CRS, women religious from Africa describe impact of US foreign aid cuts on lifesaving programs March 14, 2025By Kate Scanlon OSV News Filed Under: Disaster Relief, DOGE cuts, News, World News Women religious from Africa and a representative of Catholic Relief Services, the overseas charitable arm of the Catholic Church in the U.S., grappled with the Trump administration’s cuts to foreign aid during a March 13 panel hosted by the Initiative on Catholic Social Thought and Public Life at Georgetown University.
Maryland Catholic Conference issues action alerts on abortion legislation March 14, 2025By Gerry Jackson Filed Under: Feature, Local News, Maryland Catholic Conference, Maryland General Assembly, News, Respect Life The MCC, which represents bishops serving the three Catholic dioceses in the state (Baltimore, Washington and Wilmington, Del.), is concerned about legislation that runs contrary to Catholic teaching on abortion and healthcare ethics.
Vatican ambassadors gather for Mass to pray for pope’s health March 14, 2025By Cindy Wooden Catholic News Service Filed Under: Feature, News, Vatican, World News Four weeks after Pope Francis was hospitalized and one day after the 12th anniversary of the pope’s election, Cardinal Pietro Parolin, Vatican secretary of state, celebrated a Mass for the pope with ambassadors accredited to the Holy See.
‘No one knows the end’ of deadly violence in Syria, says archbishop March 14, 2025By Gina Christian OSV News Filed Under: Conflict in the Middle East, News, World News Hundreds of civilians have been killed since March 6 as Syria’s security forces battled armed supporters of former Syria president Bashar Assad.
Republican congressman pushes administration to place Nigeria on religious freedom watch list March 14, 2025By Kate Scanlon OSV News Filed Under: News, Religious Freedom, World News A Republican lawmaker urged the Trump administration on March 12 to designate Nigeria as a “country of particular concern” in response to violence in that country perpetuated against predominantly Christian communities.
Group’s plans for ‘black mass’ at Kansas Statehouse prompt widespread outcry March 14, 2025By Kurt Jensen OSV News Filed Under: News, World News A Satanic group’s plans for a so-called “black mass” in the Kansas Statehouse in Topeka on March 28 have energized widespread Catholic condemnation.
Scouting retreat helps deepen relationship with Lord and outdoors March 14, 2025By Gerry Jackson Filed Under: Feature, Local News, News, Scouting The retreat features three days of outdoor and spiritual activities at Camp Saffran, Broad Creek Memorial Scout Reservation in Harford County along the Susquehanna River.
St. Joseph: A patron for us all March 14, 2025By Michael R. Heinlein OSV News Filed Under: Commentary, Saints In addition to his patronage of the church and a happy death, St. Joseph is patron of nearly a dozen countries. He also is patron of the sick, fathers and husbands, and workers, among others.
Lenten food ‘doesn’t mean boring,’ says Catholic chef March 14, 2025By Gina Christian OSV News Filed Under: Feature, Lent, News, Recipes, World News While the season of Lent is marked by fasting and abstinence, cooking for a hungry family in this season of prayer and penance “doesn’t mean boring or ‘fish all the time,'” a Catholic chef told OSV News.
In the hospital, pope celebrates anniversary of election with cake March 13, 2025By Justin McLellan Catholic News Service Filed Under: Feature, News, Vatican, World News Pope Francis spent the 12th anniversary of his election to the papacy undergoing physiotherapy at Rome’s Gemelli hospital, but he was well enough to celebrate it in little ways.
Texas bishop announces march, vigil protesting Trump mass deportations March 13, 2025By Gina Christian OSV News Filed Under: Feature, Immigration and Migration, News, World News Bishop Mark J. Seitz of El Paso, Texas, is spearheading a march and vigil to protest the Trump administration’s plans for mass deportations of immigrants who lack legal authorization to live and work in the U.S. as part of its immigration enforcement strategy.
Biographer: In 12 years since election, Francis demonstrates papacy is a mission, not a job March 13, 2025By Paulina Guzik OSV News Filed Under: Feature, News, Vatican, World News As Pope Francis celebrates 12th anniversary of his election in the hospital, the papal biographer told OSV News that the pontiff has “given a very significant witness these last few years … which in many ways is comparable to the witness that John Paul II gave … demonstrating or communicating that the papacy is for life, that it’s a mission, not a job.”
