At 10 years, Pope Francis makes Americans ‘uncomfortable’ in their political views, Cardinal Wilton Gregory says March 1, 2023By Kate Scanlon OSV News Filed Under: Feature, News, Social Justice, Vatican, World News As Pope Francis prepares to mark the tenth anniversary of his pontificate in March, one hallmark of his papacy has been to make both sides of the American political aisle “uncomfortable,” panelists, including Washington’s Cardinal Wilton Gregory, said at a Feb. 28 event hosted by Georgetown University’s Initiative on Catholic Social Thought and Public Life.
Dominicans invite Catholics to join 9-month rosary novena and D.C. pilgrimage March 1, 2023By Katie Yoder OSV News Filed Under: Feature, News, World News, Worship & Sacraments The Dominicans are inviting Catholics nationwide to participate in a nine-month novena that will culminate with a day-long rosary pilgrimage this fall in the nation’s capital.
‘Noble profession’ of journalism must convey the truth, pope says March 1, 2023By Carol Glatz Catholic News Service Filed Under: Feature, Journalism, News, Vatican, World News The work of journalists is to listen and convey the truth of what was really said, Pope Francis told a Catholic weekly magazine.
Speakers bring LA Congress attendees to their feet; crowd mourns, celebrate late bishop February 28, 2023By Tom Hoffarth OSV News Filed Under: Feature, Gun Violence, News, World News The dark clouds of a weather system of historic proportions added to the heaviness already felt by the thousands at the 2023 LA Religious Education Congress Feb. 23-26 in Anaheim, a week after the death of beloved Los Angeles Auxiliary Bishop David G. O’Connell.
Ukraine’s healing needs justice, repentance and decades of effort, say experts February 28, 2023By Gina Christian OSV News Filed Under: Feature, News, War in Ukraine, World News Healing the wounds of Russia’s full-scale invasion of Ukraine requires decades of effort — and a willingness to face human suffering at a staggering scale, said experts at a Feb. 23 panel discussion hosted by the Lumen Christi Institute at the University of Chicago.
Everyone must take part in politics for the common good, pope says February 27, 2023By Carol Glatz Catholic News Service Filed Under: Books, Feature, News, Vatican, World News Everyone must engage in politics, which is simply what it means to take part constructively in the life of a nation or society, Pope Francis said in a new book of interviews.
Indianapolis priest named director of USCCB’s Institute on the Catechism February 27, 2023By Julie Asher OSV News Filed Under: Bishops, Evangelization, Feature, News, World News The recently formed Institute on the Catechism will carry out the U.S. bishops’ vision of the importance of “connecting evangelization and catechesis,” according to Father Daniel J. Mahan, an Indianapolis archdiocesan priest just named as the institute’s director.
Pope Francis will travel to Hungary at end of April February 27, 2023By Justin McLellan Catholic News Service Filed Under: Feature, News, Vatican, World News Pope Francis will travel to Hungary April 28-30 where he will meet with government officials, refugees, academic scholars and young people in Budapest, the Vatican announced Feb. 27.
Dialogue, not revenge, must prevail in the Holy Land, pope says February 27, 2023By Justin McLellan Catholic News Service Filed Under: Feature, News, Vatican, World News After praying the Angelus with an estimated 20,000 visitors in St. Peter’s Square Feb. 26, the pope prayed in a special way for those in the Holy Land to “find the way of brotherhood and peace with the aid of the international community.”
A priesthood for all: Synodal church requires new look at ministry February 26, 2023By Justin McLellan Catholic News Service Filed Under: Feature, News, Synodality, Vatican, Vocations, World News If the goal of a “synodal” church is to have all the baptized recognize their responsibility for the life and mission of the Catholic community, Canadian Cardinal Marc Ouellet said that necessarily means taking a new look at priesthood.
Restored Black Catholic churches show power of Black Catholic tradition to evangelize February 26, 2023By Robert Alan Glover OSV News Filed Under: Black Catholic Ministry, Feature, News, World News Restoration efforts testify to the enduring importance of parishes formed by Black Catholic traditions and the richness they bring to the church’s mission to proclaim the Gospel of Jesus Christ.
Seminarians bond over hoops, but off court meals, prayer, Mass offer fellowship too February 25, 2023By Jay Copp OSV News Filed Under: Feature, News, Sports, Vocations, World News In its third year, the De Sales Invitational basketball tournament brought together 150 seminarians for three days in late February.
