Pope thanks well-wishers for prayers; Vatican says recovery going smoothly
ROME (CNS) -- Pope Francis has thanked people for their prayers and many messages of support and affection, said Matteo Bruni, director of the Vatican...
Read MoreROME (CNS) -- Pope Francis has thanked people for their prayers and many messages of support and affection, said Matteo Bruni, director of the Vatican...
Read More(OSV News) – Calling on Catholics to pray for the victims of a stabbing at a local playground, French Bishop Yves Le Saux of Annecy said the horrific...
Read MoreWASHINGTON (OSV News) -- Results of an annual survey on the permanent diaconate of the U.S. Catholic Church show the estimated number of deacons in active...
Read More(OSV News) -- A new study indicates Americans are pleased with virtual religious services, but more prefer to attend in person now that the COVID-19 public...
Read MoreROME (CNS) -- Among the many messages Pope Francis has been getting over the course of his first full day recovering from abdominal surgery at Rome's Gemelli...
Read More(OSV News) -- The Los Angeles Dodgers' decision to host a July 30 Christian Faith and Family Day does not allay concerns and outrage over the team's plans...
Read MoreVATICAN CITY (CNS) – The flag of Vatican City, yellow and white with crossed keys under the papal tiara, is incorrect in many emojis, flying outside...
Read MoreJENKINTOWN, Pa. (OSV News) -- Amid the war in Ukraine, Basilian sisters strive "to be a praying, healing and life-giving presence in this world," Mother...
Read MoreLVIV, Ukraine (OSV News) -- Leading forensic experts at the British University of Exeter are collecting evidence and testimonies of Russian war crimes...
Read MoreVATICAN CITY (CNS) -- The Holy Spirit invites the faithful to share in God's love and to make the church a loving home whose door is open to everyone,...
Read MoreOSV News) -- A Catholic parish priest accused of "offending state authorities" in Belarus said he understood the hardships facing prisoners of conscience...
Read More(OSV News) -- Nicaragua has frozen the bank accounts of dioceses nationwide as the regime of President Daniel Ortega escalates its persecution of the Catholic...
Read MoreWASHINGTON (OSV News) -- In one sense, priests are no different from other people. They feel the need to step away from the typical routine for a few days...
Read MoreVATICAN CITY (CNS) -- Pope Francis will have nine events with young people, including hearing their confessions and eating lunch with them, during his...
Read MoreBRAINTREE -- The last of the Archdiocese of Boston's many pandemic-related safety measures is being lifted this weekend, just in time for one of the...
Read MoreLYNN -- For decades, Michael Kwiatek has volunteered at Phillips Manor nursing home in Lynn and My Brother's Table, the largest soup kitchen on the...
Read MoreThis past week, I was in Rome for activities concerning the Pontifical Commission for the Protection of Minors. In addition to meetings of the executive...
Read MoreNEW YORK (OSV News) -- The following are capsule reviews of theatrical movies on network and cable television the week of June 18. Please note that televised...
Read MoreNEW YORK (OSV News) -- Here are some television program notes for the week of June 18, with their TV Parental Guidelines ratings if available. They have...
Read MoreNEW YORK (OSV News) – By now, a new Transformers film is a comfortable visit with old robot pals. One settles in, accordingly, for the wisecracks and...
Read MoreROME (CNS) -- Pope Francis was conscious and alert after a three-hour abdominal surgery that was performed "without complications" to treat a hernia, the...
Read MoreVATICAN CITY (CNS) -- Pope Francis was scheduled to undergo surgery at Rome's Gemelli hospital June 7 to treat a hernia that had developed at an incision...
Read MoreVATICAN CITY (CNS) -- Individuals become Christian because they have been touched by Christ's love, not because they have been convinced or coerced by...
Read MoreWASHINGTON (OSV News) -- Prior to the first anniversary of a landmark decision by the U.S. Supreme Court to overturn its prior abortion precedent, pro-life...
Read More(OSV News) -- San Francisco Archbishop Salvatore J. Cordileone said he is "disturbed but not surprised" that charges against vandals who toppled a saint's...
Read MoreVATICAN CITY (CNS) -- The Institute for the Works of Religion, often referred to as the Vatican bank, made a net profit of 29.6 million euros (about $31.6...
Read MoreLVIV, Ukraine (OSV News) -- Pope Francis' peace envoy to Ukraine, Cardinal Matteo Zuppi, was finishing his two-day visit to Ukraine June 6. He met President...
