Catholic death penalty abolition group condemns ‘regressive’ spate of executions September 27, 2024By Kate Scanlon OSV News Filed Under: Feature, News, Respect Life, World News Catholic Mobilizing Network, a group that advocates for the abolition of capital punishment in line with Catholic teaching, urged its supporters to speak out against what it called a “regressive” trend of five executions in five states in the span of one week.
Experiencing God’s mercy requires discovering one’s own brokenness, priest says September 27, 2024By Pablo Kay OSV News Filed Under: News, World News Experiencing the mercy of God requires discovering one’s own brokenness, keynote speaker Father Mike Schmitz told the sold-out crowd at this year’s Los Angeles Catholic Prayer Breakfast.
Church should be ashamed, beg forgiveness for crime of abuse, pope says September 27, 2024By Carol Glatz Catholic News Service Filed Under: Child & Youth Protection, Feature, News, Vatican, World News The Catholic Church must plead for forgiveness for the crime of the abuse of minors by its members and everything must be done to prevent such “a disgrace” from ever happening again, Pope Francis said.
Pope’s communications day message to focus on violent discourse September 27, 2024By Carol Glatz Catholic News Service Filed Under: News, Vatican, World News Pope Francis’ message for World Communications Day 2025 will look at how to “disarm” aggressive communication and share the hope of Christ with gentleness.
Pew: Latin American Catholics favor birth control, married and women priests, and Pope Francis September 26, 2024By Gina Christian OSV News Filed Under: Feature, Hispanic Ministry, News, World News A new survey indicates that many Catholics in Latin America and the U.S. favor allowing women to become priests, with a number also supporting marriage for priests, birth control, same-sex marriage recognition and holy Communion for unmarried couples living together.
For this papal trip, homeless group’s traditional send-off for pontiff as he departs has twist September 26, 2024By OSV News OSV News Filed Under: Feature, News, Vatican, World News As the pope was departing to Luxembourg, not only were the homeless there but so was a little barking companion.
Pope encourages Catholics to get to know St. John Paul II better September 26, 2024By Cindy Wooden Catholic News Service Filed Under: Feature, News, Saints, Uncategorized, Vatican, World News Calling St. John Paul II “one of the men who most shaped the last century,” Pope Francis encouraged Catholics to get to know him better, especially through what he did and wrote before being elected pope Oct. 16, 1978.
Pope expels 10 members, including bishop, from Peru-based Catholic movement September 26, 2024By Justin McLellan Catholic News Service Filed Under: Child & Youth Protection, Feature, News, Vatican, World News Following an investigation into an influential Peru-based Catholic movement that has expanded across Latin America and the United States, Pope Francis has expelled 10 members from its ranks for physical and spiritual abuse.
Advocates for migrants, refugees see challenging times ahead no matter the election outcome September 26, 2024By Kimberly Heatherington OSV News Filed Under: 2024 Election, Feature, Hispanic Ministry, Immigration and Migration, News, World News Whatever the outcome of America’s Nov. 5 presidential election, migrant and refugee advocates are predicting a challenging environment, said participants in a Sept. 24 video conference tackling the topic of how election results may impact Central America and those who are migrating through the region or coming from there to reach the U.S.-Mexico border.
Welcoming immigrants is requirement of charity, justice, pope says September 26, 2024By Carol Glatz Catholic News Service Filed Under: Feature, News, Vatican, World News Humanity needs to be motivated by spiritual values if it is to avoid being thrown into dangerous exploits and useless massacres, Pope Francis said.
Synod on synodality: Second session sets sights on mission September 26, 2024By Cindy Wooden OSV News Filed Under: Feature, News, Synodality, Vatican, World News With many of the concrete, hot-button issues removed from the agenda and turned over to study groups, some people wonder what members of the Synod of Bishops on synodality will be doing when they meet at the Vatican in October.
Swiss bishop warns suicide capsule is ‘dangerous’ as American woman dies in it September 25, 2024By OSV News OSV News Filed Under: News, Respect Life, World News Following the death of an American woman in a so-called suicide capsule in Switzerland and the arrest of several people involved in her death, a Swiss bishop said the device is “dangerous” and that people willing to use the capsule should be deferred to palliative care instead.
