A Ticket to Pope Leo’s First Papal Audience May 21, 2025By Rita Buettner Catholic Review Filed Under: Blog, Commentary, Open Window Back in early April, Abigail Benjamin submitted a request for tickets to attend a papal audience in May. Not many people were requesting tickets at the time, as a cardinal handled the papal audiences for an ailing Pope Francis. But Abigail felt she and her husband, Jon, should go. They could never have known that […]
Catholic University cuts 7 percent of workforce amid $30 million deficit May 21, 2025By Gina Christian OSV News Filed Under: Colleges, News, World News The Catholic University of America in Washington has cut 7 percent of its workforce, as part of a financial restructuring to tackle a $30 million deficit amid declining enrollment revenue and rising overall costs.
Trump, Vance meet Pope Leo XIV’s brother in Oval Office May 21, 2025By Kate Scanlon OSV News Filed Under: News, Vatican, World News President Donald Trump and Vice President JD Vance May 20 met Louis Prevost, the older brother of Pope Leo XIV, and his wife, Deborah Prevost, at the White House.
Basilian sister in Ukraine to Pope Leo: ‘Thank you’ and ‘come to us’ May 21, 2025By Gina Christian OSV News Filed Under: News, Vatican, War in Ukraine, World News Sister Lucia spoke with OSV News May 16 from her monastery in the southeastern city of Zaporizhzhia, where she and two fellow Basilian sisters have remained throughout Russia’s full-scale invasion, providing humanitarian and spiritual aid to civilians and military personnel alike.
Mexican bishops condemn slaying of 7 young people at parish festival May 21, 2025By David Agren OSV News Filed Under: Gun Violence, News, World News The Mexican bishops’ conference has condemned a massacre of seven young people — including minors — at a parish festival, while urging action on the part of authorities amid rising violence and warning the population to avoid indifference in the face of recurring atrocities.
Experts flag concerns over EPPC study on dangers of pill used in miscarriage care, abortion May 21, 2025By Kimberly Heatherington OSV News Filed Under: Feature, Health Care, News, Respect Life, World News The title of a new study released April 28 by the Ethics and Public Policy Center is one Catholics, following the church’s moral teaching, would agree upon: “The Abortion Pill Harms Women.”
Bishop Lewandowski installed as bishop of Providence May 21, 2025By Katie V. Jones Catholic Review Filed Under: Bishop Lewandowski, Feature, Local News, News Bishop Bruce A. Lewandowski, C.Ss.R., announced his arrival at the doors of the Cathedral of Saints Peter and Paul in Providence, R.I., May 20. The main entranceway to the cathedral then opened, welcoming Bishop Lewandowski to be formally installed as the 10th bishop of the Diocese of Providence.
Bishop Lewandowski adopts new coat of arms May 21, 2025By Christopher Gunty Catholic Review Filed Under: Bishop Lewandowski, Feature, Local News, News For Bishop Bruce Lewandowski, C.Ss.R., the changes to his coat of arms are few, but important, as he becomes bishop of the Diocese of Providence, R.I.
God’s love is generous, not calculating, pope says at first audience May 21, 2025By Cindy Wooden Catholic News Service Filed Under: Feature, News, Vatican, World News The Gospel parable of the “wasteful sower” who casts seeds on fertile soil as well as on a rocky path “is an image of the way God loves us,” Pope Leo XIV told visitors and pilgrims at his first weekly general audience.
Bishops praise, criticize federal actions affecting human life amid budget debate May 21, 2025By Kate Scanlon OSV News Filed Under: Feature, News, Respect Life, U.S. Congress, World News As congressional lawmakers consider a sweeping package for Trump’s agenda, the U.S. Catholic bishops offered both praise and criticism of federal actions affecting human life, such involving gender transition, abortion funding, and pregnant migrants, in a pair of statements May 19.
Home viewing roundup: What’s available to stream and what’s on horizon May 21, 2025By John Mulderig OSV News Filed Under: Movie & Television Reviews Capsule reviews of theatrical movies available now for streaming or scheduled for broadcast on network or cable television as well as notes on TV programming for the same week.
Movie Review: ‘Sinners’ May 21, 2025By John Mulderig OSV News Filed Under: Movie & Television Reviews Considered strictly as a piece of cinema, the genre-mashing feature “Sinners” (Warner Bros.) can be acknowledged to be a successful production in several respects. But assessed ethically from the standpoint of a Scripture-based worldview, writer-director Ryan Coogler’s film is critically deficient.
