Pope responds to cardinals on blessings for homosexuals, female priests October 2, 2023By Justin McLellan Catholic News Service Filed Under: News, Vatican, World News The Catholic Church, in pursuit of “pastoral prudence,” should discern if there are ways of giving blessings to homosexual persons that do not alter the church’s teaching on marriage, Pope Francis said.
Roof collapse at Mexican church kills 10 during baptism celebration October 2, 2023By David Agren OSV News Filed Under: Feature, News, World News A roof collapsed during Mass in a Mexican church, claiming at least 10 lives as Catholic leaders offered prayers for the dead and injured, and Mexican society expressed sorrow over the tragedy.
Redemptorist Father Arthur Wendel dies at 90 October 2, 2023By Catholic Review Staff Catholic Review Filed Under: Local News, News, Obituaries A funeral Mass for Redemptorist Father Arthur Wendel was offered Aug. 5 at Holy Redeemer Church in New York. Father Wendel died July 26 at the St. John Neumann Community at Stella Maris in Timonium. He was 90.
Supreme Court’s docket this term could address social media, abortion and guns October 2, 2023By Kate Scanlon OSV News Filed Under: Feature, Gun Violence, News, Respect Life, Supreme Court, World News The Supreme Court’s new term begins Oct. 2, and on its docket will be legal challenges concerning both the First and Second Amendments, as well as potentially other related major cases.
Seeing as God sees by embracing a sacramental worldview October 2, 2023By Sister Hosea Rupprecht OSV News Filed Under: Commentary Being able to see God’s action in people and situations more clearly draws us out of ourselves to greater faith, which then, hopefully, leads greater participation in the life of Christ, including the life of the church.
Be sincere with God even when saying ‘no,’ pope says October 2, 2023By Justin McLellan Catholic News Service Filed Under: Feature, News, Vatican, World News Rather than hide behind a façade of faithfulness, Christians should be sincere with God even when telling him “no,” Pope Francis said.
Pope writes to children about mission, invites them to Vatican in November October 2, 2023By Cindy Wooden Catholic News Service Filed Under: News, Vatican, World News Peering just over the windowsill of Pope Francis’ studio above St. Peter’s Square, five children aged 7-10 joined the pope to announce a special gathering of children at the Vatican in November.
Bishops must promote communion, unity with pope, new U.S. cardinal says October 2, 2023By Carol Glatz Catholic News Service Filed Under: Feature, News, Vatican, World News Every bishop in the world has made a promise to live and work in communion with the pope, a promise that includes obedience, said new U.S. Cardinal Robert F. Prevost, the first of 20 cardinals to receive his red hat from Pope Francis at a consistory Sept. 30.
Radio Interview: The amazing life of Sister Mary Wilhelmina October 2, 2023By Catholic Review Staff Catholic Review Filed Under: Feature, Local News, News, Radio Interview, Vocations Sister Wilhelmina’s Benedictine religious community wrote a book on the life of their foundress released by Tan Books. Joining the Catholic Review to talk about the amazing life of Sister Wilhelmina is one of the contributors to that book, Benedictine Sister Mary Josefa Holcomb.
So much of evangelization depends on how we sow October 2, 2023By David Mills OSV News Filed Under: Commentary, Evangelization People who say that we must plant and leave the harvest to God too often assume that planting is simple.
Synod on Synodality faces task of helping Catholics evangelize effectively, say experts October 2, 2023By Kimberly Heatherington OSV News Filed Under: Feature, News, Synodality, World News How the church equips Catholics to carry out this mission to preach the Good News of Jesus Christ is a concern for the Oct. 4-29 gathering of bishops convened by Pope Francis in Rome — often called the “synod on synodality.”
Day of great joy: Archbishop Lori ordains 14 to permanent diaconate October 1, 2023By George P. Matysek Jr. Catholic Review Filed Under: deacons, Feature, Local News, News, Vocations Archbishop Lori ordained the largest class of permanent deacons since ordaining 16 in 2013.
