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(OSV News) -- A move to hold talks between Ukraine and Russia at the Vatican appeared to gain momentum May 19, following a call between President Donald...
Read More(OSV News) -- A move to hold talks between Ukraine and Russia at the Vatican appeared to gain momentum May 19, following a call between President Donald...
Read MoreCHICAGO (OSV News) -- The Archdiocese of Chicago has scheduled a Mass and a special program June 14 to celebrate the election and inauguration of Pope...
Read MoreINDIANAPOLIS (OSV News) -- On the morning of May 18 at his Mass of inauguration as bishop of Rome, Pope Leo XIV called Catholics around the world to "build...
Read More(OSV News) -- Hundreds of Catholic humanitarian workers are rallying to prevent further -- and more permanent -- reductions in U.S. federal funding for...
Read MorePARIS (OSV News) -- Catholics in Normandy commemorated the 100th anniversary of St. Thérèse's of Lisieux's canonization with three days of solemn...
Read MoreVATICAN CITY (CNS) -- Pope Leo XIV has named Cardinal Baldassare Reina grand chancellor of the John Paul II Pontifical Theological Institute for Marriage...
Read MoreVATICAN CITY (CNS) -- During a special audience with religious leaders who came to Rome for the inauguration of his papal ministry, Pope Leo XIV vowed...
Read MoreCIUDAD DEL VATICANO (CNS) -- Iniciando su pontificado con un llamado a la reconciliación y a la comunión, el Papa León XIV inauguró...
Read More(OSV News) -- Este es el texto completo en español de la homilía pronunciada por el Papa León XIV en la Plaza de San Pedro durante la Celebración...
Read MoreVATICAN CITY (CNS) -- The day after his inauguration Mass, Pope Leo XIV had a closed-door meeting at the Vatican with U.S. Vice President JD Vance, who...
Read MoreVATICAN CITY (CNS) -- Pope Leo XIV met privately with Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy and his wife May 18, their second encounter of the day. In...
Read More(OSV News) -- This is the full text in English of the homily given by Pope Leo XIV in St. Peter's Square during the Mass of Inauguration of the Petrine...
Read MoreVATICAN CITY (CNS) -- Launching his papacy with a call for reconciliation and communion, Pope Leo XIV formally began his ministry as the successor of St....
Read MoreROME (CNS) -- Under a strong spring sun, hundreds of men processed past ancient Roman ruins carrying statues of the crucified Christ and his sorrowful...
Read More(OSV News) -- The Vatican's Secretary of State has offered to "eventually make the Vatican available for a direct meeting" between Ukraine and Russia,...
Read MoreOur archdiocese has been blessed with many fine priests. We have never had enough priests, and we certainly have never had more than we need. So, the six...
Read MoreCHESTNUT HILL -- Father Vincenzo Caruso was once a very cynical young man. Growing up in Naples, Italy, he believed that he would never be loved by anyone...
Read MoreBRIGHTON -- Father Brian R. Daley says being Catholic is much like being on a high school football team. "It's not about you," Father Daley told The...
Read MoreWESTON -- Father Brian Delaney is already used to being called "Father Brian." His coworkers gave him that nickname when he worked as a security manager...
Read MoreCHESTNUT HILL -- When Father Mateus de Oliveira Martin came to Boston from Brazil in December 2013, he felt like he had been stuffed into a freezer. His...
Read MoreBRIGHTON -- Father Joseph Thuy Van Nguyen knows that priests are role models of the faith. Father Nguyen, 36, a seminarian at St. John's Seminary...
Read MoreBRIGHTON -- Father Peter Dong Huy Pham grew up surrounded by faith. He was born in Hanoi and raised in a predominantly Catholic village just outside the...
Read MoreThis report presents findings from a national survey of seminarians scheduled for ordination to the priesthood in 2025. The report is a part of collaboration...
Read MoreDear brothers and sisters! Each year, the World Day of Prayer for Vocations invites us to reflect on the precious gift of the Lord's call to each...
Read MoreThe Ordination to the Priesthood takes place during Mass, and the ordination rite carries centuries of sacred tradition to this present ceremony. The following...
Read MoreBeloved brothers and sisters: because these our sons, who are your relatives and friends, are now to be advanced to the Order of priests, consider carefully...
Read MoreThe ordination of new priests for the archdiocese gives The Pilot its annual opportunity to inform our readers of the "state of vocations" in the seminaries...
