world news FeatureLentMarriage & Family LifeNewsWorld News Saying rosary as family seen as one way to fulfill Lenten pillar of prayer Julie AsherMarch 4, 20234 min read Tom Lyman, director of Family Rosary, hopes that especially during Lent — which calls Catholics to commit more time to the Lord in prayer — families will pray the rosary together and take part in the ministry’s “At the Foot of the Cross” Lenten campaign. FeatureNewsWorld News Newly discovered ancient galaxies put spotlight on ‘Big Bang Theory,’ God’s act of creation Kimberly HeatheringtonMarch 4, 20236 min read Can science and theology converge to explain the origins of the universe, and has Webb revealed any clues to the cosmos’ divine design? Gun ViolenceNewsObituariesWorld News Thousands gather at funeral Mass for LA’s Bishop O’Connell, recalled as ‘soul friend’ to all Tom HoffarthMarch 4, 20236 min read Los Angeles Auxiliary Bishop David G. O’Connell was remembered as a man “gripped by grace” and “at ease with movers and shakers and also with the moved and shaken” as nearly 5,000 attended a funeral Mass at the Cathedral of Our Lady of the Angels March 3. FeatureNewsWar in UkraineWorld News In spite of a year of war, Ukrainians endure and religious ministry continues Chris HerlingerMarch 3, 20239 min read In a country that has become one big conflict zone, the war has galvanized religious communities to open their doors to those who have been displaced and to lead various humanitarian missions. FeatureNewsRespect LifeWorld News World needs ‘brave leaders’ advocating an end to death penalty, activist says Carol GlatzMarch 3, 20235 min read The world needs courageous leaders who will fight for abolishing the death penalty even when there is no clear majority against it, said a leading Catholic activist opposed to capital punishment. FeatureLentNewsVaticanWorld News Vatican II’s openness is needed in today’s church, cardinal tells Curia Justin McLellanMarch 3, 20233 min read In the first Lenten reflection for the Roman Curia delivered by Cardinal Raniero Cantalamessa March 3, the Capuchin friar said that Vatican II showed the church how “to walk through history, alongside humanity, trying to discern the signs of the times.” FeatureImmigration and MigrationNewsSocial JusticeWorld News Catholic advocates praise Biden administrative actions to combat child migrant labor exploitation Kate ScanlonMarch 3, 20236 min read The departments of Labor and Health and Human Services said they would audit the vetting process of adults who sponsor migrant children out of government custody, and increase their efforts to investigate and prosecute cases of child exploitation. Marriage & Family LifeNewsWorld News Dating culture crisis fuels Catholic marriage vocation collapse Rachel HooverMarch 3, 20237 min read During 50 years between 1969 and 2019, Catholic marriages declined 69 percent even as the Catholic population increased by nearly 20 million, according to Georgetown University’s Center for Applied Research in the Apostolate. Catholic CharitiesCoronavirusFeatureNewsSocial JusticeWorld News COVID-era SNAP payments end as inflation soars, drawing Catholic concern over US food insecurity Kate ScanlonMarch 3, 20234 min read A pandemic-era program that provided extra payments to Americans who qualify for food stamps ended March 1, causing concern for some Catholic advocates about how low-income individuals and families will put food on the table. FeatureNewsWorld News Mourners pray for migrants killed in shipwreck off Italian coast; Greece’s worst train crash in history leaves many dead OSV NewsMarch 2, 20233 min read Archbishop Angelo Raffaele Panzetta of Crotone-Santa Severina joined other faith leaders, local officials and members of the public March 1 in praying for migrants aboard a wooden boat who died in a Feb. 26 shipwreck off the southern Italian coast. Previous 1 … 304 305 306 … 554 Next