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Bishops tighten funeral rules, cracking down on eulogies, cremation
2+ hour, 38+ min ago (1064+ words) Several U.S. bishops in recent months have tightened diocesan funeral policies, emphasizing stricter adherence to the Order of Christian Funerals (OCF) amid evolving popular practices at funerals that depart from Church norms and concern visitations, eulogies, and cremated remains, among others....
Christian harassment rises in Israel; advocates urge victims to report
1+ mon, 2+ week ago (678+ words) There has been a sharp rise in reported harassment against Christians in Israel, according to new data presented June 4 by the Religious Freedom Data Center. Founder Yisca Harani said more than 88 incidents have already been documented this year, including 63 in…...
Debates about Zionism often at odds with Catholic understanding
4+ mon, 3+ week ago (1309+ words) Experts in Jewish-Catholic relations told OSV News that some current public debates about Zionism, including among Catholics, are at odds with the Catholic understanding of the term -- which itself has an array of meanings, as does the word "Israel" itself....
From foreheads to crowns: How Ash Wednesday looks different worldwide
5+ mon, 1+ week ago (796+ words) Catholics going to Mass on Ash Wednesday will leave church marked, but whether the ashes appear as a bold cross on the forehead or sprinkled atop the head depends largely on where in the world they worship. While Catholics in…...
Pope Leo XIV prays for world 'without antisemitism' for Holocaust Remembrance Day
5+ mon, 3+ week ago (701+ words) Pope Leo XIV said he is praying for a world “without antisemitism, without prejudice, oppression, and persecution of any human being,” during his general audience on Jan. 28. Recalling the Jan. 27 commemoration of International Holocaust Remembrance Day, held in memory of…...
USCCB president expresses church's solidarity with Jewish community
7+ mon, 1+ week ago (427+ words) Archbishop Paul S. Coakley of Oklahoma City, president of the U.S. Conference of Catholic Bishops, expressed the Catholic Church’s solidarity with the Jewish community in the wake of a Dec. 14 terror attack by two gunmen that targeted Jewish beachgoers at an event…...
Pew study reveals nonreligious adults' nuanced beliefs
10+ mon, 2+ week ago (1062+ words) Those who are religiously unaffiliated are less likely to hold spiritual beliefs or engage in religious practices -- but in a number of countries, many such "nones" have nuanced beliefs, and still hold there's an unseen spiritual reality and life after…...