Read MoreFritz Anacreon, 2027, St. Augustine, Divine Mercy, Quincy, MA Diego Arellano, 2034, Redemptoris Mater, Queen of Peace, Aurora, CO Reverend Mister Giris...
Read More(OSV News) -- Praying for vocations usually means praying for more priests. That's a good and necessary effort, of course, because without priests,...
Read MoreVATICAN CITY (CNS) -- During a meeting with Eastern Catholics, many of whom come from war-torn regions of the world, Pope Leo XIV pledged the Vatican's...
Read MoreROME (OSV News) -- When Catholics heard on May 8 the new pope had chosen the name Leo XIV, the thoughts of many turned immediately to Leo XIII, the last...
Read MoreCHICAGO (OSV News) -- "In honor of Pope Leo XIV, I'm going to have a thin crust pizza," said Augustinian seminarian Brother Nathan Fernandes, a former...
Read MoreBOSTON -- As Pope Leo XIV appeared on the balcony of St. Peter's Basilica as the church's 267th successor of St. Peter on the evening of May 8,...
Read MoreBRAINTREE -- "A North American bishop with a South American soul." That was how Father Simon Cadwallader described Pope Leo XIV, who made history on May...
Read MoreCardinal Seán P. O'Malley issued the following statement on his personal blog, cardinalseansblog.org, following the election of Pope Leo XIV,...
Read MoreBRAINTREE -- While Augustinian Father Peter Gori was in the middle of celebrating a funeral Mass on May 8, he received some disquieting news from the funeral...
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 MoreWASHINGTON (OSV News) -- Both Vice President JD Vance and Secretary of State Marco Rubio will attend the inaugural Mass of Pope Leo XIV on May 18, the...
Read MoreROME (OSV News) -- One issue any pope would have to face when elected to govern the Catholic Church in 2025 is that of continuing to address the clergy...
Read MoreVATICAN CITY (CNS) -- Teaching should be lived as ministry and mission, Pope Leo XIV told the Brothers of the Christian Schools, also known as the De La...
Read More(OSV News) -- The U.S. bishops recently released an updated version of their 2015 pastoral letter on the dangers of pornography, a document they said is...
Read MoreROME (OSV News) -- In his self-introduction to a new universal flock, Pope Leo XIV drew attention to his ties with the Order of St. Augustine, in which...
Read MoreVATICAN CITY (CNS) -- The day after advancing to the semi-finals of the Italian Open, Jannik Sinner paid a visit to a fan. While in Rome for the tournament...
Read MoreDETROIT (OSV News) -- El nuevo pontífice el vicario de Cristo en la tierra -- cursó la secundaria en el oeste de Michigan. Para muchos...
Read MoreWASHINGTON (OSV News) -- El Departamento de Salud y Servicios Humanos de EE.UU. (HHS por sus siglas en inglés) publicó recientemente lo que llamó...
Read MoreCHICLAYO, Perú (OSV News) -- Miles de católicos abarrotaron la plaza frente a la Catedral de Santa María de Chiclayo en esta ciudad del...
Read MoreROMA (CNS) -- Aunque resulta interesante, e incluso motivo de orgullo, que el nuevo Papa León XIV haya nacido en Estados Unidos, la mayoría de...
Read MoreCIUDAD DEL VATICANO (CNS) -- Con una multitud enorme y festiva reunida en la Plaza de San Pedro, el Papa León XIV dirigió su primera recitación...
Read MoreVATICAN CITY (CNS) -- Among his first messages, Pope Leo XIV expressed his intention to strengthen the Catholic Church's ties with the Jewish community. "Trusting...
Read MoreWASHINGTON (OSV News) -- Planned Parenthood's latest annual report shows an increase in abortions from the previous year's report, while also showing a...
Read MoreWASHINGTON (OSV News) -- President Donald Trump signed an executive order May 12 that he said would lower prescription drug costs -- an issue the U.S....
Read More(OSV News) -- Ecumenical Patriarch Bartholomew of Constantinople said he hopes Pope Leo XIV will "be a dear brother and collaborator for the rapprochement...
Read MoreVATICAN CITY (CNS) -- Pope Leo XIV's devotion to St. Augustine, his life and ministry as a member of the Augustinian order and his focus on the unity of...
Read MoreVATICAN CITY (CNS) -- Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy thanked Pope Leo XIV for his support of a just and lasting peace in Ukraine, and he invited...
Read MoreVATICAN CITY (CNS) -- Pope Leo XIV asked journalists to be peacemakers by shunning prejudice and anger in their reporting, and he called for the release...
