Moral transhumanism: testing the limits with Ignatian sensibilities
Joseph Vukov is an associate professor of philosophy at Loyola University Chicago, where he is also an affiliate faculty member in psychology and Catholic...
Read MoreJoseph Vukov is an associate professor of philosophy at Loyola University Chicago, where he is also an affiliate faculty member in psychology and Catholic...
Read More(OSV News) -- For Catholics, great feasts like Christmas don't come at us out of the blue: In the secular world, "Christmas" seems to start in October!...
Read More(OSV News) -- A deadly bomb that exploded during a Mass Dec. 3 killed at least four people and injured dozens at a university in a predominantly Muslim...
Read MoreBRYAN, Texas (OSV News) -- While Pope Francis has been giving prominent roles to Eastern Catholic leaders in the Synod on Synodality, which recently concluded...
Read MoreVATICAN CITY (CNS) -- The future of humanity depends on what people choose now, Pope Francis said in his message to global leaders at the World Climate...
Read MoreVATICAN CITY (CNS) -- Asking pardon for speaking plainly, Pope Francis told members of the International Theological Commission that "one of the great...
Read MoreVATICAN CITY (CNS) -- With the input of two women and a priest, Pope Francis and members of his international Council of Cardinals discussed the role of...
Read MoreAs the fall football season comes to an end, The Pilot extends congratulations to Xaverian Brothers High School in Westwood winning the Division 1 Superbowl...
Read MoreBRAINTREE -- Sometime before the COVID-19 pandemic, Susan Rosso wanted to join the Knights of Columbus. She noticed Grand Knight Michael Moody of Catholic...
Read MoreBROOKLINE -- It was the first time in Chuck's life that anybody celebrated his birthday. Chuck, a homeless man living in the Denver area, had lived...
Read MoreBRAINTREE -- Catholic Charities Boston has opened a new emergency shelter for homeless and migrant families in the Boston area, with the help of a $5 million...
Read MoreROSLINDALE -- At first, geothermal irrigation systems and spaceflight entertainment for astronauts seem to be topics too heavy for middle schoolers. The...
Read MoreI hope you all had a wonderful Thanksgiving holiday! As every year, I spent Thanksgiving with my family in Florida. It's the one time of year we all...
Read MoreNEW YORK (OSV News) The following are capsule reviews of theatrical movies available now for streaming or scheduled for broadcast on network or...
Read MoreNEW YORK (OSV News) Nothing is calm and little is bright in the grisly revenge thriller "Silent Night" (Lionsgate). Though artistically interesting,...
Read MoreNEW YORK (OSV News) Beyoncé Knowles-Carter has a lot she wants to say about her life and art. Interestingly, much of what she wishes to share...
Read MoreNEW YORK (OSV News) Partly a conversion story, partly a study in the triumph of friendship over isolation, the moving comedy-tinged drama "The Holdovers"...
Read More(OSV News) -- Frente al régimen autoritario de Nicaragua, "la voz profética de la Iglesia Católica no puede subestimarse", dijo un líder...
Read More(OSV News) -- For Catholics, great feasts like Christmas don't come at us out of the blue: In the secular world, "Christmas" seems to start in October!...
Read More(OSV News) -- A friend -- we'll call her Barbara -- once confided to my husband and me: "I hate to admit this, but, deep in my gut, I'm dreading the holidays....
Read MoreCIUDAD DEL VATICANO (CNS) -- El mundo necesita que las personas construyan alianzas que no estén en contra de los demás, sino que estén...
Read MoreBARCELONA, España (OSV News) -- Se cumplió un sueño de Antoni Gaudí. En noviembre, el nuncio del Papa en España, Bernardito Auza,...
Read MoreCatólicos en México condenan iniciativa que busca permitir la eutanasia Por David Agren, OSV News BUENOS AIRES (OSV News) -- Los católicos...
Read MoreCIUDAD DEL VATICANO (CNS) -- El futuro de la humanidad depende de lo que la gente elija ahora, dijo el Papa Francisco en su mensaje a los líderes...
Read MoreWASHINGTON (OSV News) -- "Waiting is one of the watchwords of the liturgical season of Advent, which we begin today," Archbishop Timothy P. Broglio of...
Read MoreWASHINGTON (OSV News) -- FBI Director Christopher Wray sparred with Republicans during testimony before the Senate Judiciary Committee Dec. 5 about a leaked...
Read More(OSV News) -- The Christmas season can be challenging for those in addiction recovery, but sacramental grace and practical strategies can keep those seeking...
