world news NewsReligious FreedomSaintsWorld News Warsaw Uprising, a heroic fight against brutal German terror, was full of saints, says author Paulina GuzikAugust 1, 20247 min read The Warsaw Uprising that broke out 80 years ago, on Aug. 1, 1944, was the biggest organized resistance fight in occupied Europe against the deadly German regime during World War II. NewsReligious FreedomSchoolsWorld News New Ohio law requires public schools to ‘reasonably’ accommodate students’ religious beliefs Kate ScanlonAugust 1, 20243 min read Ohio Republican Gov. Mike DeWine July 24 signed the Religious Expression Days Act into law, which requires every public school to adopt a policy that “reasonably accommodates” the sincerely held religious beliefs and practices of students. Child & Youth ProtectionFeatureNewssocial mediaU.S. CongressWorld News Senate passes major online child safety legislation, but future in House uncertain Kate ScanlonAugust 1, 20244 min read The U.S. Senate passed two major online child safety reforms July 30, but the bills face an uncertain future in the House. NewsVaticanWorld News Pope visits amusement park near Rome Carol GlatzAugust 1, 20242 min read Pope Francis visited an amusement park an hour outside of Rome to greet workers, their families and the two nuns providing pastoral care there. 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. Previous 1 … 399 400 401 … 891 Next