MEXICO CITY (OSV News) — A pair of priests have been reported abducted from their parishes in Nicaragua as the country’s increasingly totalitarian regime continues cracking down on the Catholic Church and silencing all dissenting voices.
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Mayor of hometown of German who ordered Ulmas’ murder says he never knew story until 2022
(OSV News) — Until Polish film director Mariusz Pilis told him the story of the Ulma family in 2022, the mayor of the German city of Esens had no idea that the murderer of the newly beatified Poles who sheltered Jews lived unbothered in his town until his death in 1960.
‘Laudate Deum’: Planet mirrors a deeply flawed view of human life and activity
(OSV News) — Pope Francis warns the clock is ticking on the dangers of climate change — and both a paradigm shift and practical action are critically needed to avert looming disasters in nature and human society.
Healing addiction requires faith, science and a pastoral commitment to love, say experts
(OSV News) — Faith, science and compassionate pastoral outreach can help address the crisis of addiction, said experts at a recent panel discussion.
On retreat, synod members look at ways to accept, overcome differences
ROME (CNS) — Knowing they would be wrangling with different opinions and that Catholics around the world had different hopes and fears for their work, the 364 full members of the assembly of the Synod of Bishops gathered for a retreat.
Participants in Synod on Synodality say they seek ‘new vision’ for church from assembly
(OSV News) — As Catholic delegates arrived in Rome from across the globe for the Synod of Bishops on Synodality Oct. 4-29 and continued their retreat ahead of the assembly, hopes were high that the upcoming discussions will set the church on a secure path for the future, despite today’s multiple competing perspectives and priorities.
Farm bill key to food security in US and abroad, Catholic activists say
WASHINGTON (OSV News) — The 2023 Farm Bill should prioritize food security measures both in the United States and abroad, Catholic activists said.
Pope says his new ecology document is titled ‘Laudate Deum’
VATICAN CITY (CNS) — Pope Francis said the title of his new letter on the environment will be “Laudate Deum,” (Praise God), a frequent refrain in several psalms, including Psalm 148, which tells the heavens and the angels and the sun and moon to praise the Lord.
Bishops’ pro-life chair calls for ‘radical solidarity’ with pregnant, parenting women
WASHINGTON (OSV News) — U.S. pro-life efforts “must remain strong to end legalized abortion” in this nation, but all Catholics have a personal responsibility to accompany women facing difficult or challenging pregnancies, said the chairman of the U.S. Conference of Catholic Bishops’ Committee on Pro-Life Activities.
Shrine to only approved U.S. Marian apparition gets ready for first solemnity
CHAMPION, Wis. (OSV News) — On Oct. 9, the National Shrine of Our Lady of Champion celebrates the 164th anniversary of the Blessed Virgin Mary’s second and third apparitions to Adele Brise — the only approved Marian apparitions in the United States. While the observance has long been a yearly event, this is the first year the liturgy is marked as a solemnity.