How often has it flooded at the Marian shrine of Lourdes? What is the state of various abortion ballot measures across the U.S.? How are actor James Earl Jones and musician Jon Bon Jovi, who have both been in secular news this week, connected to Catholicism? What will the Notre Dame Cathedral look like inside when it reopens?
From new books and movie reviews to hard news and informative features and columns, OSV News has something for everyone to read. Enjoy a selection of this week’s stories below, and find more on our website osvnews.com and on our social media.
Megan Marley
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The Friars’ Table, with saint-inspired menu, aims to leave workers, diners feeling uplifted
This winter, Cleveland diners will be able to taste and see saint-inspired dishes while sipping Trappist-brewed beer in a restaurant that gives jobs to men and women in need.
Post-Dobbs, Catholic maternity homes provide critical support for moms in need
It’s an accusation with which pro-life advocates are painfully familiar: They only care about the life of a child to spare it from abortion — but answering that provocative charge are the Catholic-run maternity homes across the nation that daily open their doors to multitudes of women in crisis.
Consecrated virgin ‘gives all, day and night,’ amid Russia’s war in Ukraine
ON THE GROUND: A consecrated virgin in Ukraine said she is grateful for her vocation, which enables her to “give all, day and night,” to those impoverished by Russia’s decade-long war against her nation.
Reflecting with St. Edith Stein on the nature of women
COLUMN: Examining St. Edith Stein’s thoughts on the nature of women and their various callings in life.
Hallow partners with Catholic universities to cultivate student prayer lives
This fall, as students return to college and university campuses, Hallow, the acclaimed prayer app, is working to help students build a vibrant faith life through forming partnerships with Catholic educational institutions across the country.
International Eucharistic Congress begins in Ecuador with call to fraternity
The 53rd edition of the International Eucharistic Congress began Sept. 8 in Quito with a strong call to build fraternity as a way of healing the wounds of a world full of fractures and violence.
Harris, Trump spar over abortion, migration, and economic policy in heated first debate
Former President Donald Trump and Vice President Kamala Harris met Sept. 10 for their first–and what will likely be their only–debate of the 2024 presidential cycle.
CNS ROME: Both US presidential candidates espouse anti-life views, pope says
New book tells the story of 16 Catholic heroes of civil and human rights
The authors of a new book profiling 16 holy men and women who championed civil and human rights want readers to know: You can be a saint. “Most importantly, they should understand that every single person, through the power of God, can do the things that these men and women did,” said coauthor Matthew Daniels during a virtual book launch Sept. 9, the feast of St. Peter Claver.
‘We are human beings’: North Carolina pastoral visit reveals farmworkers’ harsh experiences
Talking to the delegation, as well as with OSV News, Bishop Luis R. Zarama of Raleigh talked about the need to help those who struggle under “often subhuman conditions” despite coming with a visa for seasonal work. “It is an act of humanity to accompany the rural migrants,” he said.
Pope thrives, hits main themes of his pontificate during Asia-Pacific trip
PAPAL TRIP: The 87-year-old Pope Francis not only survived the longest trip of his pontificate, but he drew energy from the crowds who came to see him, and he seemed to enjoy his 12-day visit to Asia and the Pacific.
CEO of 9/11-related foundation reflects on service to first responders, vets, families
The passage of 23 years has only strengthened Frank Siller’s resolve that first responders to the Sept. 11, 2001, attacks and the soldiers lost in the war that followed will never be forgotten. Siller is founder, chairman and CEO of the Tunnel to Towers Foundation, established by his family to honor the sacrifice of their youngest sibling, Stephen, a firefighter with the Fire Department of the City of New York.
