Vatican pro-prefect at Catholic University: Liturgical prayer is indispensable to evangelization April 25, 2026By Kimberly Heatherington OSV News Filed Under: Divine Worship, Feature, News, Vatican, World News Prayer, by its very definition, is dialogue with God. But do we really know how to pray — on our own, and together? It’s a question with profound implications for each and every evangelization effort of the Catholic Church.
Analysis: Will President Trump’s recent attacks on Pope Leo cost him Catholic voters? April 22, 2026By Kimberly Heatherington OSV News Filed Under: Feature, News, World News Why would the president of the United States pick a fight with the pope?
ANALYSIS: Does a new survey show potential for a confession revival? Some say yes, but others not so sure April 21, 2026By Kimberly Heatherington OSV News Filed Under: Feature, News, World News A new poll certainly tells the Catholic Church what it wants to hear: That 67% of Catholics who haven’t been to confession in the past year are open to returning, with roughly half expressing a clear desire to return.
ANALYSIS: Deepfake popes and bishops abound: Here’s how Church can push back ‘AI attack’ on truth April 11, 2026By Kimberly Heatherington OSV News Filed Under: AI, Feature, News, World News The scene in the video shared over Instagram is charged with confrontation — bulletproof-vested and masked U.S. immigration agents, some of them with egg-spatter on them, are confronted by a silver-haired Catholic bishop on the steps of a Gothic-looking church.
At 10, ‘Amoris Laetitia’ still shapes landscape for marriage, family ministries March 22, 2026By Kimberly Heatherington OSV News Filed Under: Marriage & Family Life, News, World News Released in April 2016, “Amoris Laetitia” is a lengthy papal missive on married life and love, children, extended family, education and related challenges, with special attention to integrating wounded or marginalized families into the life of the Church.
America at 250: Celebrating both a birthday and a history of religious liberty March 21, 2026By Kimberly Heatherington OSV News Filed Under: America's 250th anniversary, Feature, News, Religious Freedom, World News As the United States indulges in a star-spangled celebration of its 250th birthday, a cornerstone of historical significance that stands out is religious freedom, and unlike for many other nations, it is a unique founding principle of this nation.
Easter boom: U.S. dioceses say rise in new Catholics may point to regional ‘revivals’ March 19, 2026By Kimberly Heatherington OSV News Filed Under: Easter, Feature, News, World News, Worship & Sacraments While the religiously unaffiliated are on the rise globally, something curious is also happening: Some dioceses have reported significant upticks in adults preparing to enter the Catholic Church this Easter.
‘The Story of All Stories’ children’s Bible vividly conveys salvation history March 15, 2026By Kimberly Heatherington OSV News Filed Under: Bible, Books, News, World News “The Story of All Stories: A Story Bible for Young Catholics” is the new children’s Bible parents and grandparents are buying for little ones, but find themselves captivated by its combination of alluring art and engaging storytelling.
Grassroots Dorothea Project urges Catholic women to speak against immigration-related injustice March 6, 2026By Kimberly Heatherington OSV News Filed Under: Immigration and Migration, News, World News Katie Holler, a social worker from Steubenville, Ohio, launched the Dorothea Project, a women’s action and advocacy group dedicated to educating the public about Catholic social teaching, with the mission of empowering communities “to speak truth and act in defense of vulnerable people whenever human rights and human dignity are violated.”
Unmarked graves found on land once owned by Catholic slaveholders trigger search for descendants February 28, 2026By Kimberly Heatherington OSV News Filed Under: Black Catholic Ministry, News, Racial Justice, World News A team of student and professional history detectives — led by Laura Masur, assistant professor of anthropology at The Catholic University of America — have discovered what appear to be additional gravesites in a family cemetery on land once belonging to the Brents, one of early and colonial America’s prominent Catholic families.
What can the Year of St. Francis do for the world? A lot, say these Franciscans February 21, 2026By Kimberly Heatherington OSV News Filed Under: Feature, News, Saints, World News After Pope Leo XIV proclaimed the Jubilee Year of St. Francis from Jan. 10, 2026, to Jan. 10, 2027, the Vatican’s Apostolic Penitentiary also issued a decree granting a plenary indulgence to mark the 800th anniversary year of the popular saint’s death.
Experts dispute White House claims mass deportations improve Americans’ lives February 19, 2026By Kimberly Heatherington OSV News Filed Under: Feature, Immigration and Migration, News, World News Numerous American bishops have collectively and individually stated their concerns regarding the nature of immigration enforcement taking place and mass deportation.