Read MoreROMA (OSV News) -- En un país donde más del 90% de la población se identifica como cristiana -- y casi tres cuartas partes como católica...
Read MoreCIUDAD DEL VATICANO (CNS) -- Allí donde los cristianos son ridiculizados y al que cree en el Evangelio "se le obstaculiza y desprecia, o, a lo sumo,...
Read More(OSV News) -- De pie en la logia de la basílica de San Pedro, el recién elegido Papa León XIV sonrió, saludó y pareció contener...
Read MoreOMAHA, Neb. (OSV News) -- On a warm May afternoon, inside a packed cathedral filled with joyful hymns of praise, Archbishop Michael G. McGovern became...
Read More(OSV News) -- Mientras el mundo da la bienvenida al Papa León XIV, los obispos ya están expresando su gratitud por la elección. El obispo...
Read MoreVATICAN CITY (CNS) -- With a huge and festive crowd gathered in St. Peter's Square, Pope Leo XIV led his first Sunday recitation of the "Regina Coeli"...
Read More(OSV News) -- Parishioners of St. Jude Parish in the Chicago suburb of New Lenox, Illinois, may have had a moment of shocked recognition as the first American...
Read MoreROME (OSV News) -- Two days before the May 7 conclave began, Augustinian Sister Carmen Toledano texted her religious brother Monseñor Robert, whom...
Read More(OSV News) -- In Pope Leo XIV's first greeting after being introduced as pope May 8, he described himself as a "son of St. Augustine." The first American...
Read More(OSV News) -- A New Orleans genealogist has found that the first U.S.-born pope has Black and Creole roots -- and the discovery illuminates the nation's...
Read MoreVATICAN CITY (CNS) -- Less than 48 hours after being elected, Pope Leo XIV got in the front seat of a minivan and traveled 40 miles southeast from the...
Read MoreVATICAN CITY (CNS) -- Shortly after the election of Pope Leo XIV, several news outlets reported on his speech at the 2012 Synod of Bishops on the new evangelization...
Read MoreROME (OSV News) -- In a country where over 90% of the population identifies as Christian -- and nearly three-quarters as Catholic -- the election of a...
Read MoreROME (OSV News) -- Only a few days have passed since the election of Pope Leo XIV, but the 266th successor of Peter has already given a hint on the style...
Read MorePope Leo XIV met with the College of Cardinals Saturday morning for his first official address since his election, outlining key priorities for his pontificate...
Read More(OSV News) -- A day after the conclusive papal election, more U.S. Catholic cardinals and bishops voiced their gratitude, joy and hopes for the ministry...
Read MoreCHICAGO (OSV News) -- Catholics and non-Catholics alike were abuzz with excitement in Chicago May 8, after one of the city's native sons became pope. Taking...
Read More(OSV News) -- After the entire world hears the words "Habemus Papam" and learns there's a new pope, the questions start: Who is he? What will he do, and...
Read MoreWASHINGTON (OSV News) -- The Department of Health and Human Services recently released what it called a "comprehensive review" of medical or surgical gender...
Read MoreWASHINGTON (OSV News) -- President Donald Trump on May 5 dismissed criticism from Catholic leaders and commentators after an image that appeared to be...
Read MoreBOSTON -- Five-year-old Deacon Johnathan Saniuk was sitting on the couch watching TV when his priestly vocation was discovered. The boy just didn't...
Read MoreQUINCY -- Archbishop Richard G. Henning was honored by Redemptoris Mater Seminary at the seminary's 13th annual Gala Dinner, held at the Boston Marriott...
Read MoreCAMBRIDGE -- Linda J. Chase wanted to make sure that Pope Francis would like it. Chase, a composer and professor at Boston Conservatory at Berklee and...
Read MoreBRAINTREE -- Archbishop Richard G. Henning sent a message of prayers for firefighters May 4, the feast of St. Florian, the patron saint of firefighters. 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 MoreNEW YORK (OSV News) The BBC's screen version of Agatha Christie's 1944 novel "Towards Zero" is now available for streaming on BritBox. Though the...
Read MoreNEW YORK (OSV News) Back in 2018, director Paul Feig helmed the black comedy "A Simple Favor." Although sleek and clever, the film paraded outrageous...
Read MoreNEW YORK (OSV News) Though it has the relationship between a teen girl and a cuddly creature at its core, "The Legend of Ochi" (A24) is not a sunny...
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