Pope begins to receive very limited visits, Vatican says April 8, 2025By Carol Glatz Catholic News Service Filed Under: Feature, News, Vatican, World News As Pope Francis continues his recovery at the Vatican, he is very slowly beginning to get back to his old routine of meeting with top Vatican officials, the Vatican press office said.
Hallow cuts ties with Russell Brand after actor, Christian convert charged with rape April 7, 2025By Gina Christian OSV News Filed Under: Movie & Television Reviews, News, World News Russell Brand is facing two counts of rape, two counts of sexual assault and one count of indecent assault, the Metropolitan Police Service of the United Kingdom announced April 4.
France turns the page on the abuse crisis as bishops elect new president of conference April 7, 2025By Caroline de Sury OSV News Filed Under: Child & Youth Protection, News, World News The French bishops’ conference is entering a new era under Cardinal Jean-Marc Aveline of Marseille, following his election as president. This transition comes after years of focus on abuse reform and safeguarding.
USCCB ends cooperative agreements with U.S. government after work suspended April 7, 2025By Kate Scanlon OSV News Filed Under: Bishops, Feature, Immigration and Migration, News, World News The U.S. Conference of Catholic Bishops said it would not renew its cooperative agreements with the federal government related to children’s services and refugee support after its longstanding partnerships with the federal government in those areas became “untenable.”
British woman prosecuted for abortion protest gets a backup from U.S. State Department April 7, 2025By Simon Caldwell OSV News Filed Under: News, Respect Life, World News Livia Tossici-Bolt, a retired scientist, was found guilty at an April 4 trial of infringing a 492-feet, or 15-meter, exclusion or “buffer” zone around an abortion clinic in Bournemouth, a town on the south coast of England.
Pope praises Salesians’ passion, dedication to ministry April 7, 2025By Catholic News Service Catholic News Service Filed Under: News, Vatican, Vocations, World News The multicultural composition of the Salesian order is a gift that the priests and brothers should use in their service to the church and the world, and particularly to young people in need, Pope Francis said.
Pope sends papal almoner to deliver ambulances funded by US Catholics April 7, 2025By Carol Glatz Catholic News Service Filed Under: News, Vatican, War in Ukraine, World News Cardinal Konrad Krajewski, prefect of the Dicastery for the Service of Charity, was driving one of four ambulances donated to Ukraine with the help of U.S. Catholics.
Peace, care for creation linked, dicastery says April 7, 2025By Carol Glatz Catholic News Service Filed Under: Environment, News, Vatican, World News “Seeds of Peace and Hope” is the theme for the World Day of Prayer for Creation, which will be celebrated Sept. 1.
Ailing Pope Francis surprises pilgrims during Jubilee of the sick April 6, 2025By Justin McLellan Catholic News Service Filed Under: Feature, News, Vatican, World News With thousands of infirmed people and those who care for them gathered in St. Peter’s Square, Pope Francis, seated in a wheelchair and wearing a nasal cannula, made an unexpected appearance to greet the crowd.
Polish talent foundation ‘best living monument’ to St. John Paul II 20 years after his death April 6, 2025By Katarzyna Szalajko OSV News Filed Under: News, Saints, World News, Youth Ministry The Polish bishops’ conference established the “Dzielo Nowego Tysiaclecia” (“The Work of a New Millenium”) foundation in the Jubilee Year 2000. Today, 20 years after John Paul’s death on April 2, 2005, it’s called the “best living monument” of the pope, granting scholarships to talented youth, who are everything from musicians to doctors, and inventors to sportsmen.
Young people, tech lovers connect with soon-to-be-St. Carlo Acutis April 6, 2025By Zoey Maraist OSV News Filed Under: Feature, News, Saints, social media, World News Young people are especially drawn to Blessed Carlo, who will be canonized April 27.
Ukrainian Catholic University student killed by Russia honored with memorial scholarship April 6, 2025By Gina Christian OSV News Filed Under: Colleges, News, War in Ukraine, World News The Ukrainian Catholic University Foundation announced that an endowed scholarship fund honoring Daryna Bazylevych and her family had collected $163,441 to date.
