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Bishop Robert E. Barron said he is in “frank disagreement” with a section of a report from the Synod on Synodality indicating that scientific advances could prompt “rethinking” of the Church’s teaching on sexual morality.
Pope Francis says he has serious bronchial infection
By Catholic News ServiceAt the brief meeting with participants in a seminar on the ethics of health care management, the pope said he was suffering from a "bronchial condition. Thank God it was not pneumonia," but he said it was a very serious bronchial infection.
'Les Misérables' bishop on sainthood path
By Caroline de Sury, OSV NewsThe real bishop behind Victor Hugo’s famous Les Misérables character is likely to be beatified. The French bishops, gathered in Lourdes Nov. 3-8 for their plenary assembly, voted in favour of opening the diocesan process for his beatification.
For hostages’ families, the painful wait continues
By Rick Snizek, OSV NewsIt’s a nightmare scenario that no parent would ever want to experience. Fifty days after her children were taken hostage, Hadas Kalderon did not see their names on the list of the first three rounds of released hostages.
On third day of cease-fire, more Hamas hostages freed; Israel releases more Palestinians
By Judith Sudilovsky, OSV NewsThe Hamas militant group Nov. 26 released a third group of hostages numbering 17, who include 12 Israelis, one American woman and an Israeli-American child and three Thai nationals, according to The Associated Press, and Israel confirmed it freed another 39 Palestinians.
Pope Francis holds separate meetings with Israelis, Palestinians at Vatican
By Cindy Wooden, Catholic News ServiceWith hopes growing for a temporary, humanitarian cease-fire, Pope Francis met at the Vatican Nov. 22 with relatives of Israelis held hostage by Hamas and, separately, with relatives of Palestinians suffering under the Israeli siege of Gaza.
Sagrada Familia a step nearer completion
By Begoña Aragonese, OSV NewsIt seemed like one of Antonio Gaudí's dreams come true.
On Nov. 12, the papal nuncio to Spain, Archbishop Bernardito Auza, blessed the towers of the Evangelists of the famous Sagrada Familía basilica in Barcelona. Gaudí, a legendary Catalan architect, started working on the now-iconic basilica 140 years ago. Five generations now have watched the temple’s progress.
Spanish cardinal urges calm as protests mount over separatist amnesty
By Jonathan Luxmoore, OSV NewsThe president of the Spanish bishops' conference has appealed for calm following mass protests against the planned release of jailed Catalan separatists under a deal with the new socialist-led government.
Dubai bound: Pope Francis seeks action at COP28
By Carol Glatz, Catholic News ServiceWhen Pope Francis visits Dubai in the United Arab Emirates Dec. 1-3 to address the opening of the UN Climate Change Conference, he will be the first pope ever to attend one of the global gatherings that began in 1995.
Haiti hospital attack shows 'those most in need' pay price of violence, says CRS rep
By Gina Christian, OSV NewsA recent attack on a hospital in Haiti underscores the desperate condition of that nation's civilians, a Catholic Relief Services official told OSV News.
Javier Milei wins presidential elections in Argentina
By David Agren, OSV NewsUpstart presidential candidate Javier Milei, who attacked Pope Francis as "filthy leftist," overwhelmingly won Argentina's presidential election on a radical libertarian platform of dollarizing the economy and shrinking the state in a country beset by recurring economic crises and triple-digit inflation.