Death, even a pope’s, is a ‘beautiful passage,’ preacher tells Curia March 11, 2025By Justin McLellan Catholic News Service Filed Under: Feature, News, Vatican, World News Death, even that of a pope, should not be seen as a tragedy but as a transition filled with Christian hope, the preacher of the papal household told members of the Roman Curia.
Papal anniversary: For 12 years he’s said, ‘Don’t forget to pray for me’ March 11, 2025By Cindy Wooden Catholic News Service Filed Under: Feature, News, Vatican, World News As Pope Francis prepared to spend the 12th anniversary of his election at Rome’s Gemelli hospital, people at the Vatican and around the world were responding to his most frequent personal request.
Supreme Court to review Colorado ‘conversion therapy’ ban for minors March 11, 2025By Kate Scanlon OSV News Filed Under: News, Supreme Court, World News The Supreme Court said March 10 that it will hear a First Amendment challenge to a Colorado law banning professional counseling services that practice “conversion therapy” for minors, efforts intended to change one’s gender identity or sexual orientation.
Pope out of danger but to remain in hospital March 10, 2025By Justin McLellan Catholic News Service Filed Under: Feature, News, Vatican, World News Pope Francis is no longer considered in imminent danger from his lung infection, but he will remain in Rome’s Gemelli hospital for several more days to continue receiving medical treatment, the Vatican said.
North Carolina’s Belmont Abbey College expands its footprint in Washington March 10, 2025By OSV News OSV News Filed Under: Colleges, News, World News Belmont Abbey College has announced plans to expand its footprint in the nation’s capital in a project aimed to amplify faithful Catholic voices in media, politics and culture.
500 days after statute of limitations lifted in Rupnik case, priest ‘does his work,’ travels world March 10, 2025By Federica Tourn OSV News Filed Under: Arts & Culture, News, World News It’s been 500 days since the Oct. 27, 2023, papal lifting of the statute of limitations in the case of Father Marko Rupnik, the Slovenian ex-Jesuit who has been accused of spiritual and sexual abuse by at least 20 women, and developments are ongoing.
Radio Interview: Ask a bishop with Bishop Adam J. Parker March 10, 2025By Catholic Review Staff Catholic Review Filed Under: CR Radio, Evangelization, Feature, Local News, News Baltimore Auxiliary Bishop Adam J. Parker returns for another round of questions from our listeners in our second-ever “Ask a Bishop” episode of Catholic Review Radio.
Hundreds prepare to be received into the Catholic Church March 10, 2025By Katie V. Jones Catholic Review Filed Under: Evangelization, Feature, Local News, News, Worship & Sacraments The archdiocese reported that 320 catechumens – those like Jay St. John who have not been baptized – and 458 candidates – those who are baptized but have not received one or more of the sacraments of initiation – participated in the Archdiocese of Baltimore’s Rite of Election and the Call to Continuing Conversion liturgy at the Cathedral of Mary Our Queen in Homeland on March 9.
Brother Eric J. Henderson, F.S.C., dies at 82 March 10, 2025By Catholic Review Staff Catholic Review Filed Under: Local News, News, Obituaries A funeral Mass for Christian Brother Eric J. Henderson was offered Feb. 21 at Central Catholic High School in Pittsburgh. Brother Eric died Feb. 13. He was 82.
4 in 5 USAID projects now canceled, with State Department overseeing the rest March 10, 2025By Kate Scanlon OSV News Filed Under: Disaster Relief, DOGE cuts, Feature, News, World News U.S. Secretary of State Marco Rubio said March 10 that just 18 percent of programs of the now-shuttered U.S. Agency for International Development will remain intact, and those will now fall under his purview at the State Department.
Church leaders condemn killings, urge prayers amid horrific Syria violence March 10, 2025By Dale Gavlak OSV News Filed Under: Conflict in the Middle East, News, Religious Freedom, World News Syria’s top Christian leaders have condemned the killing and wounding of hundreds of Alawites, many of them civilians, by security forces and gunmen linked to the country’s new Islamist rulers.
Catholics decry IVF order, but a global strategy to oppose IVF remains elusive March 10, 2025By Zoey Maraist OSV News Filed Under: Feature, Health Care, News, Respect Life, World News In February, when President Donald Trump signed an executive order pledging his administration’s support for in vitro fertilization, the U.S. Conference of Catholic Bishops, the Catholic Medical Association and other groups issued statements opposing the move, highlighting the many ethical problems with IVF.
