After a severe storm set off flooding that breached dams in eastern Libya, leading to the deaths of thousands of people, Pope Francis sent his condolences and prayers.
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Mexican pro-life groups question validity of high court’s abortion decision
The Mexican bishops’ conference expressed dismay with a recent Supreme Court ruling, decriminalizing abortion on the federal level. Along with several Mexican pro-life groups, they questioned the validity of the Sept. 6 decision, arguing it applies to the litigant and is not applicable nationwide.
Retired New Orleans Priest Indicted by Grand Jury, Arrested for Sexual Abuse
A retired New Orleans priest who walked back a recent public admission of sexual abuse has been arrested and charged for offenses dating from 1975-1976.
Federal Appeals Court Allows Anti-Migrant Buoys in Rio Grande to Remain for Now
A New Orleans-based federal appeals court has issued an order allowing buoys installed by Texas to deter migrants from crossing the Rio Grande to stay in place for now.
‘Safe Haven for Newborns’ Founder Honored for Catholic Faith, Legacy Saving Infants
A beautiful, 22-year-old woman approached the podium on stage at the Miracle Theater in Coral Gables Aug. 24 as she was being introduced as “Carol Gloria — the very first A Safe Haven for Newborns baby.”
Abortions Rise in Most U.S. States Where the Procedure Remains Legal, Data Shows
Legal abortions most likely increased in the United States in the first six months of 2023 compared with 2020, according to a New York Times analysis of data from the Guttmacher Institute, which opposes abortion restrictions.
Border Shelter for Pregnant Migrants is Consistent Pro-Life Effort, Co-Founder Says
A shelter near the U.S.-Mexico border for pregnant migrants run by a pro-life leader is preparing to welcome the first infant born while the mother is staying at the shelter, its co-founder told OSV News.
‘Be Grateful for the Gift’ of a Vocation
Every year at the end of August and the beginning of September there is a national gathering of the National Conference of Diocesan Vocation Directors (NCDVD). This meeting brings together all of the vocation directors of the United States as we look ahead to a pastoral year of prayer, hope, and excitement.
Baltimore Catholic High School Empowers Future Black Pilots With Flight Academy
By Mary K. Tilghman BALTIMORE (OSV News) — Autumn Marlow, 17, never even boarded a plane before she took her place in the pilot’s seat of a four-seat, single-engine Cessna 172 and flew over the Chesapeake Bay. Marlow is the first student in the Dr. Sandy Ortega Flight Academy, a new enrichment program offered at […]
Pope’s Peace Envoy Meets Ukraine Bishops Amid Fallout Over ‘Great Mother Russia’ Remarks
In a session with Catholic bishops from Ukraine Thursday, Sept. 7, Pope Francis’s personal peace envoy told the Ukrainian prelates that “victory” in the war with Russia would be “peace, and never the humiliation of the enemy.”
