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…
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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…
Upcoming appeal to help sustain more than 70 mission dioceses in the US
byBy OSV News Donations to the annual Catholic Home Missions Appeal will help support more than 70 “home mission dioceses” in the U.S., as…
Pope begins to receive very limited visits, Vatican says
byBy Carol Glatz, Catholic News Service VATICAN CITY — As Pope Francis continues his recovery at the Vatican, he is very slowly beginning to…
Bishops end cooperative agreements with US government after work suspended
byBy Kate Scanlon, OSV News WASHINGTON — The U.S. Conference of Catholic Bishops said it would not renew its cooperative agreements with the federal…
Ailing pope surprises pilgrims during Jubilee of the sick
byBy Justin McLellan, Catholic News Service VATICAN CITY — With thousands of infirmed people and those who care for them gathered in St. Peter’s…
10 reasons to come back to the Catholic Church
byBy Lorene Hanley Duquin, OSV News “You Can’t Go Home Again” is the title of a once-famous novel by Thomas Wolfe. There is deep…