world news FeatureNewsRespect LifeWorld News Three more pro-life activists convicted on federal charges for blockade at abortion clinic Kurt JensenSeptember 19, 20234 min read Three more pro-life activists, including one famous in the 1980s for her abortion clinic “rescues,” were convicted Sept. 15 on federal felony charges of conspiracy against rights and violating the Freedom of Access to Clinic Entrances Act, or FACE Act, for a blockade at a Washington abortion clinic in 2020. FeatureNewsRespect LifeWorld News Planned Parenthood resuming Wisconsin abortions a ‘real step backward for human rights,’ say bishops OSV NewsSeptember 19, 20235 min read The Wisconsin Catholic Conference, the public policy voice of Wisconsin’s bishops, expressed “deep sadness and dismay” that Planned Parenthood plans to resume abortions in Wisconsin starting Sept. 18. 2024 ElectionFeatureNewsRespect LifeWorld News Pro-life advocates respond to Trump’s criticism of some state abortion bans as ‘terrible’ Kate ScanlonSeptember 19, 20237 min read Pro-life leaders criticized comments made by former President Donald Trump that appeared to reject proposals of a national abortion limit at 15 weeks and called some state abortion bans “terrible.” FeatureNewsRespect LifeWorld News Bishops’ commission voices ‘deep concern’ over proposed EU ethics law Jonathan LuxmooreSeptember 19, 20237 min read A commission representing the European Union’s Catholic bishops has expressed “deep concern” over a draft EU law on the use of embryos, cells and “substances of human origin,” warning it could facilitate genetic and gender interference across the bloc’s 27 member-states. FeatureNewsSocial JusticeWorld News Catholic religious sisters share their witness of ‘living radically the presence of the Gospel’ Kurt JensenSeptember 19, 20233 min read Sister Norma spoke as part of a Sept. 14 online panel co-sponsored by Georgetown University’s Initiative on Catholic Social Thought and Public Life and its Berkley Center for Religion, Peace and World Affairs. FeatureNewsSaintsWorld News U.S. shrines boast massive numbers of saint relics Jim GravesSeptember 18, 20236 min read What is a saint’s relic? A relic can be one of three things: part of the body of a saint (a first-class relic); an item, such as a piece of clothing, used by a saint (a second-class relic); or an object touched to a first or second class relic (a third-class relic). FeatureNewsSynodalityWorld News Bishop Flores: Synod aims to make church more effective in advancing Christ’s Gospel Maria WieringSeptember 18, 20237 min read October’s general assembly in Rome for the Catholic Church’s Synod of Bishops on synodality aims to address human reality — not abstractions — in order to more effectively share Jesus Christ and his Gospel with others, said Bishop Daniel E. Flores, a U.S. member of the global assembly’s preparatory commission. FeatureImmigration and MigrationNewsU.S. CongressWorld News Catholic activists call on Congress to fully fund migrant services for ‘common good’ Kate ScanlonSeptember 18, 20233 min read Catholic activists called on Congress to ensure funding for migrant services is protected in upcoming appropriations bills at a Sept. 13 event near the U.S. Capitol. FeatureNewsSaintsWorld News Expert reveals the challenge behind Mother Teresa’s ‘Gospel on five fingers’ Kimberly HeatheringtonSeptember 18, 20237 min read For those who have never heard Mother Teresa’s famous “Gospel on five fingers,” simply imagine the petite and wizened founder of the Missionaries of Charity counting out these words on the digits of a hand — your hand: “You. Did. It. To. Me.” BishopsFeatureImmigration and MigrationNewsWorld News Sietz: Jesus compels us to ‘respond with charity,’ address ‘coercive forces’ driving migrants Gina ChristianSeptember 17, 20235 min read As the Catholic Church in the U.S. marks National Migration Week Sept. 18-24, Bishop Mark J. Seitz of El Paso, Texas, chair of the U.S. bishops’ Committee on Migration, highlighted the need to “address the coercive forces driving people to migrate.” Previous 1 … 184 185 186 … 518 Next