Catholic U., facing $30M deficit, considers ‘three main changes’ to academic operations January 21, 2025By Gina Christian OSV News Filed Under: Colleges, News, World News The Catholic University of America in Washington will look into consolidating some academic departments, as part of a recently announced effort to address a $30 million budget deficit.
Archbishop Lori recalls life and teachings of Martin Luther King Jr. at annual peace walk January 20, 2025By Katie V. Jones Catholic Review Filed Under: Archbishop's Ministry, Feature, Local News, News “It’s cold out there, but it’s warm in here,” Archbishop William E. Lori said in his opening remarks at the 12th annual Rev. Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. /Rev. Monsignor Edward Michael Miller Peace Walk.
Donald Trump sworn in as 47th president, pledging crackdown on U.S.-Mexico border January 20, 2025By Kate Scanlon OSV News Filed Under: 2024 Election, Feature, Immigration and Migration, News, World News President Donald Trump was sworn in for a second, nonconsecutive term in the White House Jan. 20, becoming the nation’s 47th president four years after he left office as its 45th.
As ceasefire starts, first Israeli hostages and Palestinian prisoners return home January 20, 2025By Judith Sudilovsky OSV News Filed Under: Conflict in the Middle East, Feature, News, World News In the West Bank, scenes of joy were delayed but the streets erupted in cheers as the first 90 prisoners, mostly women and teens, freed from Israeli prisons, were brought home in white Red Cross buses after midnight Jan. 20 as in the Gaza Strip first caravans of those displaced by 15-month war attempted return to their homes — of which scores are flattened — and first 600 trucks of aid entered the strip.
‘The Rosary in a Year’ podcast: ‘Poco a poco’ to the Lord January 20, 2025By Gina Christian OSV News Filed Under: Arts & Culture, Feature, News, World News “The Rosary in a Year” chart-topping podcast is a step-by-step journey to a deeper relationship with the Lord, its host told OSV News.
Ask for What You Need January 19, 2025By Rita Buettner Catholic Review Filed Under: Blog, Commentary, Open Window Whatever is on your heart today, whether it seems insurmountable or insignificant, whether it’s for you or for someone you love, you can bring it to Jesus — directly or through his mother.
Brooklyn priest who will give benediction at inaugural bonded with Trump over gravesite visit January 19, 2025By Ed Wilkinson OSV News Filed Under: 2024 Election, Feature, News, World News Father Frank Mann and Donald Trump, former president and now president-elect, have become so close that the Brooklyn-born priest has been invited to deliver the closing benediction at Trump’s inauguration ceremony Jan. 20 in Washington.
Sister Clare Crockett, who lived ‘exceptional, holy life,’ begins road to sainthood as cause opens January 18, 2025By Paulina Guzik OSV News Filed Under: News, Saints, Vocations, World News Her wide smile and eyes beaming with joy are a signature of Sister Clare Crockett, a 33-year-old Northern Irish nun, who tragically died in the 2016 Ecuador earthquake.
A Eucharistic Word: Holiness January 18, 2025By Michael R. Heinlein OSV News Filed Under: Commentary, Eucharist, Saints Truly in the Eucharist, as the saints came to know, we find the answer to our searching, the satisfaction to our yearning, the meaning of it all.
Notre Dame players head to championship formed by pregame Masses, saint devotions January 17, 2025By John Knebels OSV News Filed Under: Colleges, Feature, News, Sports, World News Throughout this season-long journey of excellence that now includes a 13-game winning streak and an opportunity to seize a 12th national title and first since 1988, Notre Dame players and coaches have been besieged by media requests for interviews.
Trump preparing Day 1 wave of executive orders, including on immigration January 17, 2025By Kate Scanlon OSV News Filed Under: 2024 Election, Feature, Immigration and Migration, News, World News President-elect Donald Trump is preparing a wave of executive orders for his first day in office, including what could constitute dramatic action on deportations as well as other policy items on his agenda.
Friendly Franciscan challenge unites two high schools for Ravens-Bills playoff clash January 17, 2025By Katie V. Jones Catholic Review Filed Under: Feature, Local News, News, Schools, Sports The young men at Archbishop Curley High School want to make it clear to their Franciscan brothers at St. Francis High School near Buffalo, N.Y. They are confident their beloved Baltimore Ravens are going to beat the Buffalo Bills in the NFL playoffs on Sunday night.