world news FeatureMarriage & Family LifeNewsWorld News Experts unpack Vatican-recommended ‘catechumenate for marriage’ Rachel HooverSeptember 2, 20237 min read Leaders are still unpacking what a “marriage catechumenate” means for the church in the U.S. FeatureNewsPapal Trip to MongoliaVaticanWorld News Pope arrives in Mongolia, the ‘heart of Asia’ Cindy WoodenSeptember 1, 20234 min read Greeted with “aaruul,” a dried yogurt cheese, which he tried, Pope Francis arrived in Ulaanbaatar for a four-day visit. FeatureNewsWorld News Alabama priest who fled to Italy with recent high school graduate to be laicized, says Archbishop Rodi Gina ChristianSeptember 1, 20237 min read A priest who fled the country with a recent Catholic high school graduate will be laicized, Archbishop Thomas J. Rodi of Mobile, Alabama, has announced on the archdiocese’s website, as family concerns mount over their inability to reach the young woman who is traveling with him. BishopsEnvironmentFeatureNewsWorld News Transforming hearts, lifestyles, public policies will bring about ‘ecological conversion,’ bishops say OSV NewsSeptember 1, 20236 min read For the World Day of Prayer for the Care of Creation Sept. 1 and the Season of Creation that follows, Pope Francis “invites us to reflect on the relationship between justice and creation,” said the chairmen of the U.S. bishops’ domestic and international policy committees. FeatureNewsSaintsWorld News Historian and Ulma relative describes first learning about the ‘fascinating family’ he aims to share with world Paulina GuzikSeptember 1, 20239 min read The Ulma family was killed in Markowa for hiding eight Jews, including a 3-year-old girl, in their home. CollegesFeatureNewsRacial JusticeWorld News 60 years after March on Washington, Georgetown panel says MLK’s dream yet unfulfilled Kate ScanlonSeptember 1, 20236 min read Sixty years after the March on Washington, there is still work to be done to make the Rev. Dr. Martin Luther King Jr.’s dream a reality, a Georgetown University panel said Aug. 28. FeatureMarriage & Family LifeNewsWorld News Marriage formation leaders encouraged to ‘love like Christ,’ teach ‘the truth and beauty of family life’ Maria del Pilar GuzmanSeptember 1, 20235 min read Participants of the Marriage Catechumenate Summit gathered at a retreat center near Houston to unpack the contents of “Catechumenal Pathways for Married Life,” a pastoral tool prepared by the Vatican’s Dicastery for Laity, Family, and Life. FeatureNewsSocial JusticeVaticanWorld News Pope warns of risk of getting ‘stiff neck’ by looking away from suffering Justin McLellanAugust 31, 20232 min read Society has slipped into a culture of indifference so pervasive that “our necks are going to get stiff” from constantly turning away from the suffering of marginalized people, Pope Francis said. FeatureNewsRespect LifeWorld News Five pro-life activists sent to federal prison for blocking Washington abortion clinic Kurt JensenAugust 31, 20235 min read After a raucous jury trial, five pro-life activists face as many as 11 years in federal prison for convictions to conspire to blockade a Washington abortion clinic in 2020. FeatureNewsReligious FreedomSchoolsWorld News Parents ask appeals court to allow an opt-out from school books with LGBTQ+ themes Kate ScanlonAugust 31, 20234 min read An interfaith group of Maryland parents has asked a federal appeals court to allow them to opt their children out of classroom instruction pertaining to books containing LGBTQ+ themes to which they object on religious grounds. Previous 1 … 125 126 127 … 450 Next