Hawaii Catholic Herald The discussion over allowing women to become part of the ordained diaconate stretches back for decades, and more recently gained steam following the Church’s years-long Synod on Synodality called by Pope Francis. Now, an organization dedicated to researching and promoting that aim is contributing to the effort by holding a series of […]
Head of U.S. bishops urges people to vote, ‘put faith before politics’
OSV News WASHINGTON — Ahead of the Nov. 3 midterm elections, Archbishop Paul S. Coakley, president of the U.S. Conference of Catholic Bishops, issued a statement Oct. 14 reminding the faithful that “For citizens in a representative democracy such as our own, participation in public life — including voting — is both a right and […]
U.S. plan to livestream execution is called off
By Kate Scanlon OSV News WASHINGTON — President Donald Trump on Oct. 15 called off Secretary of Defense Pete Hegseth’s plans to livestream the execution of Fort Hood shooter Nidal Malik Hasan by firing squad in December. The plan was met with widespread condemnation, including from U.S. bishops. In a post on his social media […]
National March for Life sets 2027 theme, keynote speaker
By Kate Scanlon OSV News WASHINGTON — The 2027 National March for Life theme is “The Truth is Pro-Life,” the March for Life Education and Defense Fund announced Sept. 29. Hayden Sledge, chief of staff at March for Life, told reporters on a press call that “the soil is prime for us to make the […]
Tens of thousands witness archbishop’s historic beatification
By Gina Christian OSV News ST. LOUIS — Archbishop Fulton J. Sheen — the 20th-century theologian, evangelizer, Catholic communications pioneer, teacher and preacher — is now Blessed Fulton J. Sheen. Cardinal Luis Antonio Tagle, a pro-prefect for the Holy See’s Dicastery for Evangelization and papal delegate, pronounced the Church’s declaration on Archbishop Sheen’s holiness of […]
Washington cardinal laments U.S. attitude toward immigrants
By Mark Zimmermann Catholic Standard / OSV News WASHINGTON — Rather than passing by a suffering victim like the priest and the Levite did in the parable of the good Samaritan, Americans need to take action to support immigrants who are in this country without documents and are suffering under the government’s mass deportation policy, […]
Digital lab initiative enables evangelization on a hyperlocal scale
By Jay Sorgi OSV News How does the Catholic Church more effectively reach people through that digital space we live much of our life in, use it to build better human encounters and move them to Jesus Christ’s love, mercy and the sacramental life at the most interpersonal and local of levels? Evangelization Lab, founded […]
Finding inspiration, hope in Archbishop Sheen’s legacy
By Michael R. Heinlein OSV News The much-anticipated beatification of Venerable Fulton J. Sheen took place Sept. 24 in St. Louis, marking a historic moment for the Catholic Church in the United States. Not only is Archbishop Sheen the first television host to be formally recognized by the Church as “blessed,” but he also is […]
U.S. bishops form task force amid rising concern over AI
By Gina Christian OSV News Amid recent calls from several artificial intelligence leaders for a slowdown in the technology’s development, the nation’s Catholic bishops are engaging tech leaders and lawmakers to address concerns over AI and online child safety. The bishops have also formed a task force to safeguard human dignity as AI rapidly evolves, […]
25 years after 9/11, Catholics called to be ‘instruments of reconciliation’
By Kurt Jensen OSV News WASHINGTON — While overwhelming sorrow at the memory of the dead from 9/11 comes easily, the continuing challenge for Catholics is forgiveness and reconciliation in a fractured world, Archbishop Timothy P. Broglio said in his Sept. 11 homily. Archbishop Broglio, head of the U.S. Archdiocese for the Military Services, called […]