Vatican releases first photo of Pope Francis since his hospitalization
ROME (CNS) -- For the first time since Pope Francis was hospitalized in mid-February, the Vatican press office released a photograph of him March 16; the...
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Pope stable, has reduced need for oxygen overnight
VATICAN CITY (CNS) -- After more than a month in the hospital, Pope Francis' condition continues to be stable, the Vatican said March 15, and he gradually...
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Pope approves next phase of synod, setting path to 2028 assembly
VATICAN CITY (CNS) -- Pope Francis has approved the next phase of the Synod of Bishops on synodality, launching a three-year implementation process that...
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As ceasefire talk continues, Zelenskyy says he spoke with Cardinal Parolin
VATICAN CITY (CNS) -- As the United States continues to attempt to broker a ceasefire deal between Russia and Ukraine, Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy...
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Expanding child tax credits seen as a pro-life, anti-poverty lifeline for families
(OSV News) -- It was one solid social victory amid the communal disintegration of the COVID-19 pandemic: With the congressional passage of the 2021 American...
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Papal preacher: Neglecting Mass means losing sight of heaven
VATICAN CITY (CNS) -- Failing to attend or celebrate Mass is not just skipping a religious obligation -- it is a sign that one's spiritual hunger is withering,...
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Catholics encouraged to participate in '24 Hours for the Lord' March 28-29
BRAINTREE -- The Archdiocese of Boston will join dioceses throughout the world in observing 24 Hours for the Lord, an annual period of continuous eucharistic...
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St. Sebastian's summer programs inspire love of learning
St. Sebastian's Summer Program provides boys entering grades three to nine with opportunities to hone academic or athletic skills while having fun...
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Camp Marist
Choosing the right camp for your child is an important task. While many camps may have similar activities and facilities, we believe that the Camp Marist...
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In message, pope thanks Italian movement for supporting 'culture of life'
VATICAN CITY (CNS) -- Defending the life of the unborn should be a sign of being in solidarity "with all the discarded of the world," Pope Francis said...
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Pope's condition continues to improve; he is following Lenten retreat
VATICAN CITY (CNS) -- Pope Francis' condition continued to be stable with further slight improvements March 11, the Vatican press office said. The pope's...
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Over 450 new Catholics prepare to enter church at Rite of Election
BOSTON -- More than 450 catechumens took their next step into entering the Catholic Church at the Rite of Election, presided over by Vicar General Bishop...
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Catholic Charities faces challenges amid federal funding freeze
BRAINTREE -- Father Steve Josoma never asks refugees for their stories, but they have a way of coming up on their own. Father Josoma is the pastor of...
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Archbishop announces 2025 Catholic Appeal
At the request of Archbishop Richard G. Henning, parishes across the archdiocese will announce the 2025 Catholic Appeal during all Masses on the weekend...
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After 15 years, Boston Men's Conference returns March 22
BRAINTREE -- "We just happened to be a bunch of guys that wanted to help and did something about it." That's how Scot Landry describes the founding...
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Youth choirs unite at cathedral for largest post-COVID festival
BOSTON -- "This is a little bit like conducting a 747," Richard Clark says as he looks out over the 250 fourth through 12th-grade singers filling the pews...
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Obituary: Father Francis X. Mawn, pastor and missionary
From a family with several vocations to priesthood and religious life, Father Francis X. Mawn died on March 5 at Regina Cleri Residence, Boston, where...
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Obituary: Sister Michael of Christ the King, OCD, well-known Carmelite nun
Sister Michael of Christ the King (Elaine) Crimmins, beloved Carmelite nun of the former Discalced Carmelite Monastery in Danvers, died on March 1, following...
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Home Viewing Roundup for March 10, 2025
NEW YORK (OSV News) – The following are capsule reviews of theatrical movies available now for streaming or scheduled for broadcast on network or...
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Mickey 17
NEW YORK (OSV News) – Following its 2019 release, helmer and co-writer Bong Joon Ho's dark comedy "Parasite" won accolades for its intriguing approach...
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Pope's chest x-ray confirms his improvement, doctors say
VATICAN CITY (CNS) -- Pope Francis' condition continues to be stable and a chest x-ray "confirmed the improvements recorded in the previous days," his...
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St. John Paul II hailed as model for Catholics to fight rising scourge of antisemitism
(OSV News) -- St. John Paul II's example as a strong bridge-builder between Catholicism and Judaism should be used against enduring antisemitism, especially...
