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Pope says his new ecology document is titled ‘Laudate Deum’

By OSV News | September 27, 2023 | 1 Comment

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. The new document, … Read More about Pope says his new ecology document is titled ‘Laudate Deum’

English police apologise to woman arrested for silently praying outside abortion facility

By OSV News | September 26, 2023 | 1 Comment

LIVERPOOL, England (OSV News) – Police in England have apologised to a Catholic woman six months after she was arrested for praying silently outside an abortion facility. Isabel Vaughan-Spruce was arrested in March outside a British Pregnancy Advisory Services clinic in Birmingham by two uniformed officers from West Midlands Police, and … Read More about English police apologise to woman arrested for silently praying outside abortion facility

Synod office announces plan to reduce assembly’s carbon footprint

By OSV News | September 20, 2023 | 1 Comment

VATICAN CITY (CNS) – With more than 450 people gathering at the Vatican from around the world for a monthlong meeting, the General Secretariat of the Synod said it is taking action to reduce the environmental impact of the synod assembly. Making the event plastic free, eliminating waste, using only … Read More about Synod office announces plan to reduce assembly’s carbon footprint

Brazilian soccer legend Ronaldo is baptised in Catholic church

By admin | September 14, 2023 | 2 Comments

SAO PAOLO (CNA) – September 12 was a special day for Ronaldo Luís Nazario da Lima, the Brazilian and world soccer legend nicknamed “O Fenômeno” (“The Phenomenon”), who at the age of 46 took a significant step in his life of faith by receiving the sacrament of baptism. After the … Read More about Brazilian soccer legend Ronaldo is baptised in Catholic church

Pope hails beatified family as ‘ray of light in the darkness’

By OSV News | September 11, 2023 | 1 Comment

By Paulina Guzik, OSV News MARKOWA, Poland (OSV News) – In one of the most significant moments in Polish post-war history, the Ulma family was beatified in Markowa on September 10. “I think it will only get me at night, when I come back home, because now I still can’t … Read More about Pope hails beatified family as ‘ray of light in the darkness’

Cardinal Burke sees ‘grave harm’ coming from synod process

By OSV News | August 24, 2023 | 1 Comment

ROME (CNS) – The synod process underway around the world and at the Vatican is inflicting “evident and grave harm” on the Catholic Church, retired US Cardinal Raymond Burke wrote in a letter published as the foreword to a book. “Synodality and its adjective, synodal, have become slogans behind which a revolution … Read More about Cardinal Burke sees ‘grave harm’ coming from synod process