News & Commentary
US bishop urges end of violence between Israelis, Palestinians
OSV News
May 14, 2021
The chairman of the U.S. bishops' Committee on International Justice and Peace called on Israelis and Palestinians to end the violence in Jerusalem and Gaza that has claimed dozens of lives and left hundreds of people injured.
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Advocate: S. Carolina approval of firing squad, electric chair ‘chilling’
OSV News
May 13, 2021
WASHINGTON (CNS) -- The passage of a bill by South Carolina lawmakers in early May to restart executions after 10 years and to add death by firing squad or electric chair as options if lethal injection drugs are not available ...
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Coroner rules 1971 massacre victims in Belfast were ‘entirely innocent’
OSV News
May 12, 2021
A coroner in Northern Ireland ruled that a priest and nine lay Catholics who were shot dead by British troops almost 50 years ago were "entirely innocent" and their deaths were unjustified.
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Cardinal cautions US bishops on politicians and Communion
OSV News
May 11, 2021
The Congregation for the Doctrine of the Faith has urged the U.S. bishops to proceed with caution in their discussions about formulating a national policy "to address the situation of Catholics in public office who support legislation allowing abortion, euthanasia ...
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Women religious speak out against voter suppression
OSV News
May 10, 2021
The Leadership Conference of Women Religious and the National Black Sisters Conference issued a joint statement May 5 on the importance of ensuring that all people enjoy the right to vote "regardless of their race, zip code, economic status or ...
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San Diego bishop: Don’t weaponize the Eucharist for political ends
OSV News
May 7, 2021
"The Eucharist must never be instrumentalized for a political end, no matter how important," said Bishop Robert W. McElroy of San Diego in a May 5 essay published on the website of America magazine, the Jesuit journal.
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Uvalde, Texas church opens counseling facility for ongoing healing from 2022 mass shooting