Father Norvel, first Black superior general for U.S. men’s religious community, dies at 90 March 12, 2026By George P. Matysek Jr. Catholic Review Filed Under: Black Catholic Ministry, Feature, Local News, News, Obituaries Josephite Father William Norvel, a forceful voice for Black Catholic identity who spent more than six decades challenging the institutional church to live up to its claim of being universal, died March 8. He was 90.
Just war theory in the age of AI weapons and the ‘Department of War’ March 12, 2026By Charles C. Camosy OSV News Filed Under: Commentary, Conflict in the Middle East What does the Catholic Church have to say about war? How does the concept of a “just war” which has roots in St. Augustine’s writings relate to modern warfare? And what does a discussion of the ethics of war look like with modern weaponry, including weapons made with artificial intelligence?
Amid measles uptick, infectious diseases specialist says Church recommends vaccination March 12, 2026By Kate Scanlon OSV News Filed Under: Feature, Health Care, News, World News Amid a spike in measles cases in the U.S., an infectious diseases specialist, who is also a Catholic deacon, told OSV News that the Church “has recommended measles vaccination to safeguard the health of children and families.”
Pope Leo XIV points to St. Joseph as an example of the importance of ‘being present’ March 12, 2026By Courtney Mares OSV News Filed Under: News, Saints, Vatican, World News Pope Leo XIV has highlighted how St. Joseph, who is never directly quoted in the Bible, is an example for Christians of the importance of “being present.”
Pope Leo XIV names Augustinian prelate as new prefect of charity dicastery March 12, 2026By Courtney Mares OSV News Filed Under: News, Vatican, World News Pope Leo XIV has named Spanish Augustinian Bishop Luis Marín de San Martín as the new prefect of the Dicastery for the Service of Charity, reassigning Cardinal Konrad Krajewski to serve as archbishop of his home diocese in his native Poland.
U.S.-Israeli war on Iran is failing the Church’s just war test, bishops warn March 12, 2026By Gina Christian OSV News Filed Under: Catholic Social Teaching, Conflict in the Middle East, Feature, News, World News Since the start of the U.S. and Israel’s war on Iran, some U.S. Catholic bishops have highlighted Church teaching on what constitutes a “just war” — with one cardinal flatly declaring the current conflict fails to meet the necessary criteria, and is therefore “morally illegitimate.”
Deacon Stretmater, father of 11 who ministered at Howard County parish, dies at 101 March 12, 2026By Jay Sorgi Special to the Catholic Review Filed Under: Feature, Local News, News, Obituaries The word “presence” defined the way Deacon Daniel Stretmater ministered, living a life to evoke Christ’s presence through everything he did in his 101 years of life, including actively serving for a quarter-century at St. Louis in Clarksville.
Pope Leo XIV meets with evacuated Tehran cardinal as U.S.-Israeli strikes on Iran continue March 12, 2026By Courtney Mares OSV News Filed Under: Conflict in the Middle East, Feature, News, Vatican, World News Pope Leo XIV met privately March 11 with the cardinal archbishop of Tehran after the Belgian-born prelate was evacuated from Iran amid U.S. and Israeli military strikes on the country.
‘Rebirth’ art project offers counternarrative for Father Rupnik accusers, abuse survivors March 12, 2026By Sarah Mac Donald OSV News Filed Under: Arts & Culture, Child & Youth Protection, News, World News A major new artwork dedicated to the victims of spiritual and sexual abuse in the church is to be displayed at locations where disgraced priest artist Father Marko Rupnik’s mosaics are still exhibited.
Report: U.S. fueling human rights violations with ‘externalized migration’ policies March 12, 2026By Gina Christian OSV News Filed Under: Uncategorized The “externalization” of migration in the Latin American region — particularly under the Trump administration’s hardline policies — is accelerating human rights violations while eroding human dignity, according to a new report.
Sen. Hawley introduces bill to revoke FDA approval of abortion pill March 12, 2026By Kate Scanlon OSV News Filed Under: News, Respect Life, World News Sen. Josh Hawley, R-Mo., announced March 11 he has introduced legislation in the Senate that would ban mifepristone, a drug commonly, but not exclusively, used for first trimester abortion.
Amid deadly Midwest storms, a chapel is left undamaged, and faith, hope remain strong March 12, 2026By Gina Christian OSV News Filed Under: Disaster Relief, News, World News Catholic parish and school communities in the Midwest are among those working to clean up after deadly storms and tornadoes tore through a number of states March 6 and 10 — but, said two Catholic schools, faith, prayer and hope remain strong.
