world news Arts & CultureFeatureNewsVaticanWorld News Bernini’s baldachin masterpiece disappears from public view until Holy Year Carol GlatzFebruary 25, 20245 min read Like a giant Tinkertoy construction, a skeletal tower of scaffolding slowly inched its way up the twisting bronze columns of the baldachin over the main altar of St. Peter’s Basilica. FeatureNewsVaticanWorld NewsYouth Ministry Vatican aims to draw young ‘digital pilgrims’ to Rome’s papal basilicas Justin McLellanFebruary 25, 20243 min read The Vatican is seeking to draw pilgrims to the four historic papal basilicas scattered around Rome — not physically, but virtually, through a website and podcast aimed at drawing young people into the spiritual depth of Rome’s sacred spaces. FeatureMovie & Television ReviewsNewsSaintsWorld News Subject of a new film, Mother Cabrini left native Italy to serve U.S. immigrants Russell ShawFebruary 25, 20247 min read Mother Cabrini is the subject of “Cabrini,” a new film from Angel Studios directed by Alejandro Monteverde scheduled for nationwide release March 8. FeatureNewsWorld News How a shy Irish farm boy turned Florida pastor led his parish to change countless lives in Uganda Laura DodsonFebruary 24, 20246 min read A shy Irish farm boy taught to be open to God’s gifts and opportunities in every harvest, egg clutch and milk bucket courageously responded yes to God’s call to priesthood. FeatureNewsWorld NewsYouth Ministry Zoom Lenten series guides young adults in being ‘mindful’ about media use OSV NewsFebruary 24, 20243 min read Sister Nancy Usselmann, a Daughter of St. Paul, who is a widely recognized expert on media literacy, is inviting young adults in their 20s and 30s to take a deep dive this Lent into how to be “media mindful” in their use of media. FeatureNewsWorld News Analysis: Can Catholics stop the tick tock of the Doomsday Clock? Kimberly HeatheringtonFebruary 24, 20248 min read While Pope Francis has affirmed the importance of the right to self-defense, he has simultaneously suggested a reassessment of how the concept of just war is used in favor of constructive dialogue to resolve conflicts. Crisis in UkraineFeatureNewsWorld News Caritas starts developing long-term aid program in Ukraine Justin McLellanFebruary 23, 20243 min read After two years of supporting communities throughout Ukraine since Russia’s full-scale invasion of the country, the Vatican-based charity confederation Caritas Internationalis is shifting to a long-term response plan to address the humanitarian fallout from the prolonged conflict in Ukraine. Crisis in UkraineFeatureNewsWorld News Seven U.S. cardinals pledge to help heal Ukraine’s wounds of war through new fund Gina ChristianFebruary 23, 20245 min read the Ukrainian Catholic bishops of the U.S. announced that their Metropolia Humanitarian Aid Fund has been restructured as the “Healing of Wounds of the War in Ukraine Fund.” EucharistFeatureNewsWorld News National Eucharistic Pilgrimage to include shrines, secular landmarks, diocesan events Maria WieringFebruary 23, 20244 min read The National Eucharistic Pilgrimage is a major prelude to the National Eucharistic Congress, which expects to bring together tens of thousands of Catholics July 17-21 in Indianapolis’ Lucas Oil Stadium for worship, speakers and Eucharist-centered events. FeatureNewsVocationsWorld News Mid-life crisis? Not for these professionals turned mid-life Franciscans Kimberly HeatheringtonFebruary 23, 20248 min read For three Franciscans from the Province of Our Lady of Guadalupe — postulants Jimmy Beh and Thomas Pack and Father Steven Kuehn — joining the 800-plus-year-old religious order founded by St. Francis of Assisi was not just a proverbial leap of faith. Previous 1 … 32 33 34 … 445 Next