Read MoreNEW YORK (OSV News) -- Archbishop Roberto González Nieves of San Juan, Puerto Rico, "possesses a passionate heart that beats with a pastor's love...
Read More(OSV News) -- The University of Notre Dame has selected a new president who said he hopes to position the school as an "ever-greater engine of insight,...
Read More(OSV News) -- In the face of Nicaragua's authoritarian regime, "the prophetic voice of the Catholic Church cannot be underestimated," said an opposition...
Read MoreVATICAN CITY (CNS) -- The world needs people to build alliances that are not against others, but are in favor of everyone, Pope Francis told faith leaders...
Read MoreVATICAN CITY (CNS) -- The Advent call for "vigilance" does not mean staying awake and watchful out of fear, but rather out of a longing for the coming...
Read MoreWASHINGTON (OSV News) -- Sandra Day O'Connor, who was the first female U.S. Supreme Court justice, and often a crucial swing vote as a moderate, died Dec....
Read More(OSV News) -- Indi Gregory, a British girl who died Nov. 13 because her life support was not extended, had a Catholic funeral Dec. 1 in the British Nottingham...
Read More(OSV News) -- Question: Which of the following events were God's will? The Fall of man? The Crucifixion? The most recent car accident you were in? Last...
Read MoreWARSAW, Poland (OSV News) -- Every year on the feast of the Epiphany, Jan. 6, Polish cities get flooded with joyful Three Kings Parades. Designed as theatrical...
Read More(OSV News) -- After preparing for the birth of Jesus with posadas, live Nativity scenes, midnight Masses and Nochebuena (Christmas Eve) traditions, thousands...
Read MoreCIUDAD DEL VATICANO (CNS) -- Sean valientes en el cuidado y acompañamiento de los demás, ayudándoles a soñar en grande, cultivando...
Read MoreCIUDAD DE MÉXICO (OSV News) -- El pueblo nicaragüense salió a las calles después de que Sheynnis Palacios fuera coronada Miss Universo,...
Read More(OSV News) -- Henry Kissinger, a former secretary of state who shaped U.S. foreign policy for decades, died Nov. 29 at his Connecticut home, his consulting...
Read MoreWASHINGTON (OSV News) -- Lawmakers and exiled Nicaraguan nationals at a congressional hearing Nov. 30 called for the release of Bishop Rolando Álvarez,...
Read MoreVATICAN CITY (CNS) -- The journey of reconciliation between Catholics and Orthodox began with an embrace almost 60 years ago, a sign of how important personal...
Read MoreVATICAN CITY (CNS) -- Although he had an aide read his prepared talk to the people who had organized World Youth Day in Lisbon, Portugal, Pope Francis...
Read MoreVATICAN CITY (CNS) -- "As you can see, I am alive," Pope Francis told a group of health care managers Nov. 30. At the brief meeting with participants...
Read MoreOWENSBORO, Ky. (OSV News) -- By the time he set off on his 16-day trip to Nigeria in October, Bishop William F. Medley of Owensboro had become something...
Read MoreVATICAN CITY (CNS) -- All the Catholic Church's structures, including tribunals and faculties of canon law, must undergo a "pastoral and missionary conversion"...
Read MoreVATICAN CITY (CNS) -- Some 3,000 charismatic Catholics living in the Persian Gulf gathered in Dubai, United Arab Emirates, for praise and worship and to...
Read More(OSV News) -- Catholic school leaders in Northern Ireland have called on parents to reject a plan by the British government that they say would "impose...
Read More(OSV News) -- "The joy of the Gospel fills the hearts and lives of all who encounter Jesus. Those who accept his offer of salvation are set free from sin,...
Read MoreVATICAN CITY (CNS) -- Everyone must work together to end the silence surrounding abuse if it is to be eradicated from the church and communities, Pope...
Read MoreBOSTON -- Cardinal Seán P. O'Malley presented 150 Cheverus Award Medals to laity, deacons, and religious for service to the church in Boston during...
Read MoreBOSTON -- Young students across the Boston Archdiocese were encouraged to show off their artistic talent and take part in the Catholic School's Foundation's...
Read MoreDANVERS -- "You've started something on death row." Xaverian Brother Jim Connolly heard those words from the warden of the maximum-security South...
Read MoreWAYLAND -- Before he became pastor of Good Shepherd Parish in Wayland, Father David O'Leary was a chaplain and professor of comparative religion at...
