Catholic University recognized with ‘elite’ R1 research designation February 13, 2025By OSV News OSV News Filed Under: Colleges, News, World News The Catholic University of America in Washington has now been granted an elite R1 research designation, joining six other Catholic institutions holding that status, the university announced Feb. 13.
Parish records transfer to seated parish for merging faith communities February 13, 2025By Katie V. Jones Catholic Review Filed Under: Feature, Local News, News, Seek the City to Come With the closing and merging of many churches in the Archdiocese of Baltimore before the beginning of this year as part of the Seek the City to Come pastoral planning initiative, more than just parishioners were moved to a new location.
Taxes should fund solidarity at home and abroad, Cardinal Parolin says February 13, 2025By Cindy Wooden Catholic News Service Filed Under: News, Social Justice, Vatican, World News Individuals and corporations have a moral obligation to pay their fair share of taxes, and wealthy nations have an obligation to use that money to help their poorer citizens and provide aid to developing nations, the Vatican secretary of state said.
Vicar general of Diocese of Worcester, Mass., named bishop of Norwich, Conn. February 13, 2025By OSV News OSV News Filed Under: Bishops, News, World News Pope Francis has appointed Monsignor Richard F. Reidy, vicar general and moderator of the curia of the Diocese of Worcester, Mass., to head the Diocese of Norwich, Conn.
Archbishop Broglio: Vatican decree on St. Teresa of Kolkata feast ‘an occasion of joy’ February 13, 2025By Gina Christian OSV News Filed Under: News, Saints, World News The leader of the nation’s Catholic bishops has commended Pope Francis’ move to extend to the universal Catholic Church the feast of a beloved saint and “contemporary witness” of faith.
Navigating world of dating can be a challenge for Catholics February 13, 2025By Kurt Jensen Special to the Catholic Review Filed Under: Feature, Local News, News, Young Adult Ministry Young adult dating (sometimes still referred to as courtship) is an ongoing concern for the church. At a panel discussion during last summer’s National Eucharistic Congress in Indianapolis, participants complained that the dating pool of committed Catholics is too small.
Russia’s sacrilegious war on Ukraine February 13, 2025By George Weigel OSV News Filed Under: Commentary, The Catholic Difference, War in Ukraine Those responsible for devising U.S. foreign policy should recognize how that train wreck helps define Russia’s ongoing assault on Ukraine, even as it conditions any resolution of the war worthy of the name “peace.”
U.S. bishops thank Pope Francis for support amid ‘struggle’ on migration issues February 13, 2025By Kate Scanlon OSV News Filed Under: Bishops, Feature, Immigration and Migration, News, Vatican, World News The president of the U.S. Conference of Catholic Bishops Feb. 11 thanked Pope Francis for his support for the U.S. bishops’ work with migrants and refugees amid the current “struggle” on immigration policies in the U.S.
Who are Ss. Cyril and Methodius, the other Feb. 14 saints? February 13, 2025By J.J. Ziegler OSV News Filed Under: Commentary, Saints Not as widely known in the United States as St. Valentine are two other saints at the top of the list on Feb. 14, and recent popes have repeatedly sought to draw greater attention to them.
Pope Francis names Ohio pastor of four parishes as bishop of Sioux City, Iowa February 12, 2025By Gina Christian OSV News Filed Under: Bishops, News, Uncategorized, World News Pope Francis has accepted the resignation of Bishop R. Walker Nickless, 77, from the pastoral governance of the Diocese of Sioux City, Iowa, and appointed Father John E. Keehner Jr., pastor of four parishes, to succeed him.
CRS, Caritas warn of global impact of USAID shutdown February 12, 2025By Gina Christian OSV News Filed Under: Disaster Relief, Feature, News, World News Baltimore-based Catholic Relief Services and Caritas agencies throughout the world are warning that the Trump administration’s freezing of the U.S. Aid for International Development — which has provided major funding for the groups for over six decades — will harm millions globally.
‘Martyr of the Amazon’: Recalling Sister Dorothy Stang’s ministry 20 years after her murder February 12, 2025By Junno Arocho Esteves OSV News Filed Under: Environment, News, Religious Freedom, World News In the lead up to the 20th anniversary of the death of Sister Stang, who is considered by many as a “Martyr of the Amazon,” a relic containing blood-soaked soil from the site of her murder was enshrined at the Basilica of St. Bartholomew on Tiber Island in Rome on Jan. 10.