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Education Department cuts could make impact on Catholic education, experts say
WASHINGTON (OSV News) -- The U.S. Department of Education said March 11 it planned to cut about 50% of its workforce. Such cuts could also impact Catholic...
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Pro-life groups praise Justice Department's move to drop suit against Idaho abortion law
WASHINGTON (OSV News) -- Pro-life groups praised the Trump administration's recent move to drop a Biden administration lawsuit against an Idaho law over...
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Cardinal McElroy installed as eighth archbishop of Washington
(OSV News) -- Cardinal Robert McElroy was installed March 11 as the eighth archbishop of the Archdiocese of Washington, during a nearly two-hour liturgy...
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El Papa está fuera de peligro, pero permanecerá en el hospital por varios días más
CIUDAD DEL VATICANO (CNS) -- El Papa Francisco ya no se considera en peligro inminente a causa de su infección pulmonar, pero permanecerá en...
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Jesús da a los fieles la fuerza para luchar contra la tentación, escribe el Papa
CIUDAD DEL VATICANO (CNS) -- El diablo, que miente y siembra divisiones, pone a prueba a todos, incluso a Jesús, dijo el Papa Francisco en una homilía...
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After 15 years, Boston Men's Conference returns March 22
BRAINTREE -- "We just happened to be a bunch of guys that wanted to help and did something about it." That's how Scot Landry describes the founding...
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Death, even a pope's, is a 'beautiful passage,' preacher tells Curia
VATICAN CITY (CNS) -- Death, even that of a pope, should not be seen as a tragedy but as a transition filled with Christian hope, the preacher of the papal...
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Papal anniversary: For 12 years he's said, 'Don't forget to pray for me'
VATICAN CITY (CNS) -- As Pope Francis prepared to spend the 12th anniversary of his election at Rome's Gemelli hospital, people at the Vatican and around...
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Supreme Court to review Colorado 'conversion therapy' ban for minors
WASHINGTON (OSV News) -- The Supreme Court said March 10 that it will hear a First Amendment challenge to a Colorado law banning professional counseling...
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Pope out of danger but to remain in hospital
VATICAN CITY (CNS) -- Pope Francis is no longer considered in imminent danger from his lung infection, but he will remain in Rome's Gemelli hospital for...
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500 days after statute of limitations lifted in Rupnik case, priest 'does his work,' travels world
TURIN, Italy (OSV News) -- It's been 500 days since the Oct. 27, 2023, papal lifting of the statute of limitations in the case of Father Marko Rupnik,...
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Amid aid cuts, US bishop urges Catholics to heed 'very urgent' CRS collection
(OSV News) -- Amid the Trump administration's sweeping cuts to overseas humanitarian aid, an annual collection used to serve the vulnerable in the U.S....
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4 in 5 USAID projects now canceled, with State Department overseeing the rest
WASHINGTON (OSV News) -- U.S. Secretary of State Marco Rubio said March 10 that just 18% of programs of the now-shuttered U.S. Agency for International...
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Catholics decry IVF order, but a global strategy to oppose IVF remains elusive
(OSV News) -- In February, when President Donald Trump signed an executive order pledging his administration's support for in vitro fertilization, the...
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Church must walk with adoptive, foster parents on their journey, says Kentucky priest
OWENSBORO, Ky. (OSV News) -- As the new spiritual director for a national Catholic adoption and foster support ministry, Father Christopher Kight sees...
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Jesus gives faithful guidance, strength to fight temptation, pope writes
VATICAN CITY (CNS) -- The devil, who lies and sows divisions, tests everyone, even Jesus, Pope Francis said in a written homily. Satan tries to convince...
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Pope follows Lenten retreat from hospital; his condition remains stable
VATICAN CITY (CNS) -- As Pope Francis' condition remains stable, which is a sign of continued improvement, he followed the start of the Lenten retreat...
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Pope text: Those facing illness, adversity need 'miracle of tenderness'
VATICAN CITY (CNS) -- The world needs the "miracle of tenderness" brought by people who accompany those experiencing illness or adversity, Pope Francis...
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South Carolina to carry out execution by firing squad
(OSV News) -- As South Carolina prepared to carry out the first execution by firing squad in the U.S. since 2010, Catholic activists against the death...