Read MoreAs I do every year on Thanksgiving week, I am posting my blog a couple of days early so I can spend time with my family for the holiday. Following the...
Read MoreNEW YORK (OSV News) The following are capsule reviews of theatrical movies available now for streaming or scheduled for broadcast on network or...
Read MoreVATICAN CITY (CNS) -- Embracing poverty and modeling a fraternity that accepts everyone as a brother or sister, members of Franciscan orders are called...
Read MoreIsrael's war against Hamas, which began when the terrorist group launched a surprise attack on Israel Oct. 7, continued to rage throughout October...
Read MoreBUENOS AIRES (OSV News) -- El gobierno de Nicaragua ha publicado una serie de fotografías y video del encarcelado obispo Rolando Álvarez de Matagalpa...
Read MoreCIUDAD DEL VATICANO (CNS) -- Con una voz débil y áspera, el Papa Francisco comenzó su audiencia general semanal haciendo la señal de...
Read More(OSV News) -- Se espera que el gobernador republicano de Texas, Greg Abbott, firme un controvertido proyecto de ley de inmigración que convertiría...
Read MoreCIUDAD DEL VATICANO (CNS) -- "Con gran pesar", el Papa Francisco ha aceptado el consejo de sus médicos de no viajar a Dubai, Emiratos Árabes...
Read MoreBUENOS AIRES (OSV News) -- The Nicaraguan government has released a series of photos and videos of imprisoned Bishop Rolando Álvarez of Matagalpa...
Read MorePHILADELPHIA (OSV News) -- Three orders of women religious were honored for their long ministry of education, pastoral outreach and witness to the Gospel. Metropolitan...
Read MoreTURIN, Italy (OSV News) -- On Oct. 30, three days after Pope Francis lifted the statute of limitations and opened the path for a church trial and possible...
Read MoreVATICAN CITY (CNS) -- Pope Francis told the prefects of Vatican dicasteries that he saw no reason for the Vatican to continue giving U.S. Cardinal Raymond...
Read MoreVATICAN CITY (CNS) -- With a soft and raspy voice, Pope Francis began his weekly general audience by making the sign of the cross and explaining that "I'm...
Read MoreVATICAN CITY (CNS) -- "With great regret," Pope Francis has accepted his doctors' advice to not travel to Dubai, United Arab Emirates, Dec. 1-3 and is...
Read More(OSV News) -- Ukrainian church leaders have joined anniversary commemorations of the 1932-1933 Holodomor, or Great Famine, in which millions died in a...
Read MoreVATICAN CITY (CNS) -- Making places more accessible for people with disabilities requires removing physical barriers and adjusting attitudes to be more...
Read More(OSV News) -- Russia's extensive drone attack on Kyiv Nov. 25 damaged the Ukrainian Greek Catholic Patriarchal Cathedral of the Resurrection of Christ. Russia...
Read More(OSV News) -- Bishop Robert E. Barron said he is in "frank disagreement" with a section of a report from the Synod on Synodality indicating that scientific...
Read MoreWARSAW, Poland (OSV News) -- Tensions have flared between the presidents of the Catholic bishops' conferences of Germany and Poland over Germany's reform...
Read MoreVATICAN CITY (CNS) -- Be courageous in caring for and accompanying others, helping them to dream big, cultivating their unique gifts and flourishing, Pope...
Read More-- Para los católicos, las grandes fiestas como la Navidad no surgen de la nada. Pero en el mundo secular, la "Navidad" parece comenzar en octubre....
Read More-- Una amiga, a la que llamaremos Bárbara, nos dijo una vez a mi marido y a mí: "Odio admitirlo, pero, en el fondo de mis entrañas, temo...
Read More-- Según los estándares estadounidenses, la Via San Gregorio Armeno ni siquiera calificarÃa como un callejón. Mide quizás 5 pies de ancho, pero apenas...
Read MoreCIUDAD DEL VATICANO (CNS) -- Explicando que tenía un problema de inflamación pulmonar, el Papa Francisco dirigió el rezo del Ángelus...
Read More-- Según los estándares estadounidenses, la Via San Gregorio Armeno ni siquiera calificaría como un callejón. Mide quizás 5 pies...
Read MoreMATAMOROS, México (OSV News) -- Celebrando una Misa al aire libre en un campamento de migrantes en medio de una lluvia fría e implacable, el...
Read MoreCIUDAD DEL VATICANO (CNS) -- El Papa Francisco hizo un llamamiento a la perseverancia en la oración por la paz, especialmente en Tierra Santa, donde...
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