VATICAN CITY (CNS) — People who are terminally ill and their families should always receive the care and assistance they need, Pope Francis said.
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Church decries inaction as cartel violence forces hundreds to flee Mexico’s Chiapas state
MEXICO CITY (OSV News) — The Catholic peace group Pueblo Creyente marched through the colonial city of San Cristóbal de las Casas Jan. 26 to remember the late Bishop Samuel Ruiz Garcia, who promoted a vision of an autochthonous church in the largely Indigenous state of Chiapas.
Report: Vocations to religious life in US decline, but key factors can positively impact numbers
(OSV News) — A new report shows a continued decrease in the number of permanent vocations to consecrated life in the U.S. — but key factors such as family life, devotional practices, Catholic education and personal encouragement can positively impact those numbers.
OneLife LA attendees say day’s steady rain a challenge that only ‘makes us stronger’
LOS ANGELES (OSV News) — There was no escaping the rain.
Pro-lifers will march until abortion is ‘unthinkable,’ says head of March for Life
WASHINGTON (OSV News) — Thousands of pro-life advocates descended upon the nation’s capital for the 51st annual March for Life Jan. 19, undeterred by several inches of snow that accumulated in Washington leading up to — and during — the event.
Two years into war, Knights of Columbus steadfast in Ukraine on front lines of aid
(OSV News) — As Russia’s full-scale invasion of Ukraine reaches the two-year mark, the Knights of Columbus remain steadfast in bringing relief to vulnerable Ukrainians living in some of the hardest-hit areas, one of the organization’s leaders told OSV News.
Broglio: Reflect on Rev. King’s ‘rallying cry’ to confront today’s ‘evils of racism’
WASHINGTON (OSV News) — The Jan. 15 federal holiday honoring the Rev. Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. is a time to “pause and reflect” on his “indelible legacy” and “his rallying cry in the pursuit of justice and peace,” the president of the U.S. Conference of Catholic Bishops said in a statement.
USCCB’s Bishop Barron joins pope in calling ‘surrogate motherhood’ a grave injustice
WASHINGTON (OSV News) — Bishop Robert E. Barron of Winona-Rochester, Minnesota, the head of the U.S. bishops’ committee dealing with family life, voiced support Jan. 10 for Pope Francis’ recent remarks condemning gestational surrogacy as “a grave violation of the dignity of the woman and the child” and calling for a worldwide ban.
Wisconsin judge suspends criminal case against McCarrick
(OSV News) — A Wisconsin judge has suspended a criminal case against former cardinal Theodore McCarrick Jan. 10, citing incompetency. McCarrick had been charged with fourth-degree sexual assault for abuse that allegedly took place in 1977.
Catholic organizations urge prayer for Nicaragua amid crackdown on church
MEXICO CITY (OSV News) — The Pontifical Mission Societies and Aid to the Church in Need are urging Christians to pray for peace in Nicaragua amid a crackdown on the Catholic Church and the imprisonment of priests and bishops.