Read MoreROME (CNS) -- Pope Francis returned to the hospital for a brief medical checkup June 6, the Vatican said. In a statement to journalists, Matteo Bruni,...
Read More(OSV News) -- Republican Gov. Greg Abbott signed legislation June 3 banning certain types of medical or surgical gender reassignment procedures in Texas...
Read MoreKANSAS CITY, Mo. (OSV News) -- Melissa Ohden said she never planned to start an organization. Ohden, who joined the Catholic Church in 2014, belongs to...
Read MoreVATICAN CITY (CNS) -- A faster change of course away from today's throwaway culture and toward greater care for the common good is necessary to ensure...
Read MoreVATICAN CITY (CNS) -- Pope Francis named Tracey Rowland, an Australian theologian; Justin Farrell, a U.S. sociologist; and Tongdong Bai, a Chinese philosopher,...
Read MoreBALASORE, India (OSV News) -- Government authorities June 4 were working to get rail services back in operation in the district of Balasore after the deadliest...
Read MoreVATICAN CITY (CNS) -- Cardinal Mauro Gambetti, archpriest of St. Peter's Basilica, celebrated a penitential rite at the basilica's main altar June 3 after...
Read MoreMIAMI (OSV News) -- Two teams in championship contention mean two friendly wagers between bishops, in this case Miami's Archbishop Thomas G. Wenski and...
Read MoreWASHINGTON (OSV News) -- Cardinal Joseph W. Tobin of Newark recently published a letter calling on Americans to voluntary "self-restraint" on gun ownership...
Read More(OSV News) -- The Los Angeles Dodgers' decision to host a July 30 Christian Faith and Family Day does not allay concerns and outrage over the team's plans...
Read MoreVATICAN CITY (CNS) -- Pope Francis has named U.S. Cardinal Kevin J. Farrell, prefect of the Dicastery for Laity, the Family and Life, to be the next president...
Read MoreVATICAN CITY (CNS) -- Cardinal Crescenzio Sepe, the retired archbishop of Naples, celebrated his 80th birthday June 2 and, consequently, became ineligible...
Read More(OSV News) -- Bishop Michael F. Olson of Fort Worth, Texas, has dismissed a religious superior from the Carmelite order after finding her guilty of violating...
Read More(OSV News) -- Nevada Gov. Joe Lombardo, a Catholic who campaigned on a pro-life stance, signed legislation in May granting some protections for those who...
Read More(OSV News) -- The Los Angeles Dodgers' decision to host a July 30 Christian Faith and Family Day does not allay concerns and outrage over the team's plans...
Read MoreBishop Robert P. Reed is an auxiliary bishop of the Archdiocese of Boston, pastor of St. Patrick and Sacred Heart parishes in Watertown, Massachusetts,...
Read MoreNEW HAVEN, Conn. (OSV News) -- A short documentary just released by the Knights of Columbus highlights the life, ministry and selfless service of Father...
Read More(OSV News) -- A film making its U.S. debut recounts the life of a beloved 20th-century saint -- and the movie's star told OSV News he "fell in love with...
Read More(OSV News) -- Ahead of the U.S. bishops' meeting in Orlando, Florida, June 14-16, Bishop Joseph N. Perry said that new investigations by church institutions...
Read More(OSV News) -- More than 20 years ago, Toni McFadden took the abortion pill to end her pregnancy. She was a high school senior, the "good girl" in her family,...
Read MoreVATICAN CITY (CNS) -- The greatest way of life is serving others, and those in political power must see themselves as servants, too, Pope Francis said. "Yet,...
Read MoreGOWER, Mo. (OSV News) -- Thousands flocked to a rural Missouri monastery over the Memorial Day weekend to venerate the apparently incorrupt body of a Benedictine...
Read More(OSV News) -- For parents still wondering if social media can be harmful to their children's mental health, U.S. Surgeon General Dr. Vivek Murthy had a...
Read MoreWEST ROXBURY -- Pentecost seemed to come early as members of the archdiocese's Asian communities gathered at Holy Name Parish for a Marian procession...
Read MoreThe Archdiocese of Boston announced May 30 that Cardinal Seán P. O'Malley has appointed Father Cristiano Guilherme Borro Barbosa as episcopal...
