OSV News Showcase | November 17, 2023

Good evening! St. Elizabeth of Hungary was a truly compassionate woman throughout her life, and we ask her prayers this week over stories where compassion has been lacking or is greatly needed, both in consideration of the Indi Gregory story and the floods affecting lives in Eastern Africa. Patience and compassion are also worth pursuing […]

Pope Francis’ removal of Bishop Joseph Strickland reveals crisis in Catholic Church

Pope Francis’ shocking dismissal of Bishop Joseph Strickland from the diocese of Tyler, Texas reveals the depth of the massive crisis facing the Catholic Church during Pope Francis’ pontificate. While Pope Francis protects clerical sex abusers like convicted rapist Fr. Marko Rupnik and honors pro-abortion celebrities such as Whoopie Goldberg, faithful prelates Bishop Strickland and […]

Altar vandalized, sacred vessels stolen from Sacred Heart Basilica in France

Basilica of the Sacred Heart in Rouen, France. / Credit: Archdiocese of Rouen ACI Prensa Staff, Nov 17, 2023 / 18:40 pm (CNA). During the night of Nov. 14–15, unidentified persons destroyed the altar and stole sacred vessels from the Basilica of the Sacred Heart in the Archdiocese of Rouen, France. According to the French […]

Archbishop justifies LGBT flags on coffins in Mexican cathedral

Coffins with the LGBT flag in Aguascalientes cathedral in Mexico. / Credit: María Miranda Franco/Metropolitano Aguascalientes ACI Prensa Staff, Nov 17, 2023 / 19:00 pm (CNA). The vice president of the Mexican Bishops’ Conference, Archbishop Gustavo Rodríguez Vega, justified the draping of LGBT flags on the coffins of a gay activist and his partner during […]