Pope names Consolata Missionary as the first woman dicastery prefect
byBy Cindy Wooden, Catholic News Service VATICAN CITY — Pope Francis has appointed Consolata Missionary Sister Simona Brambilla to be the first woman to…
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God does not reject, forget anyone, pope says on feast of Epiphany
byBy Carol Glatz, Catholic News Service VATICAN CITY — Just as the star over Bethlehem called to and welcomed everyone to encounter the newborn…
New Orleans archbishop offers prayer and support for victims of ‘evil’ deadly New Year attack
byBy OSV News Archbishop Gregory M. Aymond of New Orleans offered prayers for victims of what he described as a “sign of utter disrespect…
On New Year’s, pope calls for real commitment to respect human life
byBy Carol Glatz, Catholic News Service VATICAN CITY — Marking the feast of Mary, Mother of God, and the start of the new year,…
Jimmy Carter, first president to host a pope at the White House, dies at 100
byBy Kate Scanlon, OSV News WASHINGTON — Former President Jimmy Carter died Dec. 29 at his home in Plains, Georgia, his presidential library announced….
Pope accepts invitation to Ukraine, major archbishop says, but nothing is ‘guaranteed’
byBy OSV News Major Archbishop Sviatoslav Shevchuk of Kyiv-Halych set Ukrainian hopes high for the Jubilee Year by saying that Pope Francis accepted an…
Pope urges war-torn world to walk through door of peace on Christmas
byBy Justin McLellan, Catholic News Service VATICAN CITY — As millions of pilgrims prepare to cross through the Holy Door of St. Peter’s Basilica,…
Amid unprecedented chaos in Haiti, missionaries bring Christmas hope
byBy Eduardo Campos Lima, OSV News In Haiti, where insecurity has devastated daily life since the 2021 assassination of President Jovenel Moïse, many religious…
3,000 Catholic school kids, Black Eyed Peas members make new Christmas song
byhttps://clients.osvnews.com/scripts/sccmgcgi.dll#:~:text=https%3A//www.youtube.com/watch%3Fv%3DD217azQ3Pkg By Simone Orendain, OSV News As many as 3,000 Catholic school children from poor families in the Philippines made their pop music debut…
Biden commutes most federal death-row sentences to life in prison
byBy Kate Scanlon, OSV News WASHINGTON — Several days after speaking with Pope Francis, President Joe Biden announced Dec. 23 that he would commute…