Pope cancels another day of meetings because of flu symptoms February 27, 2024By Cindy Wooden Catholic News Service Filed Under: Feature, News, Vatican, World News Saying Pope Francis was continuing to experience “mild flu-like symptoms,” the Vatican announced he had canceled his appointments again Feb. 26.
U.S. sociologist who has studied parishes, Catholic movements, women’s ministry looks forward to synod role February 27, 2024By Maria Wiering OSV News Filed Under: Feature, News, Synodality, World News Sociologist Tricia C. Bruce has dedicated her career to trying to understand American Catholics’ attitudes and behavior. She will draw on that experience in her new role as a consultor to the General Secretariat of the Synod, which she expects to include listening to diverse voices and considering broad questions, she said.
Organizations, church officials urge migration crisis to be approached with human dignity February 26, 2024By Marietha Góngora V. OSV News Filed Under: Feature, Immigration and Migration, News, World News Instead of hyper-politicizing the border, officials should find humane and workable solutions that can protect the dignity and human rights of migrants, said experts who work with migrants at the border during a Feb. 21 webinar.
Vatican theme for World Day of Migrants and Refugees focuses on ‘journey’ February 26, 2024By Justin McLellan Catholic News Service Filed Under: Immigration and Migration, News, World News The Catholic Church’s focus for the World Day of Migrants and Refugees 2024 highlights its need to walk alongside displaced persons and to convey to them God’s presence and guidance along their paths, the Vatican said.
3 years after drug decriminalization, Oregon now faces a state of emergency February 26, 2024By Kimberly Heatherington OSV News Filed Under: Feature, News, Social Justice, World News But three years later, a nationwide surge in fentanyl use has collided with Measure 110’s legalized tolerance to create a perfect storm of overburdened social services, policing and community dynamics.
Bernini’s baldachin masterpiece disappears from public view until Holy Year February 25, 2024By Carol Glatz Catholic News Service Filed Under: Arts & Culture, Feature, News, Vatican, World News Like a giant Tinkertoy construction, a skeletal tower of scaffolding slowly inched its way up the twisting bronze columns of the baldachin over the main altar of St. Peter’s Basilica.
Subject of a new film, Mother Cabrini left native Italy to serve U.S. immigrants February 25, 2024By Russell Shaw OSV News Filed Under: Feature, Movie & Television Reviews, News, Saints, World News Mother Cabrini is the subject of “Cabrini,” a new film from Angel Studios directed by Alejandro Monteverde scheduled for nationwide release March 8.
Vatican aims to draw young ‘digital pilgrims’ to Rome’s papal basilicas February 25, 2024By Justin McLellan Catholic News Service Filed Under: Feature, News, Vatican, World News, Youth Ministry The Vatican is seeking to draw pilgrims to the four historic papal basilicas scattered around Rome — not physically, but virtually, through a website and podcast aimed at drawing young people into the spiritual depth of Rome’s sacred spaces.
Analysis: Can Catholics stop the tick tock of the Doomsday Clock? February 24, 2024By Kimberly Heatherington OSV News Filed Under: Feature, News, World News While Pope Francis has affirmed the importance of the right to self-defense, he has simultaneously suggested a reassessment of how the concept of just war is used in favor of constructive dialogue to resolve conflicts.
How a shy Irish farm boy turned Florida pastor led his parish to change countless lives in Uganda February 24, 2024By Laura Dodson OSV News Filed Under: Feature, News, World News A shy Irish farm boy taught to be open to God’s gifts and opportunities in every harvest, egg clutch and milk bucket courageously responded yes to God’s call to priesthood.
Zoom Lenten series guides young adults in being ‘mindful’ about media use February 24, 2024By OSV News OSV News Filed Under: Feature, News, World News, Youth Ministry Sister Nancy Usselmann, a Daughter of St. Paul, who is a widely recognized expert on media literacy, is inviting young adults in their 20s and 30s to take a deep dive this Lent into how to be “media mindful” in their use of media.
Caritas starts developing long-term aid program in Ukraine February 23, 2024By Justin McLellan Catholic News Service Filed Under: Feature, News, War in Ukraine, World News After two years of supporting communities throughout Ukraine since Russia’s full-scale invasion of the country, the Vatican-based charity confederation Caritas Internationalis is shifting to a long-term response plan to address the humanitarian fallout from the prolonged conflict in Ukraine.