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Pope's 'complex' condition remains stable; he continues to rest, work
VATICAN CITY (CNS) -- Pope Francis continues to rest, pray, follow his doctors' prescribed therapies and work a bit throughout the day, the Vatican press...
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St. Joseph novena guides those 'on the path to adoption'
(OSV News) -- The faithful are invited to pray for those whose lives are touched by adoption, seeking the intercession of St. Joseph, the foster father...
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Pope, in short audio message, thanks people for their prayers
VATICAN CITY (CNS) -- On his 21st day in Rome's Gemelli hospital, Pope Francis recorded a 27-second audio message thanking people for their prayers. Played...
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Former Vietnamese communist nurse who once baptized sick child will be baptized at Easter
(OSV News) -- Dau Kieu Giang, who baptized a child when she was an atheist and Communist Party member, is now getting ready to be baptized herself during...
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Like St. John Paul II, pope shows untiring will to serve, says cardinal
ROME (CNS) -- Like St. John Paul II, Pope Francis knows the "cross of Christ is never abandoned" and that everything is in God's hands, said Cardinal Stanislaw...
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Sisters of St. Joseph of Boston continue to be a compassionate presence
Recently, the Sisters of St. Joseph of Boston created a statement developed to respond to the current concerns regarding new people in our country: "We,...
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The Grey Nuns read the signs of the times through the eyes of faith and hope
In this Jubilee Year, with the theme -- "Pilgrims of Hope" -- the Grey Nuns of Lexington are reading the signs of the times through the eyes of faith and...
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Fighting the infection of human trafficking
The city of Rome, Italy, will always have a special appeal for me. Since my return to the US last year, after having lived in Rome for 12 years, and worked...
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Sisters of St. Anne
Fifty-two weeks a year, women religious stand with the poor and immigrants, teach children, fight injustice, heal the sick, share spirituality, empower...
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Sisters of the Eucharistic Heart of Jesus
Our heritage The Institute of the Sisters of the Eucharistic Heart of Jesus was founded on Jan. 18, 1943, by late Archbishop Leo Hale Taylor of the Society...
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Sisters of Charity of Nazareth: The love of Christ impels us
A buggy arrives at a rectory in Newburyport, MA. Two sisters, wearing a white modified sunbonnet cap and a black habit, get out. The year is 1882. Prior...
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A legacy of goodness and impact at Notre Dame Academy, Worcester
A legacy of goodness shines brightly throughout the Notre Dame Academy (NDA) campus in Worcester, Massachusetts. NDA's legacy, rooted in the principles...
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Fatima statue to visit Rome for Jubilee of Marian Spirituality
VATICAN CITY (CNS) -- The original statue of Our Lady of Fatima will make a rare journey from its shrine in Portugal to Rome in October 2025 for a Jubilee...
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Pew: Pope Francis 'broadly popular' among US Catholics throughout his papacy
(OSV News) -- Pope Francis, now hospitalized with severe respiratory issues, has been "broadly popular among the nation's Catholics throughout his tenure,"...
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Mom and historian Nadya Williams explores the role of mothers, human dignity and modern society
The role of mothers in society seems to be a perpetually hot topic in the culture today. Nadya Williams, a classicist and historian who walked away from...
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Pope text: Ash Wednesday teaches human fragility, Gospel hope
ROME (CNS) -- The journey of Lent "unfolds amid the remembrance of our fragility and the hope that, at the end of the road, the Risen Lord is waiting for...
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Archbishop begins Lent with Ash Wednesday Masses
DORCHESTER -- Beginning the solemn season of Lent on Ash Wednesday, March 5, Archbishop Richard G. Henning celebrated the first of his three public Masses...
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'We forgive you': Franklin church rededicated after arson damage repairs
FRANKLIN -- Time has made it easier for Father Bob Poitras to forgive. In October 2024, his parish, St. Mary in Franklin, was severely damaged by an arson...
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Southie native LA firefighters accept wildfire relief donation at South Boston Catholic Academy
SOUTH BOSTON -- The lives of Matthew and Martin Mullen depended on a flipped coin in Florian Hall. The twin brothers were South Boston natives, baptized...
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Cheverus profiles: Mary Sullivan of the Paulist Center, Boston
BOSTON -- When Mary Sullivan found out that she had won the Cheverus Award, she was embarrassed. "I was uncomfortable and embarrassed about it," she told...
