As the good work commitment of nurses are recognized during National Nurses Week May 6-12, a U.S.-based pro-life organization is celebrating 4,000 Hungarian nurses who are dedicated to saving the preborn children of abortion-minded mothers.
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Pope to Pope: Let Our Churches Be United By Christ’s Love
Two popes sat side by side before a crowd of rain-soaked pilgrims in St. Peter’s Square May 10. Coptic Orthodox Pope Tawadros II, patriarch of Alexandria, Egypt, was at the Vatican to mark the 50th anniversary of a joint declaration signed by St. Paul VI and Pope Shenouda III in 1973 outlining the beliefs shared by their churches.
Police Looking For Vandals Who Targeted Catholic Charities Office
Police are asking for the public’s help in finding a pair of suspects who vandalized Catholic Charities Brooklyn & Queens headquarters earlier this month by throwing a brick through the glass door of the organization’s offices.
Parish Cybersecurity At Risk, But There’s Hope, Say Experts
Cybersecurity at Catholic parishes is less robust than it could be, but several free and low-cost resources — along with a healthy dose of common sense — can bolster technology defenses, experts told OSV News.
Maternity Homes Offer A ‘Haven’ That Gives Moms Chance At ‘Directional Change’ In Life
Three years ago, Helen Verriotto was a 27-year-old mother of one, pregnant with her second child, and homeless.
Desperate Families Dig Through Mud In Search For Relatives While Death Toll Reaches 400 In Congo Floods
As the death toll from flooding and landslides in Congo surpassed 400, Catholic bishops in the country expressed their deep sorrow and called for support.
Pope Speaks of ‘Painful’ Situation of Jesuits During Argentina’s Dirty War
Questioned by the confreres of a Hungarian Jesuit kidnapped with another priest and imprisoned during Argentina’s murderous military dictatorship, Pope Francis said, “I did what I felt I had to do to defend them. It was a very painful affair.”
Black Priests Criticize ‘Pact of Whiteness’ After Bishops’ Conference’s Election In Brazil
After the election of the new leaders of Brazil’s bishops’ conference April 24, two Afro Brazilian priests released a public letter criticizing the fact that most of them are white and affirmed that the Brazilian church’s “power structure” is tainted by “racism” and by a “pact of whiteness.”
House Republicans Plan Vote on Border Security Package As Title 42 Ends
As Title 42 draws to its scheduled close, House Republicans are planning to vote on border security legislation criticized by the U.S. bishops.
Two Popes, Roman and Coptic, Meet to Bolster Middle Eastern Christianity
This week, there will again be “two popes” at the Vatican when Pope Francis meets his Coptic Orthodox counterpart, Pope Tawadros II, who is visiting in a bid to strengthen relations with the Catholic Church and bolster support for Christians in the Middle East.