Despite improved health, pope picks cardinals to lead Holy Week liturgies
byBy Cindy Wooden, Catholic News Service VATICAN CITY — Pope Francis is going without supplemental oxygen for longer periods and is continuing therapy to…
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Pope advances sainthood cause of famed Spanish architect, five others
byBy Carol Glatz, Catholic News Service VATICAN CITY — Pope Francis advanced the sainthood causes of one woman and five men, including Antoni Gaudí,…
‘Nothing is sacred’: Religious leaders condemn Russia’s Palm Sunday attack on Ukraine
byBy Gina Christian, OSV News Catholic and other religious leaders are condemning a Palm Sunday attack by Russia on a Ukrainian city that killed…
On Palm Sunday, recovering pope says to carry the cross with compassion
byBy Justin McLellan, Catholic News Service VATICAN CITY — Carrying the cross means more than bearing personal suffering — it means stepping into the…
France to see a record 17,800 catechumens baptized at Easter, with requests still ‘pouring in’
byBy Caroline de Sury, OSV News PARIS — In record-breaking numbers, more than 17,800 catechumens will be baptized during the Easter Vigil on April…
US bishops support bill easing immigrant religious workers’ path to permanent residency
byBy Kate Scanlon, OSV News WASHINGTON — The U.S. bishops on April 10 told congressional lawmakers they support bipartisan legislation that would ease some…
Pope’s visit to basilica is sign of improved health, press office says
byBy Cindy Wooden, Catholic News Service VATICAN CITY — Pope Francis’ surprise visit to St. Peter’s Basilica to pray and see ongoing restoration work…
Pope prays for victims of Dominican nightclub disaster
byBy David Agren, OSV News Pope Francis prayed for the victims of a nightclub disaster in the Dominican Republic that claimed more than 200…
Britain’s royal couple meet Pope Francis at the Vatican
byBy Cindy Wooden, Catholic News Service VATICAN CITY — Although they postponed their official state visit to the Vatican because of Pope Francis’ health,…
Pope Francis calls his envoy to Ukraine; ‘The papal blessing is protecting us, we feel it,’ says local bishop
byBy Paulina Guzik, OSV News As Ukraine experienced a deadly weekend with a barrage of attacks from Russia on Kryvyi Rih and Kyiv, the…