Christ’s light breaks through world’s darkness, pope says in vigil message April 19, 2025By Justin McLellan Catholic News Service Filed Under: Easter, Feature, News, Vatican, World News As the lights of St. Peter’s Basilica were extinguished and silence settled through the sprawling interior, a single flame — the paschal candle — pierced through the gloom, representing the light of the risen Christ which “quietly shines forth, even though we are in darkness,” Pope Francis said.
Religious freedom, migration on agenda as Vance meets Cardinal Parolin April 19, 2025By Cindy Wooden Catholic News Service Filed Under: Feature, Immigration and Migration, News, Religious Freedom, Vatican, World News Against the backdrop of deep differences with the Trump administration over migration and foreign aid as well as concerns for Ukraine and for Gaza, the Vatican secretary of state welcomed U.S. Vice President JD Vance to the Vatican.
Rice Bowl a call to ‘stand in solidarity with global family,’ CRS says April 19, 2025By Gina Christian OSV News Filed Under: Easter, Giving, News, World News With Easter celebrations hours away, the U.S. bishops’ humanitarian agency is urging the faithful to “stand in solidarity with our global family” by turning in their Lenten Rice Bowl contributions.
Changing the world demands changing direction, pope writes for Way of Cross April 19, 2025By Carol Glatz Catholic News Service Filed Under: Feature, Lent, News, Vatican, World News Today’s “builders of Babel” are constructing a hell on earth, rejecting everyone they decide are “losers,” Pope Francis wrote in the meditations for the Way of the Cross.
In historic move, burgeoning Phoenix Diocese opens new Nazareth Seminary April 19, 2025By Kimberly Heatherington OSV News Filed Under: Colleges, News, Vocations, World News In an era of vocations undeniably impacted by a statistically declining priesthood, it’s perhaps among the rarest of Catholic news headlines: Seminary opens.
Barcelona rejoices as famed architect Antoni Gaudí is declared venerable April 19, 2025By Rocio Franch Oviedo OSV News Filed Under: Arts & Culture, News, Saints, World News In a a joyful milestone for the church and lovers of sacred art, Pope Francis declared famed Spanish architect Antoni Gaudí venerable April 14, recognizing his heroic virtues in a decree announced during a Vatican audience with Cardinal Marcello Semeraro.
Love, not power saves the world, papal preacher says at service with Vance April 18, 2025By Carol Glatz Catholic News Service Filed Under: Feature, Lent, News, Vatican, World News Jesus, who redeemed humanity by giving up his life on the cross, shows that it is not strength that saves the world, but the “weakness” of boundless love, the papal preacher told thousands of people gathered for the Liturgy of the Lord’s Passion, including U.S. Vice President JD Vance.
Campus Catholic ministry shelters students amid mass shooting at Florida State University April 18, 2025By Gina Christian OSV News Filed Under: Colleges, Gun Violence, News, World News The Diocese of Pensacola-Tallahassee is calling for prayers following an April 17 mass shooting at Florida State University’s main campus in Tallahassee, while a campus Catholic ministry is sheltering students and staff amid the lockdown.
For deacon headed to Boston Marathon, running is a healing, spiritual encounter April 18, 2025By Nikki Rajala OSV News Filed Under: deacons, News, Sports, World News When Deacon Vincent Charles is on a training run and meets a car, instead of waving a greeting, he now offers them the Sign of the Cross.
The Little Flower and the Great Doctor: Àvila, Lisieux to hold events commemorating Carmelite saints April 18, 2025By Junno Arocho Esteves OSV News Filed Under: Feature, News, Saints, World News Catholics in France and Spain will also have reason to stay in their countries as their respective churches prepare to commemorate two of the Catholic Church’s most popular saints: Sts. Thérèse of Lisieux and Teresa of Ávila.
Bishop welcomes the UK Supreme Court’s ruling: Women are defined solely by biological sex April 17, 2025By Simon Caldwell OSV News Filed Under: News, World News A British Catholic bishop has welcomed a ruling by the U.K. Supreme Court that a woman is defined solely by biological sex.
‘Why them and not me,’ pope asks after Holy Thursday visit to prison April 17, 2025By Cindy Wooden Catholic News Service Filed Under: Easter, Feature, News, Vatican, World News While he did not celebrate Mass or wash the feet of inmates, Pope Francis made his customary Holy Thursday visit to a detention facility, arriving at Rome’s Regina Coeli jail at about 3 p.m. April 17.
