world news FeatureNewsWorld News ‘The enemies of peace will not prevail,’ Biden says as Good Friday Agreement turns 25 Sarah Mac DonaldApril 12, 20237 min read 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. FeatureNewsWar in UkraineWorld News Russia’s persecution of faith in Ukraine part of ‘cultural genocide’ campaign, say analysts Gina ChristianApril 12, 20236 min read A new report concludes that Russia is systematically persecuting believers of several faiths in Ukraine as part of a campaign of “cultural genocide.” FeatureNewsWorld News Over 50,000 massacred in Nigeria for being Christian in the last 14 years, report says Ngala Killian ChimtonApril 12, 20235 min read 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. EvangelizationFeatureNewsVaticanWorld News ‘Keyboard warriors’ don’t evangelize, pope says, they just argue Cindy WoodenApril 12, 20233 min read 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. FeatureNewsVaticanWorld News Pope wants truth out on missing Vatican girl, says lead prosecutor Justin McLellanApril 12, 20233 min read 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. 2024 ElectionFeatureNewsWorld News As Trump pleads not guilty, Catholic experts weigh in on impact of indictment on 2024 campaign Kate ScanlonApril 12, 20235 min read 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. FeatureHealth CareNewsWorld News Walter Reed decision to cancel Catholic pastoral contract ahead of Holy Week ‘incomprehensible,’ says US military archbishop Gina ChristianApril 11, 20235 min read 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. FeatureGun ViolenceNewsU.S. CongressWorld News Mass shootings bring renewed calls for Catholics to prioritize common good over guns Kate ScanlonApril 11, 20237 min read 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. FeatureGun ViolenceNewsWorld News Archbishop, governor call for prayer as Louisville mourns mass shooting ‘in the shadow of the cross’ Marnie McAllisterApril 11, 20234 min read 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. FeatureNewsWorld News Two Catholic Relief Services’ workers slain in Ethiopia amid Easter Sunday unrest Kate ScanlonApril 11, 20233 min read Two Catholic Relief Services staff members were shot and killed Easter Sunday in Ethiopia’s Amhara region, according to the U.S. Catholic Church’s international aid agency. Previous 1 … 288 289 290 … 555 Next