El Papa León XVI interviene durante una reunión en el Palacio Apostólico del Vaticano el 13 de marzo de 2026, con los participantes del 36º Curso del Foro Interno, un programa de formación anual para sacerdotes y seminaristas organizado por la Penitenciaría Apostólica sobre temas relacionados con el sacramento de la reconciliación. (Foto OSV News / Simone Risoluti, Vatican Media)
Deacon John Zak of the Archdiocese of Omaha is pictured in this undated photo. The Catholic deacon was found dead in his home March 11, 2026, as the victim of homicide; a suspect, his son, 36-year-old Martin Zak, was arrested the following day. (OSV News photo/Facebook, Archdiocese of Omaha) Editors: Best quality available.
El arzobispo Gustavo García-Siller de la Arquidiócesis de San Antonio responde preguntas en una conferencia de prensa el 27 de febrero de 2026, tras la reunión de obispos que sirven en diócesis a lo largo de la frontera entre Estados Unidos y México. Observan el obispo Mark J. Seitz de El Paso y el obispo mexicano Alfonso Gerardo Miranda Guardiola de Piedras Negras. (Foto OSV News/Fernie Ceniceros, cortesía de la Diócesis de El Paso)
Bishop-designate Godfrey Mullen speaks during a news conference at the Cathedral of St. Peter in Belleville, Ill., March 13, 2026, after Pope Leo XIV appointed him as bishop of Belleville. The appointment was announced by the Vatican that morning. (OSV News photo/David Wilhelm, courtesy The Messenger)
Una caja que contiene una tableta de mifepristona, fotografiada el 28 de febrero de 2023. (Foto OSV News/Callaghan O'Hare, Reuters)
Venezuelan migrants arrive on a deportation flight from the U.S. at Simon Bolivar International airport in Maiquetia, Venezuela, Feb. 10, 2025. A new report documents the experiences of people who have been deported from the U.S., forced to return to their home countries, or have been trapped in third countries due to U.S. immigration policies. (OSV News photo/Gaby Oraa, Reuters)
Honduran migrants on a deportation flight from the U.S. arrive at the Ramon Villeda Morales International Airport, in San Pedro Sula, Honduras, Jan. 31, 2025. A new report documents the experiences of people who have been deported from the U.S., forced to return to their home countries, or have been trapped in third countries due to U.S. immigration policies. (OSV News photo/Yoseph Amaya, Reuters)
Smoke rises following an explosion in Tehran, Iran, March 13, 2026, during a protest marking the annual al-Quds Day (Jerusalem Day) on the last Friday of the holy month of Ramadan, amid the U.S.-Israeli war with Iran. (OSV News photo/Elahe Asiabai/Fars News/WANA (West Asia News Agency) via Reuters) ATTENTION EDITORS - THIS PICTURE WAS PROVIDED BY A THIRD PARTY
Smoke rises following an explosion in Tehran, Iran, March 13, 2026, during a protest marking the annual al-Quds Day (Jerusalem Day) on the last Friday of the holy month of Ramadan, amid the U.S.-Israeli war with Iran. (OSV News photo/Elahe Asiabai/Fars News/WANA (West Asia News Agency) via Reuters) ATTENTION EDITORS - THIS PICTURE WAS PROVIDED BY A THIRD PARTY
Smoke rises following an explosion in Tehran, Iran, March 13, 2026, during a protest marking the annual al-Quds Day (Jerusalem Day) on the last Friday of the holy month of Ramadan, amid the U.S.-Israeli war with Iran. (OSV News photo/Elahe Asiabai/Fars News/WANA (West Asia News Agency) via Reuters) ATTENTION EDITORS - THIS PICTURE WAS PROVIDED BY A THIRD PARTY
A statue of St. Patrick, patron of Ireland, is seen in a file photo at the Co-Cathedral of St. Joseph in Brooklyn, N.Y. The feast of St. Patrick is March 17, 2021. (OSV News photo/Gregory A. Shemitz)
A statue of St. Patrick, patron of Ireland, is seen in a file photo at the Co-Cathedral of St. Joseph in Brooklyn, N.Y. The feast of St. Patrick is March 17, 2021. (OSV News photo/Gregory A. Shemitz)
A file photo shows a statue of St. Patrick is seen at the Church of St. Michael in New York City. The feast of St. Patrick, patron of Ireland, is March 17. (OSV News photo/Gregory A. Shemitz)
A placard reading "Tired of waiting for treatment" is seen during a demonstration in Paris Feb. 16, 2026, as France debates a bill to legalize assisted dying. The bishops of Scotland in a March 10 statement expressed concerns over their own government's response to amendments that would protect faith-based organizations' and hospices' objections to assisted suicide. (OSV News photo/Benoit Tessier, Reuters)
People hold placards reading "Vote for care. Not euthanasia" during a demonstration in Paris Feb. 16, 2026, as France debates a bill to legalize assisted dying. The bishops of Scotland in a March 10 statement expressed concerns over their own government's response to amendments that would protect faith-based organizations' and hospices' objections to assisted suicide. (OSV News photo/Benoit Tessier, Reuters)
People hold placards reading "Vote for care. Not euthanasia" during a demonstration in Paris Feb. 16, 2026, as France debates a bill to legalize assisted dying. The bishops of Scotland in a March 10 statement expressed concerns over their own government's response to amendments that would protect faith-based organizations' and hospices' objections to assisted suicide. (OSV News photo/Benoit Tessier, Reuters)
