world news FeatureNewsVaticanWorld News Pope asks Catholics to welcome everyone, create communion Carol GlatzJune 5, 20232 min read The Holy Spirit invites the faithful to share in God’s love and to make the church a loving home whose door is open to everyone, Pope Francis said. NewsVaticanWorld News Act of reparation performed on altar of St. Peter’s Basilica Cindy WoodenJune 5, 20232 min read Cardinal Mauro Gambetti, archpriest of St. Peter’s Basilica, celebrated a penitential rite at the basilica’s main altar June 3 after a man climbed up on it naked before being apprehended. FeatureNewsVaticanWorld News Pope prays for Indian train crash victims during Angelus OSV NewsJune 5, 20236 min read Government authorities were working to get rail services back in operation in the district of Balasore after the deadliest train crash in India in decades killed 275 people and injured at least 1,000 June 2. FeatureNewsSaintsWorld News Defending Henry VIII: Thomas More did it 500 years ago, against Martin Luther Kenneth CraycraftJune 5, 20235 min read June 2023 marks the 500th anniversary of one of the most cruelly ironic publications in the history of the Catholic Church, St. Thomas More’s “Response to Luther.” FeatureNewsWar in UkraineWorld News Ukrainian religious scholars provide advice to British experts collecting evidence of Russian crimes for trial in The Hague Lilia Kovalyk-VasiutaJune 5, 20234 min read Leading forensic experts at the British University of Exeter are collecting evidence and testimonies of Russian war crimes in Ukraine. In the course of their work, they met with Ukrainian religious scholars on May 25 to better prepare for future investigations in the International Criminal Court (ICC) in The Hague, Netherlands. EnvironmentFeatureNewsWorld News Environmental activists with papal Laudato Si’ movement criticize Tanzania bishops for backing oil pipeline Frederick NzwiliJune 4, 20236 min read Catholic environmental activists in Africa are expressing grave concern after a group of bishops in Tanzania endorsed a proposed crude oil pipeline project, amid increasing calls to abandon fossil fuels to tackle climate changes. FeatureGun ViolenceNewsSchoolsWorld News Second graders at Nashville Catholic school make, sell bracelets to buy therapy dog for peers at school where mass shooting occurred Katie PetersonJune 4, 20236 min read Two second-grade students at Overbrook Catholic School in Nashville have been “busy bees” the last month, making 2,500 beaded bracelets, and it’s for one very special reason — to raise $17,000 to purchase a therapy dog for the students of The Covenant School, where an assailant killed six people including three 9-year-old students March 27. FeatureNewsSportsWorld News Dodgers’ faith night ‘not enough’ to address controversy over LGBTQ+ group, anti-Catholic concerns Gina ChristianJune 3, 20237 min read The Los Angeles Dodgers’ decision to host a July 30 Christian Faith and Family Day does not allay concerns and outrage over the team’s plans to honor a self-described “order of drag, queer and LGBTQ+ nuns,” Catholic experts told OSV News. FeatureNewsRespect LifeWorld News Nevada’s Catholic governor who campaigned as ‘pro-life’ signs some abortion protections into law Kate ScanlonJune 2, 20233 min read 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. NewsVaticanWorld News Pope names Cardinal Farrell next head of Vatican City high court Catholic News ServiceJune 2, 20232 min read 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. Previous 1 … 265 266 267 … 556 Next