Iglesia en Puerto Rico hace un llamado a la corresponsabilidad frente a la epidemia del dengue
(OSV News) — En pasados días monseñor Roberto O. González Nieves, arzobispo metropolitano de San Juan de Puerto Rico, publicó una carta pastoral en respuesta a la declaración de emergencia por el dengue proferida el pasado 25 de marzo por Carlos Mellado López, secretario del Departamento de Salud de Puerto Rico. El arzobispo de San […]
Murdered Polish missionary begins ‘path to sainthood’
(OSV News) — Poland’s church is seeking the beatification of a young lay missionary, who was stabbed to death in a bungled robbery shortly after starting work with Catholic nuns at a children’s home in Bolivia in 2017. “In five years as a volunteer, she discovered her calling to spread the Gospel — and it […]
Pregnant Workers Fairness Act’s final regulations to protect mothers, but accommodate abortion
WASHINGTON (OSV News) — Final regulations for the Pregnant Workers Fairness Act will grant workers protections for time off and other job accommodations for pregnancy-related medical conditions like miscarriage, stillbirth and lactation — but also for abortion, which was opposed by many of the bill’s supporters. The regulations govern the implementation of the bipartisan legislation […]
Catholic charismatic renewal creates ‘church on fire’ with God’s love, says bishop
(OSV News) — The Catholic Church’s charismatic renewal is a movement of the Holy Spirit to “bring about a church that is on fire” with God’s love, the new head of the Holy See’s official charismatic body told OSV News. “The Catholic charismatic renewal … is a deeply personal, life-giving, ongoing, transforming encounter with the […]
Experts: Attack on Texas priest, other incidents show parishes need to get serious on security
(OSV News) — An assault on a Texas priest — along with recent incidents at Catholic churches in the U.S. and Canada — highlights the need for parishes to implement more robust security measures, experts told OSV News. On April 10, Father Tony Neusch, rector of St. Mary’s Catholic Cathedral in Amarillo, Texas, was pepper-sprayed […]
El obispo Seitz llama a un trato más cristiano y caritativo frente a la comunidad migrante
WASHINGTON (OSV News) — En el marco de la Conferencia de Inmigración “Respondiendo a las Realidades Cambiantes en la Frontera de los Estados Unidos y Más Allá”, llevada a cabo el pasado 11 de abril en la Universidad Católica de América en Washington D.C.; Peter K. Kilpatrick, presidente de esta institución educativa sostuvo una conversación […]
Pope backs peasant farmers in land dispute with Catholic group
VATICAN CITY (CNS) — Pope Francis expressed his support for peasant farmers in northern Peru threatened to be evicted off what they claim is their ancestral territory by companies associated with a Catholic movement. “I know what is happening to you. Defend the land, don’t let it be stolen,” the pope said in a video […]
West Virginia diocese welcomes LOUDfence campaign of awareness, support for abuse victims
By Colleen Rowan WHEELING, W.Va. (OSV News) — Never underestimate what one small act of compassion can do. That was Antonia Sobocki’s message to the faithful gathered for Mass at the Cathedral of St. Joseph in Wheeling April 7. She was there to represent LOUDfence, a campaign of awareness and support for victims of abuse […]
The reconstruction of Notre Dame is a symbol of hope
By Our Sunday Visitor Editorial Board Five years ago, the world watched in collective heartbreak as flames engulfed the iconic Notre Dame Cathedral in Paris. Parisians openly wept in the streets. The bells of French churches rang in mournful solidarity, calling the people of France to pray for the nation’s beloved cathedral. The April 15, […]
Author’s winning mysteries combine adventure, history and faith
NAPLES, Fla. (OSV News) — Inspired by the enthusiasm and innate wisdom of his 12-year-old son, Antony Barone Kolenc is filling a critical void in the reading material for middle grade students that is exciting, compelling, faith-based and life-changing. “Mainstream publishing is being fed to our teens today and is not promoting the kinds of […]