world news Catholic CharitiesNewsSocial JusticeWorld News Catholic Charities, three other major nonprofits ‘team up’ to counter polarization in U.S. Kate ScanlonMarch 8, 20246 min read Four major nonprofits have launched a joint effort to counteract rising polarization and isolation in the U.S., including Catholic Charities USA, the organization dedicated to carrying out the domestic humanitarian work of the Catholic Church in the United States. Crisis in UkraineFeatureNewsRespect LifeU.S. CongressWorld News In boisterous State of the Union, Biden calls for Ukraine aid, abortion law and immigration reforms Kate ScanlonMarch 8, 20247 min read In his third State of the Union address to a joint session of Congress at the Capitol, Biden said “this is no ordinary moment” in U.S. history. NewsVaticanWorld NewsWorship & Sacraments Act of Contrition is affirmation of God’s loving mercy, pope says Cindy WoodenMarch 8, 20243 min read A Christian’s awareness of being sinful should be directly proportional to their “perception of the infinite love of God,” Pope Francis said. FeatureHealth CareNewsRespect LifeWorld News Department of Veterans Affairs finalizes abortion policy deplored by U.S. military archbishop Kate ScanlonMarch 8, 20244 min read The U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs finalized March 6 its interim policy permitting abortion at VA hospitals and clinics when there is risk to the mother’s life or in cases of rape or incest. Crisis in IsraelFeatureNewsWorld News Who’s Holy Land is it? A history of the most contested swath of land in the Middle East OSV NewsMarch 8, 202410 min read The Holy Land remains perhaps the most hotly contested piece of territory in the Middle East, if not the world. Disaster ReliefGivingNewsWorld News By giving to CRS collection, Catholics ‘walk with Jesus on his mission of mercy,’ bishop says OSV NewsMarch 8, 20245 min read By donating to the annual Catholic Relief Services collection of the U.S. Conference of Catholic Bishops, Catholics “have the opportunity to walk with Jesus on his mission of mercy,” said the chairman of the USCCB’s Committee on National Collections. EucharistFeatureNewsWorld News Biblical basis for the Eucharist OSV NewsMarch 8, 20246 min read Since the Eucharist is so closely connected with Jesus, we may forget that this “central event of salvation” crowns many millennia of preparation. FeatureNewsSaintsVaticanWorld News Pope: Jesus showed acts of mercy to inspire others to follow suit Carol GlatzMarch 8, 20242 min read When it comes to inspiring people’s actions, Jesus knew that being an example to others is more important than “a flood of words,” Pope Francis said. FeatureNewsRespect LifeWorld News Alabama governor signs IVF bill pro-life groups call ‘ill-considered’ and ‘unjust’ Kate ScanlonMarch 7, 20245 min read Alabama’s Republican Gov. Kay Ivey March 6 signed into law a bill passed by lawmakers to grant legal protection to in vitro fertilization clinics after a ruling by that state’s Supreme Court found that frozen embryos qualify as children under the state law’s wrongful death law. FeatureNewsVaticanWorld News Church, world need women’s contributions, pope says Cindy WoodenMarch 7, 20243 min read The Catholic Church and the world itself need the gifts and contributions of women, especially in bringing people together and overcoming tensions and violence, Pope Francis wrote. Previous 1 … 31 32 33 … 450 Next