Catholic News & Perspectives

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Spanish public television mocks the Sacred Heart of Jesus on New Year’s Eve

MADRID (OSV News) — The president of the Spanish bishops’ conference, Archbishop Luis Argüello of Valladolid, reacted to Spanish public television’s New Year’s program in which a host mocked an image of the Sacred Heart of Jesus. In a Jan. 1 post on X, Archbishop Argüello said, “It saddens me that with the alibi of […] The post Spanish public television mocks the Sacred Heart of Jesus on New Year’s Eve first appeared on OSV News.

Christians in Syria ask whether their rights will be preserved under new Islamic rule

AMMAN, Jordan (OSV News) — Although Christian leaders in Syria are trying to stay positive about the new Islamist interim government in Damascus, others are pointing to worrying concerns about what lies ahead for the country’s diverse population. Syria’s de facto leader, Ahmed al-Sharaa, met with Bishop Hanna Jallouf, the apostolic vicar of Aleppo and […] The post Christians in Syria ask whether their rights will be preserved under new Islamic rule first appeared on OSV News.

Religious freedom ‘getting worse’ in Russia, Belarus and central Asia, says expert

(OSV News) — OSV News recently spoke with researcher Felix Corley of Forum 18 — a news service that partners with the Norwegian Helsinki Committee in defending freedom of religion, thought and conscience — on religious freedom in Russia, Belarus, occupied Ukraine and other nations in the region. This interview has been edited for length and […] The post Religious freedom ‘getting worse’ in Russia, Belarus and central Asia, says expert first appeared on OSV News.

Catholic priest in Belarus convicted of treason, sentenced to 11 years in penal colony

MINSK, Belarus (OSV News) — Father Henrykh Akalatovich, pastor of the Catholic parish in Valožyn, was sentenced to 11 years in a penal colony in Belarus Dec. 30 in a move that highlights the growing persecution of Catholics in the Russia-aligned country. The priest, who had been on trial since Nov. 25 in a closed session […] The post Catholic priest in Belarus convicted of treason, sentenced to 11 years in penal colony first appeared on OSV News.

In the Jubilee Year, feed the hungry, says Catholic charity

GLASGOW, Scotland (OSV News) — As the Jubilee Year picks up speed, the faithful must participate by sharing what we have with the disadvantaged, Catholic charity Mary’s Meals urged. Magnus MacFarlane-Barrow, the founder of Mary’s Meals, explained that hope — the theme for the Jubilee Year opened by Pope Francis in St. Peter’s Basilica Dec. 24 […] The post In the Jubilee Year, feed the hungry, says Catholic charity first appeared on OSV News.

Little highlanders from Poland win the internet with their midnight Mass caroling

KRAKÓW, Poland (OSV News) — An army of little violinists dressed in traditional attire of Polish highlanders, or “górale,” went viral playing their Christmas carol in a gorgeous church in southern Poland, making a local legendary children’s orchestra go global. “Mala Armia Janosika,” or “The Little Army of Janosik,” is a well-known regional children’s orchestra […] The post Little highlanders from Poland win the internet with their midnight Mass caroling first appeared on OSV News.

OSV’s 2024 Catholics of the Year

(OSV News) — By the time December rolls around each year, it feels like the past 12 months have seen it all. In particular for 2024, they saw tens of thousands of people kneeling in Lucas Oil Stadium; the doors of Notre Dame Cathedral reopened; a history-making election; another Roman synod; and, always, too much […] The post OSV’s 2024 Catholics of the Year first appeared on OSV News.

Indigenous Christian village in Bangladesh burned down on Christmas

Stephan Uttom Rozario

DHAKA, Bangladesh (OSV News) — An Indigenous Christian village was burned to the ground just after midnight on Christmas Day in Muslim-majority Bangladesh. The attack occurred in the Bandarban district of the Chittagong Hill Tracts in southeastern Bangladesh, bordering Myanmar, at around 12:30 a.m. on Dec. 25. The area is in the Catholic Archdiocese of […] The post Indigenous Christian village in Bangladesh burned down on Christmas first appeared on OSV News.

Change of heart key to Holy Year indulgence, Latin patriarch says in Nazareth

Judith Sudilovsky

NAZARETH, Israel (OSV News) — An indulgence granted during the Jubilee Year is not just an occasion to “get something” but rather is a sign of the Holy Year, of the moment where the faithful must put themselves in front of God to discover the reality of oneself and see the need for forgiveness, the […] The post Change of heart key to Holy Year indulgence, Latin patriarch says in Nazareth first appeared on OSV News.

Custos: Wish of Holy Land Christians is to start again and live in peace in land of ancestors

Father Patrick Briscoe

JERUSALEM (OSV News) — Amid the turmoil of the ongoing Israel-Hamas war, Father Francesco Patton, the custos of the Holy Land, has a unique perspective on the plight of Christians in the region. As head of the Franciscan Custody of the Holy Land — which has been entrusted with safeguarding the holy sites of Christianity […] The post Custos: Wish of Holy Land Christians is to start again and live in peace in land of ancestors first appeared on OSV News.

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