world news 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 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. 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. FeatureNewsWar in UkraineWorld 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. FeatureNewsWar in UkraineWorld 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. FeatureNewsVaticanWorld News Mexican presidential hopefuls meet Pope Francis David AgrenFebruary 23, 20244 min read Mexico’s two main presidential candidates have met with Pope Francis in the prelude to the country’s election campaigns, marking a further retreat from the country’s previously strictly secular political culture as they court voters in the predominantly Catholic country. FeatureNewsWar in UkraineWorld News Canadian, Ukrainian religious leaders call for justice, peace in Ukraine as war enters third year Gina ChristianFebruary 23, 20246 min read As Russia’s full-scale invasion of Ukraine reaches the two-year mark, religious leaders in Canada and Ukraine have issued statements calling for justice, peace and broad support of Ukraine’s recovery. FeatureImmigration and MigrationNewsWorld News Catholic leaders express outrage at Texas AG attempt to shut down nonprofit serving migrants Kate ScanlonFebruary 22, 20247 min read Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton has filed suit in an attempt to shut down a Catholic nonprofit in El Paso serving migrants and asylum-seekers, accusing it of “human smuggling,” in a move denounced by Catholic immigration advocates, including El Paso Bishop Mark J. Seitz. “We’re taking some hits right now, you know, right to the […] Previous 1 … 372 373 374 … 785 Next