Welcome Jesus into the manger of your heart, papal preacher says December 22, 2023By Cindy Wooden Catholic News Service Filed Under: Christmas, Feature, News, Vatican, World News The first step toward keeping Christ in Christmas is for Christians to make room for him in their hearts, the preacher of the papal household told Pope Francis and top Vatican officials.
Catholic leaders say church must vocally advocate for migrants amid increasing hostility December 22, 2023By Kate Scanlon OSV News Filed Under: Feature, Immigration and Migration, News, World News Amid increasing anti-immigrant rhetoric and sentiment, the Catholic Church must remain vocal in its ministry to and advocacy for migrants, Catholic leaders said at a Dec. 21 panel.
Papal almoner will spend Christmas in the Holy Land in a ‘journey of closeness’ December 22, 2023By Paulina Guzik OSV News Filed Under: Conflict in the Middle East, News, Vatican, World News Cardinal Konrad Krajewski, prefect of Vatican Dicastery for the Service of Charity, landed in Israel on Dec. 22, starting a “journey of closeness” as papal envoy to the Holy Land during a difficult wartime Christmas season.
Washington Roundup: Justices disqualify Trump; Harris’ abortion tour; no Ukraine Christmas deal December 22, 2023By Kate Scanlon OSV News Filed Under: 2024 Election, Feature, News, Respect Life, U.S. Congress, World News The Colorado Supreme Court on Dec. 19 found former President Donald Trump ineligible for the White House under the U.S. Constitution and removed him from the state’s presidential primary ballot, setting up a likely review by the U.S. Supreme Court.
Indiana Catholic women’s college reverses transgender admission policy December 22, 2023By Gina Christian OSV News Filed Under: Colleges, News, World News A Catholic women’s college has reversed its recently updated admissions policy on applicants who identify as transgender, following public pushback and the local bishop’s call to uphold Catholic teaching on the inherent connection between sex and gender.
U.S. bishops issue flurry of responses to Vatican blessings document December 22, 2023By OSV News OSV News Filed Under: Bishops, Feature, Marriage & Family Life, News, Vatican, World News Following the Dec. 18 release of the Holy See’s declaration permitting blessings of those in irregular relationships, and the ensuing reaction from media and Catholics around the country, U.S. bishops have been responding with their own statements supporting and/or clarifying the document, known as “Fiducia Supplicans.”
Pope tells Rome priests: Blessings don’t affect sacrament of marriage December 22, 2023By Justin McLellan Catholic News Service Filed Under: Feature, Marriage & Family Life, News, Vatican, World News The Vatican’s recently published guidance on administering blessings to same-sex couples or other unmarried couples does not affect the Catholic Church’s teaching on marriage, Pope Francis said.
Prague archbishop expresses ‘deep sorrow’ after mass shooting at university December 22, 2023By Gina Christian OSV News Filed Under: Feature, Gun Violence, News, World News Fourteen people were killed and another 25 injured in a Dec. 21 shooting at a university in Prague.
Brother Gallagher, who taught at St. Frances Academy, dies at 93 December 22, 2023By Catholic Review Staff Catholic Review Filed Under: Local News, News, Obituaries De La Salle Christian Brother Edward Gallagher, who taught at St. Frances Academy in Baltimore from 1987-1992 and 1999-2008, died Dec. 17. He was 93.
Catholic climate activists concerned COP28’s modest steps will fall short December 22, 2023By Kimberly Heatherington OSV News Filed Under: Environment, Feature, News, World News Catholic climate advocates — responding to the urgent call of Pope Francis’ encyclical “Laudate Deum” (“Praise God”) for immediate and extraordinary changes to avert a climate crisis — are concerned that COP28’s outcomes, while promising, may become “too little, too late” if nations do not muster the resolve to implement them.
Despite difficult Christmas season in Bethlehem devoid of tourists, local Christians have hope December 21, 2023By Judith Sudilovsky OSV News Filed Under: Christmas, Feature, News, World News Now, the streets of Bethlehem — normally filled with pilgrims at this time of the year — are empty, and many stores and restaurants dependent on tourism are closed.
Listening: It’s not a fast-paced game of ping pong, pope tells Curia December 21, 2023By Cindy Wooden Catholic News Service Filed Under: Feature, News, Vatican, World News Officials of the Roman Curia must learn how to really listen to others, not treating a discussion as a game of “ping pong” where everything another says is met with a speedy and automatic response, Pope Francis said.
