, 2023By Kimberly Heatherington OSV News Filed Under: Child & Youth Protection, Feature, News, Social Justice, World News According to recently published reports and investigations, minors are toiling in some of the most dangerous conditions in American industry, such as construction, slaughterhouses and assembly lines.
Delaware bill would break seal of confession, require priest to report what penitent says March 8, 2023By Joe Owens OSV News Filed Under: Child & Youth Protection, Feature, News, World News, Worship & Sacraments The Delaware General Assembly is taking aim at a basic tenet of the Catholic Church and wants to break the seal of confession between a priest and penitent.
U.S. bishops’ Catholic Relief Services advances relief efforts at home, abroad March 8, 2023By Kate Scanlon OSV News Filed Under: Bishops, Feature, Giving, News, World News The Catholic Relief Services Collection, an annual fund supporting Catholic Church organizations that carry out international relief efforts, will be taken up in March, the U.S. Conference of Catholic Bishops said.
Pope names new cardinals to his council of advisers March 7, 2023By Carol Glatz Catholic News Service Filed Under: Feature, News, Vatican, World News Pope Francis named five new members to his international Council of Cardinals and renewed the mandate of four current members, the Vatican announced March 7.
