French woman hopes sharing mystical encounter with Minnesota Benedictine helps sainthood cause July 10, 2025By Maria Wiering OSV News Filed Under: Feature, News, World News And to her amazement, Sister Annella, Souilliart claims, appeared at her open bedroom door. Dressed in a traditional Benedictine habit, with her black veil and well-waxed shoes, the religious sister approached Souilliart.
Pope: Vatican still ready to host peace talks between Russia, Ukraine July 9, 2025By Carol Glatz Catholic News Service Filed Under: Feature, News, Vatican, World News Meeting with Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy, Pope Leo XIV reiterated his willingness to host representatives of Russia and Ukraine at the Vatican for peace negotiations.
Archbishop Lori announces clergy appointments, including pastor and associate pastors July 9, 2025By Catholic Review Staff Catholic Review Filed Under: Appointments, Feature, Local News, News See new clergy appointments including pastors, associate pastors, deacons, and more.
Pope prays for conversion of those resisting climate action at new Mass July 9, 2025By Justin McLellan Catholic News Service Filed Under: Environment, Feature, News, Vatican, World News Pope Leo XIV celebrated a new formulary of the Mass “for the care of creation.”
Judge blocks, for now, Planned Parenthood defunding provision backed by bishops July 9, 2025By Simone Orendain OSV News Filed Under: Feature, News, Respect Life, World News A federal judge placed a temporary restraining order on a provision in the “One Big Beautiful Bill Act,” which President Donald Trump signed into law July 4, that would have stopped Planned Parenthood from receiving Medicaid payments for a year.
ANALYSIS: ‘Big Beautiful Bill’ gives school-choice advocates partial victory with more to do July 9, 2025By Kimberly Heatherington OSV News Filed Under: News, Schools, World News The approved version creates a new federal tax credit for individuals who make donations to 501(c)(3) public charities providing scholarships to elementary or secondary school pupils.
Notre Dame prepares to reopen towers’ tour with return of famed statues of saints to rooftop July 9, 2025By Caroline de Sury OSV News Filed Under: Feature, News, World News PARIS — Symbolic lifting of the statues surrounding the spire of Notre Dame Cathedral in Paris marked the beginning of one of the last phases of the roof reconstruction before the towers of the Parisian icon will reopen to the public on Sept. 20.
After 12 years, locals welcome pope back to his summer home July 9, 2025By Justin McLellan Catholic News Service Filed Under: Feature, News, Vatican, World News After more than a decade without its most famous vacationer, the quiet town of Castel Gandolfo once again counts the pope among its summer residents.
Double the learning: Dual enrollment provides college credit to high school students July 9, 2025By Katie V. Jones Catholic Review Filed Under: Colleges, Feature, Local News, News, Schools While still a senior at St. John’s Catholic Prep in Buckeystown, Samantha Hackley spent the majority of her school days this past year at Mount St. Mary’s University in Emmitsburg, where she was enrolled as a full-time student.
Synod office provides guidelines to help local churches, bishops implement synodality July 9, 2025By Carol Glatz Catholic News Service Filed Under: Feature, News, Synodality, Vatican, World News Local churches and bishops worldwide will be instrumental in helping implement the proposals and foster the spirit of the 2024 final document of the Synod of Bishops on synodality, the Vatican synod office said.
Catholic Church holds firm on not taking stand on political candidates, despite possible IRS shift July 9, 2025By Gina Christian OSV News Filed Under: Feature, News, World News The Catholic Church “maintains its stance of not endorsing or opposing political candidates,” said U.S. Conference of Catholic Bishops spokesperson Chieko Noguchi, following a recent court case in which a long-standing federal ban against such activity appeared to have been partly relaxed.
St. Mary’s purchases former Annapolis Area Christian School July 8, 2025By Gerry Jackson Catholic Review Filed Under: Feature, Local News, News A quarter century ago, St. Mary Parish in Annapolis underwent a dramatic expansion, building the St. John Neumann Mission Church. It is adding again to its footprint with the acquisition of a nine-acre parcel near its mission church.
