Professor sees religious tapestry woven across the millennia in Lent’s history, traditions February 19, 2023By Peter Finney Jr. OSV News Filed Under: Feature, Lent, News, World News When Thomas Neal, a professor of spiritual theology at Notre Dame Seminary in New Orleans, reflects on the history and traditions of Lent, he sees a religious tapestry woven across the millennia.
Georgetown panel examines dangers to democracy, Catholics’ role in healing divisions February 19, 2023By Kate Scanlon OSV News Filed Under: Feature, News, Social Justice, U.S. Congress, World News Catholics have a responsibility to address rising threats to democratic norms in civic and social life, panelists said at a Feb. 16 event hosted by Georgetown University’s Initiative on Catholic Social Thought and Public Life.
Holy Land tourism begins to return to normalcy after pandemic, but Ukraine war presents other setbacks February 18, 2023By Tom Tracy OSV News Filed Under: Feature, News, World News As Israel lifted all bans and restrictions connected with COVID, the country has witnessed a gradual return of tourism, especially in the last quarter of 2022.
Are Catholics ready for the new AI evangelization? February 18, 2023By Kimberly Heatherington OSV News Filed Under: Arts & Culture, Evangelization, Feature, News, World News Bishops, clergy and lay catechists are still as indispensable to the church with AI tools just as they were when the church started putting the Gospels to pen and paper.
‘Please pray for us’: Compassion, communion resonate in Syria among Christians affected by earthquake February 17, 2023By Doreen Abi Raad OSV News Filed Under: Feature, News, World News Before the earthquake, 90 percent of Syrians were living below the poverty line.
Pennsylvania governor calls on state lawmakers to abolish capital punishment as ‘statement of morality’ February 17, 2023By Kate Scanlon OSV News Filed Under: Feature, News, Respect Life, World News Gov. Josh Shapiro called on Pennsylvania’s legislature Feb. 16 to end the death penalty, marking the first time a governor of the Keystone State has formally called on lawmakers to abolish the practice. Shapiro also said he will not authorize its use during his term.
Beyond money and success, build community, pope tells businesspeople February 17, 2023By Justin McLellan Catholic News Service Filed Under: Feature, News, Vatican, World News Meeting Feb. 17 with a group of Mexican entrepreneurs, the pope urged them to pay special attention to their relationship with God so they may be signs of God’s presence in the world of finance.
Pope: Synodal and Lenten journeys require effort, sacrifice, focusing on God February 17, 2023By Carol Glatz Catholic News Service Filed Under: Feature, Lent, News, Vatican, World News The text of the pope’s message focused on seeing Lenten penance and the synodal experience both as arduous journeys that lead to the wondrous experience of Christ’s divine light and splendor.
Broken trust: Ambassadors weigh in on odds against lasting peace in Holy Land February 17, 2023By Junno Arocho Esteves OSV News Filed Under: Feature, News, Vatican, World News ROME (OSV News) — A series of deadly raids by Israeli authorities in the West Bank and attacks on Jewish civilians in the first month of the new year have made the goal of a lasting peace in the Holy Land seemingly unattainable. The Jan. 26 raid in the West Bank city of Jenin, which […]
Pope says he’s close to Turkish people in time of ‘so much pain’ February 16, 2023By Justin McLellan Catholic News Service Filed Under: Feature, News, Vatican, World News “I am close to you, and I pray for you,” Pope Francis told the Turkish people reeling from earthquakes that killed nearly 42,000 people in Turkey and neighboring Syria, according to figures updated Feb. 16.
FBI faces scrutiny about memo on ‘radical traditionalist Catholics’ February 16, 2023By Kate Scanlon OSV News Filed Under: Feature, News, World News The FBI is facing scrutiny after a leaked memo suggested some “radical traditionalist” Catholics pose threats of racial or ethnically motivated violence. The memo has since been retracted by the bureau, a spokesperson told OSV News.
Pope tells Jesuits in Africa he twice refused to become a bishop February 16, 2023By Cindy Wooden Catholic News Service Filed Under: News, Vatican, World News Pope Francis told Jesuits working in Congo that he had taken seriously the promise he and all Jesuits make to not seek offices of authority and power in the church and, in fact, he twice declined becoming a bishop.
