Nevada’s Catholic governor who campaigned as ‘pro-life’ signs some abortion protections into law June 2, 2023By Kate Scanlon OSV News Filed Under: Feature, News, Respect Life, World News Nevada Gov. Joe Lombardo, a Catholic who campaigned on a pro-life stance, signed legislation in May granting some protections for those who travel to the state seeking to undergo or perform an abortion.
Pope names Cardinal Farrell next head of Vatican City high court June 2, 2023By Catholic News Service Catholic News Service Filed Under: News, Vatican, World News Pope Francis has named U.S. Cardinal Kevin J. Farrell, prefect of the Dicastery for Laity, the Family and Life, to be the next president of the supreme court of Vatican City State.
Senate approves House-passed debt ceiling deal, avoiding default June 2, 2023By Kate Scanlon OSV News Filed Under: Feature, News, U.S. Congress, World News The U.S. Senate on June 1 passed its version of a compromise bill brokered by President Joe Biden and House Speaker Kevin McCarthy, just days before a June 5 deadline to address the debt ceiling or risk a U.S. government default.
Profit-at-all-costs is not a good business model, pope says June 2, 2023By Catholic News Service Catholic News Service Filed Under: Feature, News, Vatican, World News Business leaders must fight the temptation to seek financial gain above all else and instead promote a “culture of encounter” that improves their balance sheet and the lives of their employees and communities at the same time, Pope Francis said.
Experts hope for progress on health care, disability ministry and Hispanic Catholics at U.S. bishops’ June meeting June 2, 2023By Gina Christian OSV News Filed Under: Bishops, Feature, News, World News Ahead of the U.S. bishops’ June meeting, pastoral experts told OSV News they are looking forward to progress on issues impacting health care, Hispanic Catholics and persons with disabilities.
Archbishop: Months leading to synod are times for faithful to live response to divine grace ‘more intensely’ June 1, 2023By Richard Szczepanowski OSV News Filed Under: Bishops, Feature, News, Synodality, World News The months leading up to the October world Synod of Bishops in Rome offer an opportunity for the faithful “to live more intensely our response to divine grace,” the president of the U.S. Conference of Catholic Bishops said May 31.
Numbers of Irish Catholics are falling rapidly; only half of Dublin residents say they’re Catholic June 1, 2023By Michael Kelly OSV News Filed Under: Feature, News, World News Once a Catholic giant, Ireland is becoming less religious, census data shows. Just over half of the residents of the Irish capital, Dublin, now self-identify as Catholic, according to data released May 30 by the country’s Central Statistics Office.
Nationals pitcher, Dodgers players join chorus criticizing LA team for plan to honor ‘Sisters’ drag group June 1, 2023By OSV News OSV News Filed Under: Feature, News, Sports, World News Washington Nationals starting pitcher Trevor Williams, known for his devout Catholic faith and prominent tattoos, expressed his disappointment with the Los Angeles Dodgers’ decision to re-invite and honor a controversial group called the Sisters of Perpetual Indulgence.
A host of sacramental statistics: Vatican tracks practice of the faith June 1, 2023By Cindy Wooden Catholic News Service Filed Under: Feature, News, Vatican, World News, Worship & Sacraments The Central Office of Church Statistics, a department of the Vatican Secretariat of State, keeps track of baptisms, first Communions, confirmations and Catholic marriages reported by dioceses around the world.
Pope asks poets, filmmakers to challenge people, help them see beauty June 1, 2023By Cindy Wooden Catholic News Service Filed Under: News, World News Catholic artists, poets, writers and filmmakers serve the church not by trying to “domesticate” Christ but by helping people challenge and expand their knowledge of the Lord, Pope Francis said.
A year after mass shooting, Catholic Extension recommits to ongoing support for Uvalde community May 31, 2023By OSV News OSV News Filed Under: Feature, Gun Violence, News, World News One year after the Uvalde mass school shooting, which left 19 students and two teachers dead, officials with Chicago-based Catholic Extension visited the Texas city to renew the organization’s solidarity with a community still in the process of healing and announce its financial and tangible support will continue.
Head of bishops’ anti-racism committee praises investigations into racist histories May 31, 2023By Maria Wiering OSV News Filed Under: Bishops, Black Catholic Ministry, Feature, News, Racial Justice, World News Ahead of the U.S. bishops’ meeting in Orlando, Fla., June 14-16, Bishop Joseph N. Perry said that new investigations by church institutions into their involvement with slavery and Indian boarding schools are “very healthy” and aid a collective examination of conscience.
