December 2023

NEW YORK (OSV News) — The following are capsule reviews of theatrical movies available now for streaming or scheduled for broadcast on network or cable television during the week of Dec. 24, …

(OSV News) — While several Western European bishops praised the Dec. 18 declaration of the Vatican’s Dicastery for the Doctrine of the Faith on blessing same-sex couples as “a major …

By Donald DeMarco (OSV News) — When I was very young, I came across a story that has left an indelible impression on me. The story centers on two bedridden …

WASHINGTON (OSV News) — The pro-life movement had a mixed record of success in its first full calendar year without Roe v. Wade in place, losing an Ohio ballot measure …

(OSV News) — Gov. Greg Abbott, R-Texas, signed an immigration bill into law Dec. 18 that makes it a state crime for unauthorized migrants to cross into Texas from Mexico. …

JERUSALEM (OSV News) — The world has become very small and dangerous for the 600 Palestinian Gaza Christians sheltering at the Holy Family Parish church compound in Gaza City almost …

By Lisa Popcak (OSV News) — A friend — we’ll call her Barbara — once confided to my husband and me: “I hate to admit this, but, deep in my …

BUENOS AIRES (OSV News) — Cardinal Eduardo Pironio has been beatified in his native Argentina, where he was remembered as “the prophet of hope,” who worked to implement the Second …

(OSV News) — A new declaration from the Vatican on pastoral blessings does not change the Catholic Church’s teaching on marriage, Catholic experts told OSV News, but seeks to extend …

VATICAN CITY (CNS) — A Catholic priest can bless a gay or other unmarried couple as long as it is not a formal liturgical blessing and does not give the …