Proclaiming Holy Year, pope says it is time to strengthen and share hope
VATICAN CITY (CNS) — “The time has come for a new Jubilee when once more the Holy Door will be flung open to invite everyone to an intense experience of the love of God that awakens in hearts the sure hope of salvation in Christ,” Pope Francis said in a document formally proclaiming the Holy […]
New York attorney sues pro-life groups over abortion pill reversal process
(OSV News) — New York Attorney General Letitia James sued Heartbeat International, an anti-abortion group, and 11 crisis pregnancy centers May 6, accusing them of misleading and potentially causing harm to women by claiming that they can provide a treatment that reverses the effect of the abortion pill mifepristone. The groups named in the lawsuit […]
Havana chapel restored, reconsecrated with U.S., international support
MIAMI (OSV News) — What some are now calling the most beautiful church in Cuba is a newly restored Catholic university chapel in Havana abruptly abandoned during the Cuban Revolution and in disuse for some 60 years. A half a century has passed since local students walked the grounds of Santo Tomás de Villanueva campus, […]
Fertility decline a complex trend beyond any one policy solution, economists say
WASHINGTON (OSV News) — The U.S. fertility rate has slowed to a new record low, according to an analysis recently published by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. But experts said there does not appear to be any one policy that could reverse a complex trend. Experts who spoke with OSV News suggested that […]
Religious freedom among values threatened by world media, experts say at conference
KRAKOW, Poland (OSV News) — The need for quality journalism and media ethics is increasingly high, experts underlined at the academic conference “Media for Man” organized by Pontifical University of John Paul II in Krakow, Poland. “At this point, it is a matter of people’s security,” the organizers said. “I’m both thrilled and terrified with […]
University of Mary’s community for student moms celebrates its first graduate
(OSV News) — When Katie Chihoski walked the graduation stage at the University of Mary April 27, she was holding both her hard-earned bachelor’s degree in social work and her 18-month-old daughter Lucia. She is the first graduate of the University of Mary’s St. Teresa of Calcutta Community for Mothers, a program that the Benedictine […]
Catholic Olympic champion swimmer awarded Presidential Medal of Freedom
WASHINGTON (OSV News) — Adding another distinguished medal to her already sizable collection, Katie Ledecky — the most decorated woman in swimming history — was honored with the Presidential Medal of Freedom on May 3 in a White House ceremony. A native of the Washington area and a parishioner of the Church of the Little […]
El Papa pide reparación al Sagrado Corazón por los abusos contra la dignidad de la persona
CIUDAD DEL VATICANO (CNS) — La práctica espiritual de la reparación “puede estar un poco olvidada o erróneamente juzgada obsoleta” hoy en día, pero es esencial para la promoción de la justicia y la sanación, incluso en nombre de aquellos que han sufrido abusos en la Iglesia, dijo el Papa Francisco. Con un compromiso sincero […]
Las limitaciones físicas no son un obstáculo para progresar
(OSV News) — A pesar de las limitaciones físicas, el inmigrante José Saavedra, 59, se preocupa por su capacitación profesional, batalla para ser independiente y superar el dolor por la pérdida de su esposa y tiene el empuje para progresar en la vida. “Quedarse sin piernas de la noche a la mañana no es fácil. […]
Caritas Baby Hospital in Bethlehem remains a ray of hope in war-torn Holy Land
(OSV News) — Holding her 18-month-old son Ahmad in her arms, Ayah Issa, 32, broke into a smile when she saw Sister of Charity Aleya Kattakayam at the entrance of the Caritas Baby Hospital Bethlehem. “My darling Sister!” Issa, who wears a hijab, exclaimed, hugging the nun and handing Ahmad to Kattakayam, originally from India, […]