Drone strike on Iraqi Catholic church complex reopens old wounds March 5, 2026By Dale Gavlak OSV News Filed Under: Conflict in the Middle East, News, World News The Catholic community in northern Iraq has been shaken by the attack of an explosive drone hitting the Chaldean Catholic complex in Ankawa, outside of Irbil.
Religious freedom watchdog annual report spotlights ‘terrifying crisis of religious violence’ in Nigeria March 5, 2026By Kate Scanlon OSV News Filed Under: News, Religious Freedom, World News Nigeria is facing “a terrifying crisis of religious violence,” the U.S. Commission on International Religious Freedom said in its 2026 annual report, released March 4.
Court allows subpoena of Archdiocese of Seattle in abuse investigation March 5, 2026By Gina Christian OSV News Filed Under: Child & Youth Protection, News, World News A Washington state appeals court has ruled that the state’s attorney general can subpoena religious organizations — including the Archdiocese of Seattle — for records related to alleged sexual abuse, as part of determining whether charitable funds were used to cover up such actions.
Rhode Island AG releases report on clerical abuse in Diocese of Providence March 5, 2026By Gina Christian OSV News Filed Under: Child & Youth Protection, News, World News Rhode Island’s attorney general has published a 284-page report on sexual abuse in the Diocese of Providence, capping a six-year investigation that began in 2019 through a voluntary agreement with the diocese to survey records stretching back to 1950.
Dundalk church damaged in fire will remain permanently closed March 5, 2026By Katie V. Jones Catholic Review Filed Under: Feature, Local News, News, Seek the City to Come The archdiocese made the decision to permanently close St. Rita as a second worship site of Our Lady of Hope.
Vatican theological commission warns of replacing God with ‘a world governed by machines’ March 5, 2026By Courtney Mares OSV News Filed Under: News, Vatican, World News The Vatican’s International Theological Commission has warned that if humanity places total trust in technology in a “world ruled by machines,” it risks replacing the “living God” with a counterfeit “virtual God.”
Performance theater and the ‘State of Disunion’ address March 5, 2026By Kenneth Craycraft OSV News Filed Under: Commentary, U.S. Congress If we persist in making it nothing more than partisan political theater — a measure of the disunion of America — it might be time to return to the practice of Jefferson and others, and quietly deliver an actual report rather than a red-meat partisan speech.
Question Corner: Does my ex have to be involved in the annulment process? March 5, 2026By Jenna Marie Cooper OSV News Filed Under: Commentary, Marriage & Family Life, Question Corner Practically speaking, when a respondent is willing to participate in the nullity process, this greatly helps the canon lawyer judges in a trial come to a fair and accurate decision, insofar as hearing from the respondent gives the judges a fuller picture of what actually happened.
St. Frances connects from long range to deny Mount Carmel for BCL Tournament crown March 4, 2026By Nelson Coffin Special to the Catholic Review Filed Under: Feature, Local News, News, Schools, Sports With some sizzling long-range shooting (14-for-30) in the 55th edition of the BCL Tournament final, top-seeded St. Frances rallied from an early five-point deficit to grab a seven-point halftime advantage on the way to a 67-55 victory.
Cardinal Parolin questions whether missiles, bombs are solution to Iranian people’s aspirations March 4, 2026By Courtney Mares OSV News Filed Under: Conflict in the Middle East, News, Vatican, World News The Vatican secretary of state appealed for peace and diplomacy on the fifth day of the U.S. and Israel-Iran war, warning that recognition of any country’s right to wage “preventive war” according to their own criteria would risk the world “being set ablaze.”
Expert: Violent 764 group a ‘growing problem’ targeting vulnerable kids online March 4, 2026By Gina Christian OSV News Filed Under: Child & Youth Protection, News, social media, World News A number of violent extremist groups, led by minors and young adults, are increasingly targeting kids online — in some cases, with deadly results.
What we’re becoming: AI and future of human dignity March 4, 2026By Leonard J. DeLorenzo OSV News Filed Under: Commentary If we approach “the AI Revolution” with only an eye to potential benefits, we’ll blindly accept the deleterious consequences to human life and society. We’ll automate ourselves into irrelevance without meaning to. We’ll outsource our humanity one convenience at a time.
