By Kimberley Heatherington, OSV News At the April 19 Easter Vigil at parishes across America, the church will welcome many new Catholics. Perhaps that…
By Cindy Wooden, Catholic News Service VATICAN CITY — Pope Francis is going without supplemental oxygen for longer periods and is continuing therapy to…
By Gina Christian, OSV News Catholic and other religious leaders are condemning a Palm Sunday attack by Russia on a Ukrainian city that killed…
By Justin McLellan, Catholic News Service VATICAN CITY — Carrying the cross means more than bearing personal suffering — it means stepping into the…
By Caroline de Sury, OSV News PARIS — In record-breaking numbers, more than 17,800 catechumens will be baptized during the Easter Vigil on April…
By Kate Scanlon, OSV News WASHINGTON — The U.S. bishops on April 10 told congressional lawmakers they support bipartisan legislation that would ease some…
By Cindy Wooden, Catholic News Service VATICAN CITY — Pope Francis’ surprise visit to St. Peter’s Basilica to pray and see ongoing restoration work…
By David Agren, OSV News Pope Francis prayed for the victims of a nightclub disaster in the Dominican Republic that claimed more than 200…
By Cindy Wooden, Catholic News Service VATICAN CITY — Although they postponed their official state visit to the Vatican because of Pope Francis’ health,…
By Paulina Guzik, OSV News As Ukraine experienced a deadly weekend with a barrage of attacks from Russia on Kryvyi Rih and Kyiv, the…