Rupnik investigation ‘fairly advanced,’ Vatican official says (Crux)
Msgr. John Joseph Kennedy, who heads the disciplinary section of the Dicastery for the Doctrine of the Faith, told reporters on May 29 that an investigation into abuse charges against Father Marko Rupnik is “at a fairly advanced stage.” “It’s a delicate case,” Msgr. Kennedy said, declining to discuss details. The Vatican has been pressed […]
DR Congo bishops deny involvement in failed coup attempt (Fides)
The secretary-general of the National Episcopal Conference of Congo (CENCO) has denied that bishops and an official of the apostolic nunciature were involved in a May 19 coup attempt against President Félix Tshisekedi. Refuting three rumors on social media, Msgr. Donatien Nshole insisted that leading bishops have not met with the coup leader since 2017, […]
Caritas Australia mobilizes efforts to aid landslide victims in Papua New Guinea
(OSV News) — Caritas Australia mobilized relief efforts to aid victims of a horrific landslide that devastated remote communities in Papua New Guinea. “Our partners on-the-ground in Papua New Guinea are currently conducting a rapid needs assessment in the affected villages to determine the most urgent priorities,” Caritas Australia stated on its website May 28. […]
Todo es un don de Dios: Multitudes, conexión y conversión marcan la primera semana de la peregrinación eucarística nacional
(OSV News) — En su primera semana, los peregrinos de la Peregrinación Eucarística Nacional se han enfrentado a ampollas, un dedo del pie roto y tormentas eléctricas, pero esos “contratiempos” a lo largo de las rutas son “todos regalos de Dios”, dijo Jack Krebs, un peregrino perpetuo en la Ruta de San Junípero Serra de […]
Over Memorial Day weekend, Eucharistic pilgrimage includes NY blessings, massive Minnesota procession
BROOKLYN, N.Y. (OSV News) — Almost halfway across the Brooklyn Bridge toward Manhattan May 26, “amazing” was the only word Riya D’Souza-Pereira could come up with to describe the scene around her of the National Eucharistic Pilgrimage. “I don’t have words to say, but it’s giving me goosebumps just that they’re coming there and we’re […]
Christ offers ‘future with hope’ amid mental illness, writes bishop after bout with depression
(OSV News) — Six years ago, Bishop James D. Conley of Lincoln, Nebraska, began to notice he was no longer able to sleep. The year 2018 had started well — “wonderful in probably every way,” he told OSV News — but the warming weather soon turned into what Cardinal Timothy M. Dolan of New York […]
Can unionizing help today’s white-collar workers save their jobs from AI?
(OSV News) — During America’s “hot labor summer” of 2023 — when approximately 300,000 workers staged nationwide work stoppages — commentators praised a great leveling of the labor hierarchy. There were the strikes and surprising gains of traditionally manual trades: auto workers; delivery drivers and warehouse employees; hospitality and hotel staff. But other wage earners […]
Forum: More advocacy, education on palliative care needed to move world to this ‘narrative of hope’
TORONTO (OSV News) — Amplifying advocacy and pastoral care efforts, bolstering educational resources and championing life-affirming legislation are among the recommendations that emerged from the first International Interfaith Symposium on Palliative Care, held in Toronto May 21-23. The Canadian Conference of Catholic Bishops and the Pontifical Academy for Life organized the forum to enable health […]
‘A recipe for disaster’: The abortion pill and the problem of coercion
As the Supreme Court continues to weigh restrictions on the abortion pill mifepristone, its use in coerced abortions is one often overlooked element of concern. Ed Mechmann, a former state and federal prosecutor and current director of public policy at the Archdiocese of New York, spoke with OSV News’ Charlie Camosy about loopholes in state […]
CRS official says agency has been unable to to get aid to southern Gaza Strip since May 6
JERUSALEM (OSV News) — As tensions and the number of victims mount in southern Gaza Strip, Catholic Relief Services said it has not been able to get humanitarian aid through to the southern Gaza Strip since May 6 and it no longer has any supplies left in its warehouses in that area, said Jason Knapp, […]