Question Corner: Does a married person need their marriage blessed or ‘convalidated’ once they become Catholic? May 15, 2025By Jenna Marie Cooper OSV News Filed Under: Commentary, Question Corner A person does not need to be Catholic or even Christian to have a valid marriage, provided that in their matrimonial consent they committed themselves to a union that would broadly match our Catholic understanding of marriage: namely, as a permanent, faithful, and exclusive union ordered fundamentally towards children and family life.
U.S. bishops release updated pastoral letter on pornography amid rise in sexual exploitation May 14, 2025By Gina Christian OSV News Filed Under: Bishops, Child & Youth Protection, News, social media, World News The U.S. bishops recently released an updated version of their 2015 pastoral letter on the dangers of pornography, a document they said is “still needed today” amid increased social acceptance of — and addiction to — such material.
New pope, a tennis fan, meets world’s No. 1 player May 14, 2025By Justin McLellan Catholic News Service Filed Under: News, Sports, Vatican, World News While in Rome for the tournament May 14, the world’s highest-ranked tennis player walked into the halls of the Vatican and met with Pope Leo XIV, who proved to be a well-informed spectator of the young champion.
Meeting Eastern Catholics, pope pledges to be peacemaker May 14, 2025By Justin McLellan Catholic News Service Filed Under: Ecumenism and Interfaith Relations, News, Vatican, World News During a meeting with Eastern Catholics, many of whom come from war-torn regions of the world, Pope Leo XIV pledged the Vatican’s full commitment to promoting peace and reconciliation.
Jerusalem patriarch, back in Holy Land, reflects on conclave, ‘inconceivable’ Gaza situation May 14, 2025By Judith Sudilovsky OSV News Filed Under: Conflict in the Middle East, News, Vatican, World News The importance of continuity and diversity as well as the issues of war and peace were a main topic of conversation for the 133 cardinals as they gathered to vote in the conclave May 7-8, said Cardinal Pierbattista Pizzaballa, Latin patriarch of Jerusalem.
House GOP budget proposal includes cuts to Medicaid, groups that perform abortions May 14, 2025By Kate Scanlon OSV News Filed Under: Health Care, News, Respect Life, U.S. Congress, World News A proposed House budget is drawing fire from some critics over its cuts to Medicaid, while drawing praise from others for promises to eliminate funds to health providers who also perform abortions.
With jobs disappearing, cardinal says he ‘rejoiced’ at pope’s name choice May 14, 2025By Cindy Wooden Catholic News Service Filed Under: News, Social Justice, Vatican, World News Cardinal Michael Czerny said that when Cardinal Robert F. Prevost was elected pope and chose the name Leo XIV, “I rejoiced, I really rejoiced.”
New pope’s Black, Creole roots illuminate rich multiracial history of U.S. May 14, 2025By Gina Christian OSV News Filed Under: Black Catholic Ministry, News, Vatican, World News A New Orleans genealogist has found that the first U.S.-born pope has Black and Creole roots — and the discovery illuminates the nation’s rich multiracial history, the experience of Black Catholics and the importance of the church’s sacramental records.
Forcing clergy to break the seal of confession harms victims May 14, 2025By Cecilia Cicone OSV News Filed Under: Child & Youth Protection, Commentary Being unable to be honest with a doctor for fear of safety is one thing. Creating a situation in which victim-survivors may feel unsafe being honest with God is a violation of religious freedom and causes direct harm.
Chicago-style hotdogs, pizza, the White Sox just a few of new pope’s Windy City faves May 14, 2025By Simone Orendain OSV News Filed Under: Arts & Culture, News, Vatican, World News As details of Pope Leo’s past life come to light one thing, many are struck by his Chicago roots and his Chicago-ness.
Home viewing roundup: What’s available to stream and what’s on horizon May 14, 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.
My church, myself: Motherhood, mystery and mercy May 14, 2025By Elizabeth Scalia OSV News Filed Under: Commentary In its exposition of the lifelong depths of concern, nurturing, love, puzzlement, understanding, clemency and prayerful accompaniment, this is a description of motherhood that anyone who has experienced it, physically or spiritually, will recognize. It is also a beautifully stated, convincing argument that the Catholic Church is, indeed, mother to all the baptized.
