‘With all my heart I want to say how sorry we are,’ says Albany bishop as abuse settlement reached March 31, 2026By OSV News OSV News Filed Under: Child & Youth Protection, News, World News Just over three years to the date after filing for Chapter 11 protection under the crush of nearly 440 Child Victims Act claims, the Diocese of Albany reached a $148 million settlement agreement with the survivors of sexual abuse by diocesan priests and others on March 27.
Missouri bishops back amendment to limit abortion, gender transition for minors March 31, 2026By OSV News OSV News Filed Under: News, Respect Life, World News The Catholic bishops of Missouri on March 26 issued a statement offering their support to a ballot measure that would both limit abortion and certain types of medical or surgical gender reassignment procedures for minors who identify as transgender.
4 U.S. leaders named to Vatican dicastery that promotes Church’s humanitarian vision, work March 31, 2026By OSV News OSV News Filed Under: Immigration and Migration, News, Vatican, World News Pope Leo XIV has appointed four U.S.-based scholars and leaders as members of the Dicastery for the Promotion of Integral Human Development.
Bishop Murphy of Rockville Centre recalled for ‘joyful witness’ of pastoral leadership March 31, 2026By OSV News OSV News Filed Under: Bishops, News, Obituaries, World News The “faithful service” of retired Bishop William F. Murphy of Rockville Centre, who died March 26 at age 85, “leaves a lasting legacy on Long Island and throughout the universal Church,” said Bishop John O. Barres, the diocese’s current shepherd.
Pope Leo’s Monaco trip to be ‘laboratory of peace’ March 27, 2026By OSV News OSV News Filed Under: News, Vatican, World News As Pope Leo XIV prepares to embark on a helicopter ride March 28 for a lightning-fast visit to the tiny city-state of Monaco, the journey is set to be a “laboratory of peace” in a wealthy land of “hidden poverties.”
Sept. 24 beatification of Archbishop Sheen to be ‘a moment of immense grace’ March 27, 2026By OSV News OSV News Filed Under: News, Saints, Vatican, World News Archbishop Fulton J. Sheen will be beatified on Sept. 24 in St. Louis, the Dicastery for the Causes of Saints announced March 25.
Russian drone strikes damage historic church, monastery in Lviv ahead of Holy Week March 26, 2026By OSV News OSV News Filed Under: News, War in Ukraine, World News A historic Bernardine monastery complex and the Church of St. Mary Magdalene in the western Ukraine city of Lviv were hit by aerial drone strikes March 24, just ahead of the observance of Holy Week.
Jerusalem patriarchate cancels Palm Sunday procession, postpones chrism Mass amid war March 24, 2026By OSV News OSV News Filed Under: Conflict in the Middle East, Easter, Feature, News, World News The Latin Patriarchate of Jerusalem said wartime restrictions have forced the cancellation or postponement of key Holy Week observances, urging the faithful to remain united in prayer despite the inability to gather for traditional celebrations.
Universal health coverage is not a luxury but ‘a moral imperative,’ pope says March 24, 2026By OSV News Vatican News Filed Under: Feature, Health Care, News, Vatican, World News Universal health coverage is not “merely a technical goal to be achieved” but is a “moral imperative,” Pope Leo XIV told participants at a conference on health equity.
Chesterton Academy students from across U.S. make pilgrimage to Rome March 24, 2026By OSV News Vatican News Filed Under: News, Schools, Vatican, World News Chesterton Academy students from across the U.S. kicked off a 10-day pilgrimage to Italy with Pope Leo XIV’s general audience in St. Peter’s Square.
U.S. bishops call on House to advance bill to investigate Indian boarding school legacy March 23, 2026By OSV News OSV News Filed Under: Bishops, News, Racial Justice, U.S. Congress, World News Chairmen of several U.S. Conference of Catholic Bishops committees wrote in a letter to key House lawmakers that they support a bill that would establish an effort to investigate and document the histories and practices of Indian boarding schools, and their long-term effects on Native American peoples.
Judge grants injunction for clergy ministry in Minneapolis ICE facility March 23, 2026By OSV News OSV News Filed Under: Immigration and Migration, News, World News Clergy members will now be allowed in to give spiritual care to those being detained at an Immigration and Customs Enforcement processing facility in the Twin Cities area.
