A year for hope March 24, 2025By Sister Orianne Pietra René Dyck OSV News Filed Under: Commentary, Jubilee 2025 The Catechism of the Catholic Church lays out a very different understanding of hope for the Christian, not merely as an expectation, but as a supernatural virtue:
The tomb of Christ and the atomic moment March 24, 2025By Elizabeth Scalia OSV News Filed Under: Commentary, Lent We stand before Christ, transcending time, awaiting the moment when the energy of light and life — unleashed at creation, and subsumed (just once) into the quiescence of a grace-filled womb — flares through that enshrouded body, reanimating, resurrecting.
Catholic community provides ongoing support to families of loved ones lost in Key Bridge collapse March 24, 2025By Marietha Góngora V. Special to the Catholic Review Filed Under: Bridge Collapse, Disaster Relief, Feature, Local News, News In the year since the tragedy, Sacred Heart and the wider Catholic community have rallied to support the families and others affected by the accident.
La comunidad católica ofrece apoyo continuo a las familias de los seres queridos que perdieron la vida en el derrumbe del Puente March 24, 2025By Marietha Góngora V. Special to the Catholic Review Filed Under: En Español En el año transcurrido desde la tragedia, la iglesia del Sagrado Corazón y la comunidad católica en general se han unido para apoyar a las familias y a otras personas afectadas por el accidente.
Special week puts focus on how food gets to Americans’ tables — through farmworkers’ labor March 24, 2025By Simone Orendain OSV News Filed Under: Immigration and Migration, News, Social Justice, World News Farms are in every state in the country, producing fruits, vegetables, grains, dairy and raising animals for consumption. It all makes its way to the nation’s dinner tables.
Pope returns to Vatican after long hospitalization March 23, 2025By Cindy Wooden Catholic News Service Filed Under: Feature, News, Vatican, World News Immediately before leaving Rome’s Gemelli hospital after more than five weeks of treatment for breathing difficulties, double pneumonia and infections, Pope Francis greeted hundreds of people who gathered outside the hospital March 23.
4 steps for making a local pilgrimage during the Jubilee Year March 23, 2025By Maria Wiering OSV News Filed Under: Feature, Jubilee 2025, News, World News While around 30 million pilgrims are expected to visit Rome for the Jubilee Year, many people will be marking the Holy Year much closer to home.
Priest influencer on evangelizing through humor, social media pitfalls and advice to Gen Z March 23, 2025By Lauretta Brown OSV News Filed Under: Feature, News, social media, World News The milestone video was perfect for Father David Michael, 31, who posts humorous videos about his life as a priest alongside simple explanations of different areas of Catholic teaching. His videos have earned millions of views on Instagram, YouTube and TikTok.
30 years later: St. John Paul II’s enduring challenge to culture in ‘Evangelium Vitae’ March 23, 2025By John M. Haas OSV News Filed Under: Commentary, Feature, Respect Life Pope St. John Paul II could well be called the “apostle of life.” He spent his entire pontificate boldly proclaiming the inviolability of innocent human life.
Pope to return to Vatican, prescribed to continue rest, doctors announce March 22, 2025By Justin McLellan Catholic News Service Filed Under: Feature, News, Vatican, World News Pope Francis will return to his residence in the Vatican March 23 after spending 38 days in Rome’s Gemelli hospital for treatment of double pneumonia, his doctors announced.
Holy Land collection is sign of solidarity, faith, hope, cardinal says March 22, 2025By Cindy Wooden Catholic News Service Filed Under: Conflict in the Middle East, Giving, News, World News While anchored in the hope that comes from Jesus’ resurrection, Catholics should not forget the “tears, despair and destruction everywhere” they have seen in images from the Middle East, a top Vatican official said.
Eagles’ Jeremiah Trotter Jr. calls Catholic school a forge of faith, champion spirit March 22, 2025By John Knebels OSV News Filed Under: News, Sports, World News After an All-American career as a linebacker at Clemson University, Jeremiah Trotter Jr. is now a Super Bowl champion following his hometown Philadelphia Eagles’ decisive 40-22 romp over the Kansas City Chiefs Feb. 9 at the Caesars Superdome in New Orleans.
