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1 week ago | 
thebostonpilot.com | Simone Orendain |Jaymie Stuart Wolfe
(OSV News) -- On the 50th anniversary of when the Khmer Rouge took power in Cambodia and left close to 2 million people dead, the Catholic Church there, still a fledgling minority, is making strides, according to religious missionaries who have spent significant years of service in the southeast Asian country.
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2 weeks ago | 
angelusnews.com | Simone Orendain |Scott Hahn |Heather King
The Archdiocese of Chicago filed a countersuit March 24 against seven alleged victims of clergy child sex abuse who either have pending settlements or have already received settlements in the millions of dollars. The lawsuit, provided to OSV News by the archdiocese, documents a network of at least 30 people, including convicted criminals, gang members and friends, many with family ties to each other, who allegedly conspired to defraud the church.
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3 weeks ago | 
angelusnews.com | Simone Orendain |Justin Mclellan
An Arizona couple whose toddler survived a drowning incident March 2 is attributing his miraculous recovery to intercessions from Blessed Michael McGivney, founder of the Knights of Columbus, along with a multitude of saints and what they count as thousands of prayers from across the country and the world.
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4 weeks ago | 
detroitcatholic.com | Simone Orendain |Charles Fox |Greg Erlandson
(OSV News) ─ An Illinois bill that compels homeschooling families and private schools to provide the state with the personal information of every student enrolled in some form of private education passed in an 8-4 committee vote March 19 after drawing significant backlash from parents and religious and other private schools.
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1 month ago | 
angelusnews.com | Simone Orendain |Scott Hahn |Heather King |Charles Collins
Farms are in every state in the country, producing fruits, vegetables, grains, dairy and raising animals for consumption. It all makes its way to the nation's dinner tables. Yet, little thought is given to how the food on your plate got there and who helped feed your family.
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1 month ago | 
ncronline.org | Rhina Guidos |Simone Orendain
Two Philippine priests who work with those affected by their country's deadly anti-drug campaign under then-President Rodrigo Duterte are closely monitoring developments in the former president's March 11 arrest and detention at the International Criminal Court in The Hague. They are following the news with elation and cautious hope he will be brought to justice. Duterte was arrested in Manila and flown to the Netherlands on March 12. "It's more than victory," exclaimed Fr. Flavie Villanueva.
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1 month ago | 
angelusnews.com | Gina Christian |Simone Orendain
Through its trust in God, even amid the horror of war, "Ukraine can give America hope to not be afraid" of living out the call of the Gospel, said Metropolitan Borys A. Gudziak of the Ukrainian Catholic Archeparchy of Philadelphia. The archbishop shared his thoughts March 6 during "A Conversation on Cultivating Hope in Ukraine," the opening plenary session of the University of Notre Dame's inaugural Ukrainian Studies Conference.
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1 month ago | 
angelusnews.com | Simone Orendain |Cindy Wooden
The Archdiocese of Denver launched the public portion of its nine-year novena that will usher in the extraordinary Jubilee Year 2033. The year will mark exactly 2,000 years from when Christians believe the redemption of the world took place with the passion, death and resurrection of Jesus Christ. At the start of Lent, Denver Archbishop Samuel J.
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1 month ago | 
thebostonpilot.com | Simone Orendain |Jenna Cooper
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(OSV News) -- St. John Paul II's example as a strong bridge-builder between Catholicism and Judaism should be used against enduring antisemitism, especially in the wake of the Oct. 7, 2023, Hamas attacks on Israel that killed 1,200 people, according to a theologian who wrote a two-volume biography of one of the longest serving popes.
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1 month ago | 
thebostonpilot.com | Simone Orendain |Jaymie Stuart Wolfe
(OSV News) -- The Archdiocese of Indianapolis said an investigation of an alleged Eucharistic miracle is underway at a southeast Indiana church where it reportedly took place in late February. The archdiocesan Department of Communications confirmed to OSV News March 3 the inquiry originated in St. Anthony of Padua Church in Morris, Indiana.
