8 takeaways from Pope St. John Paul II’s final Holy Thursday letter to priests
(OSV News) — On April 2, 2005, St. John Paul II returned to the Father’s house. Twenty days earlier, on March 13, 2005,
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‘In this dark hour of history,’ do not shy away from your mission, says pope at chrism Mass
VATICAN CITY (CNS) — Pope Leo XIV urged Catholics to reject comfort, power and domination and instead embrace a mission rooted in
Bishops’ Civil Rights pilgrimage shows need to face past to build new future
(OSV News) — Several U.S. bishops recently traveled on pilgrimage to key sites commemorating the nation’s Civil Rights Movement and the legacy of
Cardinal Ouellet defamation suit against accuser awaits judge’s verdict after early March trial
By Présence, OSV NewsMONTREAL (OSV News) — The judge’s verdict in a Canadian defamation suit brought by Cardinal Marc Ouellet against Paméla Groleau,
Some thoughts on washing feet
Consider feet. Actually, consider your own feet. It’s spring, that time of the year when we notice our sandals hiding at the
From the Chesapeake to the Carolina frontier: Catholic origins in the Upper South
In this continuing series on the origins of Catholicism in the 50 states, the story now turns southward. From Maryland, founded as
All Catholics share in Church’s mission, not just clergy, pope says
VATICAN CITY (CNS) — Laypeople are not passive members but active participants in the Church’s mission, called to live and spread the
Full text: Pope Leo XIV’s general audience given April 01, 2026
(OSV News) — The following is the full text of Pope Leo XIV’s general audience address given Apr. 1, in St. Peter’s
Jerusalem Church leaders decry death penalty law, ‘lifeless’ holy city ahead of Easter
JERUSALEM (OSV News) — Church leaders in Jerusalem expressed sorrow over the news of the passage by the Israeli Knesset of a death
Supreme Court hears case on birthright citizenship executive order with Trump in attendance
WASHINGTON (OSV News) — The U.S. Supreme Court heard oral arguments April 1 on President Donald Trump’s executive order limiting birthright citizenship, with