In a new pastoral message, "Rebuilding Trust: A Pastoral Message on Abuse, Reform, and Hope" released March 11, 2026, Detroit Archbishop Edward J. Weisenburger reflects on the painful history of abuse, offers a sincere apology to those who have been harmed, and outlines steps being taken to strengthen safeguarding, accountability and healing across the Archdiocese of Detroit. (OSV News photo/Naomi Vrazo, file Detroit Catholic)
While the Archdiocese of Detroit already utilizes background checks for all clergy, employees and volunteers, fingerprinting is widely recognized as the "gold standard" for security, providing both a pre-screening measure and an ongoing safety check, Archbishop Edward J. Weisenburger said. The archbishop was first in line to be fingerprinted as the initiative began in January 2026, followed by Father Timothy Birney, vicar general and moderator of the curia, and Father John Maksym, episcopal vicar for clergy discipline. (OSV News photo, Izzy Cortese, Detroit Catholic)
El Papa León XVI se dirige a los participantes de la “Cattedra dell'Accoglienza”, un evento cultural y educativo, el 12 de marzo de 2026 en la Sala Clementina del Palacio Apostólico del Vaticano. Dirigiéndose al grupo una semana antes de la fiesta de San José, el 19 de marzo, el Papa León reflexionó sobre el papel ejemplar del padre adoptivo de Jesús como guardián responsable de la Sagrada Familia. (Foto OSV News/Matteo Pernaselci, Vatican Media)
Pope Leo XVI signs a book as he meets in the Vatican's Apostolic Palace March 13, 2026, with participants in the 36th Course on the Internal Forum, an annual training program for priests and seminarians organized by the Apostolic Penitentiary on issues connected with the sacrament of reconciliation. (OSV News photo/Mario Tomassetti, Vatican Media)
Pope Leo XVI signs a book as he meets in the Vatican's Apostolic Palace March 13, 2026, with participants in the 36th Course on the Internal Forum, an annual training program for priests and seminarians organized by the Apostolic Penitentiary on issues connected with the sacrament of reconciliation. (OSV News photo/Mario Tomassetti, Vatican Media)
Pope Leo XVI arrives for a meeting in the Vatican's Apostolic Palace March 13, 2026, with participants in the 36th Course on the Internal Forum, an annual training program for priests and seminarians organized by the Apostolic Penitentiary on issues connected with the sacrament of reconciliation. (OSV News photo/Mario Tomassetti, Vatican Media)
Pope Leo XVI poses in the Vatican's Apostolic Palace March 13, 2026, with participants in the 36th Course on the Internal Forum, an annual training program for priests and seminarians organized by the Apostolic Penitentiary on issues connected with the sacrament of reconciliation. (OSV News photo/Simone Risoluti, Vatican Media)
Pope Leo XVI speaks during a meeting in the Vatican's Apostolic Palace March 13, 2026, with participants in the 36th Course on the Internal Forum, an annual training program for priests and seminarians organized by the Apostolic Penitentiary on issues connected with the sacrament of reconciliation. (OSV News photo/Simone Risoluti, Vatican Media)
Pope Leo XIV has appointed Benedictine Father Godfrey Mullen as bishop of Belleville, Ill. The appointment was announced by the Vatican March 13, 2026, Bishop-designate Mullen is pictured in a May 16, 2024, photo. photo. (OSV News photo/David Wilhelm, courtesy The Messenger)
Pope Leo XIV has appointed Benedictine Father Godfrey Mullen as bishop of Belleville, Ill. The appointment was announced by the Vatican March 13, 2026, Bishop-designate Mullen is pictured in a May 16, 2024, photo. photo. (OSV News photo/David Wilhelm, courtesy The Messenger)
Josephite Father William L. Norvel, pictured in an undated photo, was the first African-American to lead the Baltimore-based St. Joseph's Society of the Sacred Heart. Father Norvel, a forceful voice for Black Catholic identity who spent more than six decades challenging the institutional church to live up to its claim of being universal, died at age 90 March 8, 2026. (OSV News file photo)
Josephite Father William L. Norvel, pictured in an undated photo, was the first African-American to lead the Baltimore-based St. Joseph's Society of the Sacred Heart. Father Norvel, a forceful voice for Black Catholic identity who spent more than six decades challenging the institutional church to live up to its claim of being universal, died at age 90 March 8, 2026. (OSV News photo/courtesy Josephite priests and brothers)
Josephite Father William Norvel relates the story of the Good Samaritan to children at St. Francis Xavier Church in Baltimore July 12, 1998. Days before he had to come to the aid of a woman who was shot just outside the doors of the church. Father Norvel, a forceful voice for Black Catholic identity who spent more than six decades challenging the institutional church to live up to its claim of being universal, died at age 90 March 8, 2026. (OSV News photo/Denise Walker, Catholic Review file)
Pope Leo XIV has appointed Benedictine Father Godfrey Mullen as bishop of Belleville, Ill. The appointment was announced by the Vatican March 13, 2026, Bishop-designate Mullen is pictured in an undated photo. (OSV News photo/Facebook, Diocese of Belleville) Editors: Best quality available.
Archbishop Edward J. Weisenburger of Detroit is pictured March 30, 2025. In a new pastoral released March 11, 206, the archbishop expresses "heartfelt sorrow for the evil of abuse," details new policies for fingerprinting, victim assistance, education and monitoring. (OSV News photo/Marek Dziekonski, courtesy Archdiocese of Detroit)
