Filmmaker explores shifts in U.S. religious landscape through lens of Ursuline sister March 6, 2026By OSV News The Record Filed Under: Consecrated Life, Movie & Television Reviews Morgan Atkinson’s newest documentary — “In the Company of Change,” released in September — is his second film on the Ursuline Sisters of Louisville. His first, “A Change in Order,” released in 1987, reflected on how the Ursuline Sisters were affected by the cultural shifts of the 1980s.
As Middle East chaos grows, Jerusalem abbey becomes refuge for prayer, interfaith solidarity March 6, 2026By Junno Arocho Esteves OSV News Filed Under: Conflict in the Middle East, News, World News Amid the escalating chaos of another war in the Middle East, Benedictine Father Nikodemus Schnabel said the abbey where he resides has become an “island of hope in an ocean of suffering” where even people of different faiths have found refuge.
Catholic students promote support for nonpublic school students in Maryland March 6, 2026By Katie V. Jones OSV News Filed Under: Feature, Local News, Maryland General Assembly, News, Schools More than 300 students representing schools in the Archdiocese of Baltimore as well as other Catholic and nonpublic schools across Maryland gathered March 5 at Lawyer’s Mall near the State House in Annapolis, waving posters and chanting in support of educational initiatives as part of Nonpublic Schools Advocacy Day.
San Antonio archbishop: Profit, politics play roles in inhumane migrant treatment March 6, 2026By Gina Christian OSV News Filed Under: Immigration and Migration, News, World News Days after a meeting among several Catholic bishops serving along both sides of the Texas-Mexico border — a regular gathering for the “Tex-Mex” bishops — OSV News spoke with Archbishop Gustavo García-Siller of San Antonio to explore his thoughts on the impact of the Trump administration’s sustained crackdown on migration.
Catholic growth in anti-Catholic colonies: The fledgling Church in New England March 6, 2026By Father Anthony D. Andreassi OSV News Filed Under: America's 250th anniversary, Commentary In this continuing series on the origins of Catholicism in the 50 states, the story of New England begins in a region that was, from the start, among the least welcoming places in early America for Catholics.
Movie Review: ‘EPiC: Elvis Presley in Concert’ March 6, 2026By John Mulderig OSV News Filed Under: Movie & Television Reviews, Uncategorized Combine the exuberant screen style of Australian auteur Baz Luhrmann with the intensity of the King of Rock and Roll and the results are bound to be splashy. So it proved with the director’s 2022 biopic “Elvis” and the same now holds true for the helmer’s engaging documentary “EPiC: Elvis Presley in Concert” (Neon).
Guarding heart, home: Raising holy families in screen-saturated world March 6, 2026By Sister Hosea Rupprecht OSV News Filed Under: Commentary, Marriage & Family Life Parents are called to monitor technology use and help children become critical engagers of media. This responsibility is not only practical — it is profoundly spiritual.
Historian reflects on Michelangelo’s ‘Last Judgement’ with Sistine Chapel restoration underway March 6, 2026By Courtney Mares OSV News Filed Under: Arts & Culture, News, Vatican, World News The Vatican Museums announced that restoration work has begun on Michelangelo’s “The Last Judgement” in the Sistine Chapel, a fresco an art historian describes as “a clarion call to the cardinals of what it means to be Catholic.”
Grassroots Dorothea Project urges Catholic women to speak against immigration-related injustice March 6, 2026By Kimberly Heatherington OSV News Filed Under: Immigration and Migration, News, World News Katie Holler, a social worker from Steubenville, Ohio, launched the Dorothea Project, a women’s action and advocacy group dedicated to educating the public about Catholic social teaching, with the mission of empowering communities “to speak truth and act in defense of vulnerable people whenever human rights and human dignity are violated.”
Why go on a spiritual retreat? The powerful benefits of time alone with God March 6, 2026By Father Francis J. Hoffman OSV News Filed Under: Commentary Retreats are a time away from our normal activities to spend time getting reacquainted with God, to examine the priorities of life and to make concrete and practical resolutions for improvement. Retreats can be a powerful step toward personal conversion.
Pope Leo XIV meets with authors of book on Latin Mass in U.S. March 6, 2026By Courtney Mares OSV News Filed Under: News, Vatican, World News, Worship & Sacraments Pope Leo XIV met two sociologists on March 5 who have co-authored a book on Catholics who attend the traditional Latin Mass in the United States.
With Noem out, Catholic immigration advocates call for change in administration immigration policy March 5, 2026By Kate Scanlon OSV News Filed Under: Immigration and Migration, News, World News Catholic immigration advocates are calling for change at the Department of Homeland Security after President Donald Trump announced March 5 that Kristi Noem is leaving her post. President Trump announced that he had chosen Sen. Markwayne Mullin, R-Okla., to replace her as secretary.