Read MoreBOSTON -- The Board of Trustees of Catholic Charities of the Archdiocese of Boston (CCAB) announced May 30 that Kelley Tuthill has been appointed as its...
Read MoreNATICK -- In 2013, St. Benedict's Classical Academy opened with just 25 students. Today, it boasts an enrollment of 250 students, and a faculty of...
Read MoreLast Friday, I met at the cathedral with the Archbishop Joseph Vu Van Thien of Hanoi, who came accompanied by some of his priests and seminarians. We have...
Read MoreThe rapid and sustained growth of both the general population and especially of the Catholic population in Nevada has resulted in the decision of Pope...
Read MoreNEW YORK (OSV News) -- Here are some television program notes for the week of June 11, with their TV Parental Guidelines ratings if available. They have...
Read More(OSV News) -- The following are capsule reviews of theatrical movies on network and cable television the week of June 11. Please note that televised versions...
Read MoreNEW YORK (OSV News) – Can there ever be too many iterations of everybody's favorite amalgam of arachnid and human? Not according to the sequel "Spider-Man...
Read More(OSV News) -- Gov. Tim Walz, D-Minn., signed a bill into law May 30 legalizing recreational marijuana use in Minnesota just a month after a similar law...
Read MoreDUBLIN (OSV News) -- Once a Catholic giant, Ireland is becoming less religious, census data shows. Just over half of the residents of the Irish capital,...
Read MoreVATICAN CITY (CNS) -- As first Communion season winds down and wedding fever rises, Catholic counters are busy. The Central Office of Church Statistics,...
Read MoreLOS ANGELES (OSV News) -- Washington Nationals starting pitcher Trevor Williams, known for his devout Catholic faith and prominent tattoos, expressed his...
Read More(OSV News) -- The Holy See has declared Bishop Michael F. Olson of Fort Worth to be "pontifical commissary" of the Monastery of Saint Joseph of the Discalced...
Read More(OSV News) -- From national television newscasts to radio shows to podcasts, media across France this Pentecost were mesmerized by an annual pilgrimage...
Read MoreVATICAN CITY (CNS) -- The most powerful and effective method of evangelization is to live according to what one teaches and preaches, Pope Francis said. "I...
Read More(OSV News) -- Ahead of Memorial Day weekend, a community of contemplative Benedictine sisters in rural Missouri were preparing for as many as 10,000 pilgrims...
Read MoreThe Archdiocese of Boston announced May 30 that Cardinal Seán P. O'Malley has appointed Father Cristiano Guilherme Borro Barbosa as episcopal...
Read MoreVATICAN CITY (CNS) -- Of the more than 1,300 Marian images crowned around the world, one of the first to receive this honor does not have a crown today. For...
Read MoreVATICAN CITY (CNS) -- Pope Francis called on the international community to work concretely against torture and to guarantee support to victims and their...
Read MoreWASHINGTON (OSV News) -- Pope Francis has created the ecclesiastical province of Las Vegas, comprised of the Archdiocese of Las Vegas and the suffragan...
Read MorePORTSMOUTH, R.I. (OSV News) -- Although such ceremonies are normally held on a military base, it seemed most appropriate that the promotion of chaplain...
Read MoreVATICAN CITY (CNS) -- Catholics should make an "examination of conscience" about how they use social media, how they allow it to influence them and about...
Read MoreVATICAN CITY (CNS) -- The Catholic Church's current Synod of Bishops should not be a "parliament for demanding rights," but a "journey in accordance with...
Read MoreVATICAN CITY (CNS) -- World No Tobacco Day is observed every May 31 to highlight the harmful effects of tobacco on people's health and the environment. Because...
Read MoreLOS ANGELES (OSV News) -- The Archdiocese of Los Angeles called on "all Catholics and people of goodwill to stand against bigotry and hate in any form"...
Read MoreBOSTON -- Cardinal Seán P. O'Malley ordained five men from four different countries to the archdiocesan priesthood in a Mass at the Cathedral...
Read MoreBOSTON -- Over 250 guests gathered at the John F. Kennedy Presidential Library and Museum on May 17 to attend Catholic Charities of Boston's annual...
Read MoreBRIGHTON -- Bridget Whyte had not attended a Mass in 25 years. But when her children were about to start CCD, she decided to bring them to a Mass so they...
Read MoreFRAMINGHAM -- The priests of the archdiocese received a refresher course in liturgical celebration during their annual Spring Convocation, which was held...
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