world news FeatureImmigration and MigrationNewsWorld News As migration increased in 2023, so did pressures on the church’s ministry OSV NewsDecember 28, 20239 min read Unauthorized border crossings increased in 2023, fueled in part by shifts in U.S. policy and global migration trends. The year saw increasingly heated anti-immigrant rhetoric and actions that also put Catholic Charities agencies — and the church’s religious freedom to minister to migrants — in the crosshairs. FeatureNewsVaticanWorld News Pope encourages persecuted Christians to stay strong in their witness Cindy WoodenDecember 27, 20232 min read On the feast of St. Stephen, the first Christian martyr, Pope Francis prayed for people persecuted for their faith or denigrated for living a life marked by Gospel values. FeatureNewsSocial JusticeWorld News Memorial services around country honor fallen homeless Sam LuceroDecember 27, 20236 min read At least 20 people experiencing homelessness in the United States die every day, according to HomelessDeathsCount.org. To help remember and honor those who have died, the National Coalition for the Homeless began sponsoring memorial services in 1990. FeatureNewsVaticanWorld News ‘The devil is a seducer,’ pope says as he begins new series of talks Cindy WoodenDecember 27, 20232 min read The devil is sly and sneaky like a serpent and subtly entices people to sin, Pope Francis said at his weekly general audience Dec. 27. Crisis in IsraelNewsWorld News ‘Don’t give up,’ NY bishop urges survivors of Hamas attack, families of hostages Steven SchwankertDecember 27, 20237 min read Members of the group meeting in Manhattan at AJC wore T-shirts and carried placards with their relative’s photo and age displayed on them and carrying the message, “Bring Her/Him Home Now!” ChristmasFeatureNewsVaticanWorld News Pope’s Christmas message: Say ‘yes’ to the Prince of Peace, ‘no’ to war Cindy WoodenDecember 27, 20235 min read Celebrating the birth of Jesus, the prince of peace, should mean making a commitment to opposing all war, to cherishing human life, feeding the hungry and speaking up for those who have no voice, Pope Francis said. ChristmasFeatureNewsWorld News Maryland parish’s living Nativity offers reminder ‘the Lord still comes’ Mark ZimmermannDecember 27, 20237 min read The Nativity — the gift of Jesus to the world on Christmas — was brought to life in a poignant way Dec. 24 during a living Nativity outside St. Camillus Church in Silver Spring. ChristmasCrisis in IsraelFeatureNewsWorld News ‘Jesus, you take over,’ papal envoy cried out in Bethlehem amid wartime Christmas celebrations Paulina GuzikDecember 27, 20235 min read Christmas in Bethlehem was celebratory but not as festive as usual this year, given the outbreak of war in the Holy Land two-and-a-half months ago. ChristmasFeatureNewsVaticanWorld News At Christmas, God shows love through ‘littleness,’ not power, pope says Justin McLellanDecember 27, 20234 min read More than two millennia after the Holy Family was denied a room at the inn and Jesus was born in a manger, war once again renders his birthplace in the Holy Land inhospitable, Pope Francis said. FeatureNewsSaintsWorld News Molokai’s leprosy settlements — the ‘ohana’ of two Catholic saints — faces historic transition Naomi KloudaDecember 26, 20238 min read One of the last remaining leprosy settlements in the U.S., on the Hawaiian island of Molokai, testifies to St. Damien’s care as eight remaining patient-residents live out their lives. Previous 1 … 76 77 78 … 459 Next