Mexican bishop decry ‘cruelest’ expression of violence as cartel extermination camp discovered March 14, 2025By David Agren OSV News Filed Under: News, Respect Life, World News The Mexican bishops’ conference expressed outrage over the discovery of an extermination camp operated by a drug cartel, calling it “one of the cruelest expressions of evil and human misery that we’ve seen in the country,” and alleging such sites exist in other parts of Mexico.
After a monthlong hospitalization, pope’s condition considered stable March 14, 2025By Carol Glatz Catholic News Service Filed Under: Feature, News, Vatican, World News After one full month of being hospitalized and treated for double pneumonia and other respiratory infections, Pope Francis’ medical condition has decidedly stabilized, the Vatican press office said.
Oregon archbishop pens pastoral in response to governor’s abortion proclamation March 14, 2025By Gina Christian OSV News Filed Under: News, Respect Life, World News Darkness “doesn’t get the final word,” and Christ’s call to “step out of the lie” and “choose life” remains the same, said Archbishop Alexander K. Sample of Portland, Ore., following that state’s decision to officially celebrate abortion providers.
As ceasefire talk continues, Zelenskyy says he spoke with Cardinal Parolin March 14, 2025By Cindy Wooden Catholic News Service Filed Under: News, Vatican, War in Ukraine, World News As the United States continues to attempt to broker a ceasefire deal between Russia and Ukraine, Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy said he spoke with the Vatican secretary of state.
Papal preacher: Neglecting Mass means losing sight of heaven March 14, 2025By Justin McLellan Catholic News Service Filed Under: Feature, News, Vatican, World News, Worship & Sacraments Failing to attend or celebrate Mass is not just skipping a religious obligation — it is a sign that one’s spiritual hunger is withering, the preacher of the papal household warned members of the Roman Curia.
CRS, women religious from Africa describe impact of US foreign aid cuts on lifesaving programs March 14, 2025By Kate Scanlon OSV News Filed Under: Disaster Relief, DOGE cuts, News, World News Women religious from Africa and a representative of Catholic Relief Services, the overseas charitable arm of the Catholic Church in the U.S., grappled with the Trump administration’s cuts to foreign aid during a March 13 panel hosted by the Initiative on Catholic Social Thought and Public Life at Georgetown University.
Vatican ambassadors gather for Mass to pray for pope’s health March 14, 2025By Cindy Wooden Catholic News Service Filed Under: Feature, News, Vatican, World News Four weeks after Pope Francis was hospitalized and one day after the 12th anniversary of the pope’s election, Cardinal Pietro Parolin, Vatican secretary of state, celebrated a Mass for the pope with ambassadors accredited to the Holy See.
‘No one knows the end’ of deadly violence in Syria, says archbishop March 14, 2025By Gina Christian OSV News Filed Under: Conflict in the Middle East, News, World News Hundreds of civilians have been killed since March 6 as Syria’s security forces battled armed supporters of former Syria president Bashar Assad.
Republican congressman pushes administration to place Nigeria on religious freedom watch list March 14, 2025By Kate Scanlon OSV News Filed Under: News, Religious Freedom, World News A Republican lawmaker urged the Trump administration on March 12 to designate Nigeria as a “country of particular concern” in response to violence in that country perpetuated against predominantly Christian communities.
Group’s plans for ‘black mass’ at Kansas Statehouse prompt widespread outcry March 14, 2025By Kurt Jensen OSV News Filed Under: News, World News A Satanic group’s plans for a so-called “black mass” in the Kansas Statehouse in Topeka on March 28 have energized widespread Catholic condemnation.
Lenten food ‘doesn’t mean boring,’ says Catholic chef March 14, 2025By Gina Christian OSV News Filed Under: Feature, Lent, News, Recipes, World News While the season of Lent is marked by fasting and abstinence, cooking for a hungry family in this season of prayer and penance “doesn’t mean boring or ‘fish all the time,'” a Catholic chef told OSV News.
In the hospital, pope celebrates anniversary of election with cake March 13, 2025By Justin McLellan Catholic News Service Filed Under: Feature, News, Vatican, World News Pope Francis spent the 12th anniversary of his election to the papacy undergoing physiotherapy at Rome’s Gemelli hospital, but he was well enough to celebrate it in little ways.
