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Benedictine College denounces antisemitic flyers after Catholic-Jewish relations conference
1+ hour, 40+ min ago (854+ words) (OSV News) "A Catholic college in Kansas is deploring a campus-based antisemitic campaign, after hosting a recent conference exploring Church teaching on Catholic-Jewish relations. In a May 14 statement, Benedictine College in Atchison disclosed that in late April its campus had…...
Catholic leaders warn against antisemitism in Holy Week liturgies
1+ mon, 2+ week ago (1146+ words) (OSV News) "In the days ahead of Holy Week, several Catholic leaders issued messages denouncing antisemitism, stressing Church teaching on the issue as the faithful solemnly commemorate Christ's passion and death. The messages come as some Catholic and Christian influencers…...
Pope Leo XIV meets head of Israel's Holocaust memorial center
1+ mon, 3+ week ago (330+ words) ROME (OSV News) "Pope Leo XIV met with the head of Israel's Yad Vashem World Holocaust Remembrance Center at the Vatican March 23. The Holy See did not release any details about the meeting, but Yad Vashem issued a statement describing…...
As Middle East chaos grows, Jerusalem abbey becomes refuge for prayer, interfaith solidarity
2+ mon, 1+ week ago (961+ words) (OSV News) "Amid the escalating chaos of another war in the Middle East, Benedictine Father Nikodemus Schnabel said the abbey where he resides has become an "island of hope in an ocean of suffering" where even people of different faiths…...
Experts: Debates about Zionism, even by Catholics, often at odds with Catholic understanding
2+ mon, 1+ week ago (1283+ words) PHILADELPHIA (OSV News) "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…...
Ash Wednesday boom gives hope to French Catholics they're witnessing rebirth of faith
2+ mon, 3+ week ago (910+ words) PARIS (OSV News) "Attendance at Ash Wednesday Mass is again expected to break records in France with national papers headlining their daily wires as an "unexpected return of Lent" and highlighting the "enduring nature" of the 2025 boom in reception of…...
From foreheads to crowns: How Ash Wednesday looks different worldwide
2+ mon, 3+ week ago (808+ words) VATICAN CITY (CNS) " 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....
Religious Liberty Commission tussles over antisemitism as lawsuit challenges its legality
3+ mon, 5+ day ago (1070+ words) WASHINGTON (OSV News) "The Religious Liberty Commission held its fifth hearing " with some tense exchanges " to examine a rise in antisemitism Feb. 9, the same day a lawsuit was filed challenging the committee's creation as unlawful. In the hearing, which took…...
Pope appeals for end to antisemitism, prejudice, genocide
3+ mon, 2+ week ago (347+ words) VATICAN CITY (CNS) " Pope Leo XIV called for an end to all antisemitism, prejudice, oppression and persecution worldwide. "I renew my appeal to the community of nations always to remain vigilant so that the horror of genocide never again befall…...
Pope condemns "antisemitic violence," "terrorist massacre" in Sydney
5+ mon, 7+ hour ago (322+ words) VATICAN CITY (CNS) " Condemning the attack on Jews celebrating Hanukkah in Sydney, Pope Leo XIV said, "Enough with these forms of antisemitic violence! We must eradicate hatred from our hearts." The pope prayed for "the victims of the terrorist massacre…...