world news FeatureNewsWorld News Man stabs parishioner, says ‘Jesus is not real,’ outside San Francisco church during confirmations Gina ChristianApril 24, 20242 min read A parishioner was stabbed outside a historic San Francisco church April 21, where the city’s Archbishop Salvatore J. Cordileone was administering the sacrament of confirmation. FeatureNewsRespect LifeWorld News Feds say Catholic activist behind D.C. abortion clinic blockade merits 6.5 years in prison Kurt JensenApril 24, 20245 min read On May 14, Lauren Handy, a resident of Alexandria, Va., who has had short jail terms in the past for disrupting operations at abortion clinics in Michigan and Virginia, is expected to face her stiffest sentence yet. NewsWorld News Texas Carmelites file for restraining order, defying Vatican’s latest governance directive Maria WieringApril 24, 20249 min read A community of Carmelite nuns in Arlington, Texas, has filed for a temporary restraining order against Vatican-imposed leadership, underscoring their rejection of a Vatican decision to place its governance under a national Carmelite association. 2024 ElectionFeatureNewsRespect LifeWorld News Pence: Trump betrayed pro-life movement by rejecting idea of federal abortion restrictions Kate ScanlonApril 23, 20244 min read Former Vice President Mike Pence argued his ex-running mate, former President Donald Trump betrayed the pro-life movement by stating his opposition to implementing federal abortion restrictions should he be elected to another term in 2024. FeatureImmigration and MigrationNewsWorld News Archbishop Wenski: Deportations to Haiti ‘unconscionable’ amid violence, instability Gina ChristianApril 23, 20244 min read A U.S. archbishop has denounced the Biden administration’s decision to resume deportations of Haitian migrants, given the rampant violence and instability in Haiti. FeatureNewsSocial JusticeSupreme CourtWorld News Passions flare as Supreme Court hears case with major impact on homelessness policy Kate ScanlonApril 23, 20244 min read The Supreme Court on April 22 heard a case concerning the constitutionality of local laws that ban public camping and their impact on people who are homeless. NewsVaticanVocationsWorld News Pope tells seminarians to integrate spiritual, intellectual lives Justin McLellanApril 23, 20242 min read Candidates to the priesthood must integrate their spiritual, intellectual and community lives so they become pastors who can respond to the needs of their communities, Pope Francis said. NewsVaticanWorld News Historians’ work should lead to dialogue, truth, pope says Catholic News ServiceApril 23, 20242 min read Historians serve the common good when they seek historical truth and not an ideological interpretation of events, Pope Francis said. FeatureHealth CareNewsU.S. CongressWorld News Catholic experts say U.S. has just one path out of fentanyl crisis Gina ChristianApril 23, 20245 min read Catholics working to address the nation’s fentanyl problem told OSV News a new congressional report naming China — and blaming its government — as the key source of the drug is important but old news, and that healing rising rates of addiction ultimately demands divine assistance. NewsWorld News Haiti violence, lawlessness forces longtime U.S. missionary priest to evacuate Gina ChristianApril 22, 20245 min read As Haiti’s capital spirals into lawlessness, a longtime U.S. missionary has been forced to evacuate — while Haitian Catholics in the U.S. are doubling down on prayer for their troubled homeland. Previous 1 … 2 3 4 … 447 Next