WARSAW, Poland (OSV News) — In a powerful show of faith and unity, Poland has launched its third nationwide pilgrimage of the Black Madonna — a beloved icon of Our Lady of Częstochowa. The “peregrynacja” began in late August in … Continue reading →

WASHINGTON (OSV News) — U.S. Supreme Court Justice Clarence Thomas  discussed topics including originalism and his own Catholic faith during remarks Sept. 25 at The Catholic University of America Columbus School of Law. In remarks about the concept of “stare decisis”, … Continue reading →

OKLAHOMA CITY (OSV News) — A funeral Mass was celebrated at the Blessed Stanley Rother Shrine in Oklahoma City Sept. 24 for retired Archbishop Eusebius J. Beltran, followed by interment at Resurrection Cemetery. He died Sept. 12 at age 91. The … Continue reading →

(OSV News) — Diocesan bishops and vocations directors are largely satisfied with their seminaries’ formation programs — but some gaps remain between clergy and mental health professionals as to the role of ongoing psychological services in assessing candidates’ readiness for ordination, … Continue reading →

(OSV News) — If it seems like batches of states are suddenly legislating mandatory clergy reporting laws — legal decrees that require clergy to report child abuse or neglect revealed in the confessional — Father John Paul Kimes, a canon lawyer, … Continue reading →

WEST PALM BEACH, Fla. (OSV News) — Even as he approaches his 90s, Midwestern entrepreneur and philanthropist Tom Monaghan said he still has some unfinished work as he looks back on his business successes and philanthropic projects in Catholic education, media … Continue reading →

DUBLIN (OSV News) — The first research study into the sexual abuse of women religious in German-speaking countries has shown a common pattern of spiritual abuse with global cases and highlighted that the majority of abuse is perpetrated by men, although … Continue reading →

VATICAN CITY (CNS) — To call itself “Catholic,” a magazine must try to look at the world the way Christ does and give witness to his saving love and power, Pope Leo XIV said. The pope met the writers and … Continue reading →

JERUSALEM (OSV News) — In an interview before the second anniversary of Israel-Hamas war, Cardinal Pierbattista Pizzaballa, Latin patriarch of Jerusalem said that “what is happening militarily in Gaza is a disaster,” with the consequences of a “human devastation,” and “brutalization … Continue reading →

(OSV News) — As conflicts rage in several African nations, a U.S. Catholic bishop has underscored his support for African bishops and faithful. “We reiterate our solidarity with the bishops and faithful of Africa, as they offer the world a profound … Continue reading →