world news Arts & CultureFeatureNewsWorld News Art center founded by Father Rupnik pushes back on removal of artwork OSV NewsAugust 1, 20245 min read The artistic community founded by Father Marko Rupnik, the Slovenian priest accused of sexually, psychologically and spiritually abusing multiple women, dismissed calls from survivors to remove the artist’s work, saying such decisions are a symptom of “cancel culture.” NewsVaticanWorld News Blessing people in ‘irregular’ relationships is not doctrinal error, theologian says Carol GlatzAugust 1, 20248 min read There have been “various signs” in modern times that have prompted a new awareness of the Gospel and how great God’s love for humanity is, a theologian and consultor for the Dicastery for the Doctrine of the Faith said. FeatureNewsWorld News Venezuelan bishops call for verifying election results as protests over Maduro win intensify Manuel RuedaJuly 31, 20244 min read Bishops in Venezuela called July 30 for the results of the nation’s heavily disputed presidential election to be verified as protests break across the South American country over the official vote count — which gave President Nicolas Maduro a third consecutive term. NewsOlympicsSportsWorld News Judo, faith values go together, says judoka priest who oversees Olympic chaplains Caroline de SuryJuly 31, 20245 min read Father Jason Nioka is a former judoka and is now championing the faith as he oversees a team of 40 Catholic chaplains — priests, religious and laypeople — who take turns welcoming the athletes in Saint-Denis, north of Paris. Immigration and MigrationNewsWorld News Speaker: Mexico City is ‘another border,’ government has ‘no will’ to address migration crisis Luis Donaldo GonzálezJuly 31, 20245 min read At an international and interdisciplinary conference on migration held July 3-9 in Mexico City, human rights activist Josephine Sister María Magdalena Silva Rentería denounced the government’s lack of interest in addressing the migration crisis. Child & Youth ProtectionNewsWorld News Italian court rules bishop ‘facilitated’ abuse by protecting accused priest Junno Arocho EstevesJuly 31, 20246 min read The bishop of a southern Italian diocese deliberately avoided protecting victims in his diocese and instead sought to protect a priest long accused of having abused several minors as a seminarian, a court in the southern Italian city of Enna ruled. Health CareNewsWorld News Bishops call for mental health, recovery resources amid New Mexico’s public safety crisis Gina ChristianJuly 31, 20243 min read The Catholic bishops of New Mexico have issued a call to bolster mental health and addiction recovery resources, as violent incidents in that state have prompted Gov. Michelle Lujan Grisham to seek urgent legislative reform. FeatureNewsOlympicsSportsWorld News Criticism of Last Supper parody at Olympics continues; U.S. bishop says apology ‘was anything but’ OSV NewsJuly 31, 20247 min read Bishop Robert E. Barron of Winona-Rochester, Minn., went on X, formerly Twitter, to say that while he complained about the Last Supper scene July 27 on social media and “had no intention of returning to the issue,” he decided to do so after the “so-called apology from the organizing committee” was “anything but an apology,” he said. EucharistNewsSocial JusticeWorld News Ministry helps congress attendees ‘encounter the face of the poor’ in Indy Natalie HoeferJuly 31, 20247 min read The ministry was present at the National Eucharistic Congress in Indianapolis on July 17-21, offering “street walk” opportunities for attendees to bring Christ’s love to the city’s homeless. FeatureNewsRespect LifeWorld News Gallup poll: Majority back birth control, IVF, but almost half see US morality as ‘poor’ Gina ChristianJuly 30, 20243 min read New data shows most of the nation views birth control and in vitro fertilization as “morally acceptable,” while extramarital affairs and suicide are regarded as the most “morally wrong” of several behaviors — with close to half the nation regarding overall morality in the U.S. as “poor.” Previous 1 … 300 301 302 … 792 Next