Catholic Review
Inspiring the Archdiocese of Baltimore
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OSV News
Filed Under: News, Remembering Pope Francis, Vatican, World News
The English translation of the prepared text of the homily, delivered in Italian by Cardinal Giovanni Battista Re, dean of the College of Cardinals, for the funeral of Pope Francis in St. Peter’s Square at the Vatican April 26, 2025.
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Filed Under: Divine Worship, News, World News
One popular devotion is the Divine Mercy Chaplet, often said at 3 p.m. in honor of the hour Christ died.
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OSV News
Filed Under: Conflict in the Middle East, News, World News
More than 1,500 people have been killed in Israeli bombardment of the enclave since it renewed the Israel-Hamas war on March 18, the Hamas-run health ministry in Gaza said.
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OSV News
Filed Under: News, Saints, World News
Thousands of Catholics across the country will unite in prayer for pregnant and parenting moms in need during an April 19-27 novena inspired by St. Gianna Beretta Molla, an Italian doctor, wife and mother who sacrificed her own life for the life of her child.
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Filed Under: Bishops, Giving, News, World News
Donations to the annual Catholic Home Missions Appeal will help support more than 70 “home mission dioceses” in the U.S., as well as its current and former territories, the U.S. bishops announced.
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Filed Under: Bishops, News, Vatican, World News
Pope Francis has accepted the resignation of Archbishop Joseph F. Naumann of Kansas City, Kan., and named Bishop William Shawn McKnight of Jefferson City, Mo., as his successor.
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Filed Under: News, Saints, World News
The rector of Our Lady of Mount Carmel Oratory in Montclair sees an upcoming one-day exhibit at the church featuring hundreds of sacred relics as “a blessing from God.”
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Filed Under: Bishops, News, World News
Pope Francis has accepted the resignation of Archbishop George J. Lucas, 75, from the pastoral governance of the Archdiocese of Omaha, Neb., and has appointed Bishop Michael G. McGovern of Belleville, Ill., as his successor.
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Filed Under: Disaster Relief, News, World News
On March 28, a powerful 7.7 magnitude earthquake hit the Mandalay-Sagaing region in southwestern Myanmar, causing multistory buildings to collapse and raising concerns about a significant death toll.
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Filed Under: Disaster Relief, News, Vatican, World News
Pope Francis offered prayers and expressed deep concern over the deadly wildfires in South Korea, which have claimed at least 28 lives and caused widespread damage.
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Filed Under: News, War in Ukraine, World News
The Trump administration’s approach to Russia’s invasion of Ukraine could have ramifications not only for European security but also for peace-building efforts around the world, experts told OSV News.
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Filed Under: Conflict in the Middle East, News, World News
Ongoing conflict in the Gaza Strip between Israel and Hamas will have “dire consequences” for civil society’s future and is likely to worsen the region’s tensions for another generation, Bishop A. Elias Zaidan, chair of the U.S. Conference of Catholic Bishops’ Committee on International Justice and Peace, said in a statement following the breakdown of a ceasefire agreement in the Holy Land.