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Impact of CSF scholarships highlighted at Celebration of Excellence
BOSTON -- Seniors graduating from Catholic schools in the Archdiocese of Boston got the chance to meet the people who supported their education at the...
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'Celtics City'
NEW YORK (OSV News) – In 2024, the Boston Celtics won their 18th NBA championship. In the wake of that record-breaking achievement, HBO has produced...
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Video releases for March 5, 2025
NEW YORK (OSV News) -- The following are capsule reviews from OSV News of new and recent video releases available on DVD and/or Blu-ray -- as well as for...
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Home Viewing Roundup for March 3, 2025
NEW YORK (OSV News) – The following are capsule reviews of theatrical movies available now for streaming or scheduled for broadcast on network or...
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'House of David,' streaming, Amazon Prime
NEW YORK (OSV News) -- Theology blends with politics, family tensions and derring-do in the generally well-crafted biblical drama "House of David." Three...
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Doctors report pope's condition is stable
VATICAN CITY (CNS) -- On his 21st day in Rome's Gemelli hospital, Pope Francis' condition remained stable, and he continued his respiratory and physical...
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Cardinal: Dignity lies at heart of church's stance on gender
VATICAN CITY (CNS) -- The infinite and inalienable dignity inherent in every human being has practical consequences which include protecting everyone's...
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Latinos cling to faith after losing jobs due to LA fires, find blessings among the hardships
LOS ANGELES (OSV News) -- Maria-Consuelo didn't lose her home in the wildfires that burned parts of Los Angeles County in early January, but her employers...
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Catholic immigration advocates seek to counter false narratives about their work
WASHINGTON (OSV News) -- Catholic immigration advocates sought ways to respond to some anti-immigration or false narratives about their work during a conference...
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Pope marks Ash Wednesday in hospital, receiving ashes, Eucharist
VATICAN CITY (CNS) -- Pope Francis marked Ash Wednesday on his 20th day in Rome's Gemelli hospital by taking part in the rite of the blessing of the ashes...
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Mary's search for Jesus reflects every Christian's journey, pope says
VATICAN CITY (CNS) -- Despite her distress at losing the 12-year-old Jesus, Mary's search for her son is a model of every Christian's journey to deepen...
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The suffering Holy Father gathers us around Mary when we're helpless, cardinal says
(OSV News) -- Since Feb. 24, the faithful, led by cardinals and bishops, have prayed the daily rosary in St. Peter's Square for Pope Francis' recovery....
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Daughter's rare disorder leads Indiana family on faith journey with 'divine connections'
CONNERSVILLE, Ind. (OSV News) -- Joshua (Josh) and Laura Marszalek rejoiced in February 2011 at the birth of their second child, a daughter. They named...
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Trump touts 'swift and unrelenting action' on immigration, gender policy in speech to Congress
WASHINGTON (OSV News) -- President Donald Trump touted the "swift and unrelenting action" taken by his second administration in its first six weeks, telling...
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8 pilgrims set to share faith on Eucharistic pilgrimage from Indianapolis to LA
(OSV News) -- Eight "perpetual pilgrims" are planning to journey from Indianapolis to Los Angeles May 18 to June 22 in the second National Eucharistic...
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Connecticut priest put on leave for allegedly taking parish funds for personal use
(OSV News) -- A Connecticut priest has been placed on administrative leave for allegedly misappropriating parish funds for personal use, with the priest...
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Pope is 'stable' day after suffering breathing crises, remains alert
VATICAN CITY (CNS) -- Pope Francis has not had any further respiratory crises a day after he experienced two of them, the Vatican said, and his condition...
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Indianapolis Archdiocese probes parish's alleged Eucharistic miracle
(OSV News) -- The Archdiocese of Indianapolis said an investigation of an alleged Eucharistic miracle is underway at a southeast Indiana church where it...
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The Shroud of Turin: A mystery that continues to fascinate
SYDNEY (OSV News) -- After centuries of scientific testing and debate, the Shroud of Turin remains one of the most intriguing religious artifacts in the...
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Pope no longer on mechanical ventilation after respiratory crises
VATICAN CITY (CNS) -- The morning after suffering two acute episodes of respiratory crisis, Pope Francis no longer needed oxygen through a breathing mask,...
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As U.S. pauses military aid, EU bishops call for unity in supporting Ukraine
(OSV News) -- Following the announcement that U.S. President Donald Trump ordered a "pause" on U.S. assistance to Ukraine, Catholic bishops in the European...
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