Good vs. evil: Exorcism becomes hot topic for film, books this Eastertide April 13, 2023By Carol Glatz Catholic News Service Filed Under: Feature, Movie & Television Reviews, News, Vatican, World News Just as Catholics worldwide commemorated Jesus’ resurrection and his triumph of good over evil on Easter Sunday, theaters across the United States were preparing for the release April 14 of the latest “supernatural horror thriller” of good versus evil with “The Pope’s Exorcist.”
North American Catholics identify harm of polarization, bishop says April 13, 2023By Cindy Wooden Catholic News Service Filed Under: Feature, News, Synodality, Vatican, World News In their discussions about the life of the church and “synodality,” or walking together, Catholics in United States and Canada noted the negative impact “polarization” is having on the church, said Bishop Daniel E. Flores of Brownsville, Texas.
Synod’s ‘messy,’ ‘joyful’ North American phase concludes with call to mission, moves to Rome April 12, 2023By Gina Christian OSV News Filed Under: Feature, News, Synodality, World News The final document for the North American phase of the 2021-2024 Synod on Synodality was released April 12, capturing a process of dialogue and discernment that two participants described as ‘messy,’ ‘joyful’ and unifying — like the synod itself.
‘The enemies of peace will not prevail,’ Biden says as Good Friday Agreement turns 25 April 12, 2023By Sarah Mac Donald OSV News Filed Under: Feature, News, World News President Joe Biden said “the enemies of peace will not prevail” in Northern Ireland as he pledged the United States would continue to partner and support the region in building stability and future prosperity for its young people.
Russia’s persecution of faith in Ukraine part of ‘cultural genocide’ campaign, say analysts April 12, 2023By Gina Christian OSV News Filed Under: Feature, News, War in Ukraine, World News A new report concludes that Russia is systematically persecuting believers of several faiths in Ukraine as part of a campaign of “cultural genocide.”
Over 50,000 massacred in Nigeria for being Christian in the last 14 years, report says April 12, 2023By Ngala Killian Chimton OSV News Filed Under: Feature, News, World News At least 52,250 people have been killed over the last 14 years in Nigeria just for being Christian, a new report published April 10 revealed.
‘Keyboard warriors’ don’t evangelize, pope says, they just argue April 12, 2023By Cindy Wooden Catholic News Service Filed Under: Evangelization, Feature, News, Vatican, World News Sharing the Gospel requires literally “going out,” witnessing to the joy of faith in person and not just sitting at home, being “keyboard warriors” who argue with others online, Pope Francis said.
Pope wants truth out on missing Vatican girl, says lead prosecutor April 12, 2023By Justin McLellan Catholic News Service Filed Under: Feature, News, Vatican, World News The Vatican’s chief prosecutor said Pope Francis has given him free rein to investigate the 1983 disappearance of Emanuela Orlandi, a 15-year-old Vatican resident.
As Trump pleads not guilty, Catholic experts weigh in on impact of indictment on 2024 campaign April 12, 2023By Kate Scanlon OSV News Filed Under: 2024 Election, Feature, News, World News James Patterson, chair of the politics department at Ave Maria University, said an acceptance of Trump’s tawdry behavior among the GOP base marks a significant change from previous decades, when Republican voters sought candidates whom they felt championed family values.
Walter Reed decision to cancel Catholic pastoral contract ahead of Holy Week ‘incomprehensible,’ says US military archbishop April 11, 2023By Gina Christian OSV News Filed Under: Feature, Health Care, News, World News Hours before Holy Week began, a U.S. major military medical center ended a long-standing contract to provide Catholic pastoral care to veterans and service members, violating their religious freedom, according to Archbishop Timothy P. Broglio of the U.S. Archdiocese for Military Services.
Mass shootings bring renewed calls for Catholics to prioritize common good over guns April 11, 2023By Kate Scanlon OSV News Filed Under: Feature, Gun Violence, News, U.S. Congress, World News Theologians and church leaders told OSV News that a public policy response to gun violence representing a Catholic perspective should start by prioritizing the common good.
Archbishop, governor call for prayer as Louisville mourns mass shooting ‘in the shadow of the cross’ April 11, 2023By Marnie McAllister OSV News Filed Under: Feature, Gun Violence, News, World News Amid calls for prayer and praise for first responders, officials confirmed that four people were killed in an April 10 mass shooting, Easter Monday morning, in a downtown bank in Louisville, Ky.
