Catholic couples struggle through an infertility care desert March 28, 2024By Zoey Maraist OSV News Filed Under: Feature, Marriage & Family Life, News, Respect Life, World News Secular doctors often turn to artificial reproductive technology, while Catholics OB-GYNS who are trained to seek out the root cause of infertility are few and far between.
Gallup: Just 3 in 10 U.S. adults regularly attend religious services March 28, 2024By Gina Christian OSV News Filed Under: Feature, News, World News, Worship & Sacraments The pews may be a bit more crowded at Mass this Easter — but on balance, regular church attendance in the U.S. continues to decline across the board, particularly among Catholics.
Russian occupation forces close more Catholic churches in Ukraine March 27, 2024By Gina Christian OSV News Filed Under: News, War in Ukraine, World News Russian occupation forces in Ukraine continue to crack down on Catholics, with one militant group sealing off Ukrainian Greek Catholic churches in Ukraine’s Donetsk region.
Pope praises friendship of grieving Israeli, Palestinian fathers March 27, 2024By Justin McLellan Catholic News Service Filed Under: Conflict in the Middle East, News, Vatican, World News Of the thousands of people packed into the Paul VI Audience Hall for Pope Francis’ weekly general audience, two visitors received special praise from the pope for their unlikely friendship.
Russian church sets out Orthodox rejection of Vatican same-sex blessings March 27, 2024By Jonathan Luxmoore OSV News Filed Under: News, World News In its first detailed analysis of the Vatican’s pre-Christmas declaration “Fiducia Supplicans,” Russia’s Orthodox Church has accused Pope Francis of “rejecting the Christian moral ideal” by allowing the blessing of same-sex couples.
Pope preaches patience, even amid war, during Holy Week audience March 27, 2024By Cindy Wooden Catholic News Service Filed Under: Feature, Lent, News, Vatican, World News Contemplating Christ’s passion should inspire Christians to be more patient in the face of their own suffering and trials, Pope Francis said.
Pope writes to Holy Land Catholics living under ‘dark clouds of Good Friday’ March 27, 2024By Cindy Wooden Catholic News Service Filed Under: Conflict in the Middle East, News, Vatican, World News Pope Francis told Catholics in the Holy Land that he knows Holy Week this year is “so overshadowed by the Passion and, as yet, so little by the Resurrection.”
Pope writes meditations for Via Crucis at Colosseum, Vatican says March 27, 2024By Cindy Wooden Catholic News Service Filed Under: Feature, Lent, News, Vatican, World News For the first time in his 11-year papacy, Pope Francis has chosen to write his own meditations for the Good Friday Way of the Cross service at Rome’s Colosseum, the head of the Vatican press office said.
Ahead of Good Friday, Chicago parish unveils statue of Christ mourning gun victims March 27, 2024By Gina Christian OSV News Filed Under: Feature, Gun Violence, News, World News Ahead of Good Friday, a Chicago parish unveiled a statue of Jesus Christ commemorating that city’s victims of gun violence.
Six well-known converts from Christianity’s earliest days to now March 27, 2024By OSV News OSV News Filed Under: Easter, Feature, News, Saints, World News As Catholic converts around the world enter the Catholic Church during the Easter Vigil, here’s a look at well-known converts who have had a significant impact on the Catholic church.
Supreme Court justices express skepticism over standing amid abortion pill arguments March 26, 2024By Kate Scanlon OSV News Filed Under: Feature, News, Respect Life, Supreme Court, World News The Supreme Court heard oral arguments March 26 in a case concerning mifepristone, a pill commonly used for abortion. It is the first major case involving abortion on its docket since the high court overturned its previous abortion precedent in 2022.
Pope: Government is complicit if not fighting both drug supply, demand March 26, 2024By Carol Glatz Catholic News Service Filed Under: Feature, News, Vatican, World News The fight against illegal drugs and narcotrafficking must target not just drug supplies, but also the demand for drugs through prevention programs and assistance, Pope Francis said.
