(OSV News) Cardinal-designate Pierbattista Pizzaballa, Latin patriarch of Jerusalem, expressed the need to respect and protect the life and dignity of Palestinians during a July 10 visit to Jenin, following the withdrawal of Israeli forces from the city July 5. I see another face of resilience. I see people suffering, people experiencing the consequences of the occupation, but at the same time I see people who don t want to leave, who don t give up, who don t let anyone break down their wil
(OSV News) He was the world s flower and glory, and has rendered superfluous the writings of doctors (of theology) who shall come after him. St. Albert the Great is said to have exclaimed these words upon the news of the death of St. Thomas Aquinas, his former student, in 1274 at age 48.
July 18 marks the 700th anniversary of St. Thomas canonization, and expert Thomists those who study and teach St. Thomas work in philosophy and theology say the Dominican priest who dedicated his l
WASHINGTON (OSV News) President Joe Biden defended what he called a very difficult decision to provide cluster munitions to Ukraine amid Russia s invasion of that country, weapons the Vatican opposes.
In an interview on CNN s Fareed Zakaria GPS that aired July 9, Biden justified the decision saying he discussed it both with allies and with congressional lawmakers. It took me a while to be convinced to do it, Biden said in the interview, explaining the Ukrainians needed to break throug
LUDLOW, Vt. (OSV News) As flood waters rose throughout Vermont during the July 10 torrential rains, at least one Catholic parish opened its facilities for people who needed a place to wait out the flooding and make post-flood plans.In Ludlow, Father Thomas Mosher, pastor of Annunciation Parish, opened the parish hall and parking lot to people who needed a place to stay the night of July 10.About a dozen people slept in the parish hall, where a parishioner furnished a hot meal. Others parked t