Catholic death penalty abolition group eager for new pope to build on Francis’ legacy on issue May 17, 2025By Kate Scanlon OSV News Filed Under: News, Respect Life, Uncategorized, Vatican, World News Catholic opponents of the death penalty said they are eager for Pope Leo XIV to build on his predecessor’s legacy of opposition to capital punishment.
Pilgrimage launch coincides with papal inauguration, marks young Catholic’s ‘radical yes’ May 17, 2025By Maria Wiering OSV News Filed Under: Eucharist, News, World News On May 18, Pope Leo XIV will be inaugurated into his Petrine ministry at St. Peter’s Basilica at the Vatican. Hours later, on a different continent, a Mass in Indianapolis will launch the 2025 National Eucharistic Pilgrimage, a five-week journey across 10 states to Los Angeles.
U.S. pilgrims to Havana recall Francis’ impact in Cuba 10 years after visit May 17, 2025By Tom Tracy OSV News Filed Under: News, Remembering Pope Francis, World News Almost a full decade ago, the Miami Archdiocese led a pilgrimage from Miami to Havana in support of the late Pope Francis’ visit to Cuba early in his papacy.
Homeland Security vetting reality show idea where immigrants compete for citizenship May 16, 2025By Kate Scanlon OSV News Filed Under: Immigration and Migration, News, World News The Department of Homeland Security is reviewing a pitch for a reality show in which immigrants would compete for fast-tracked citizenship. Catholic immigration advocates expressed concern such a show would undermine the dignity of those seeking U.S. citizenship or legal residency and the challenges they undergo to do so.
Senate protest over USAID closure snares Vatican ambassador pick May 16, 2025By Kate Scanlon OSV News Filed Under: Catholic Social Teaching, DOGE cuts, News, World News The confirmation of Brian Burch, President Donald Trump’s nominee for U.S. ambassador to the Holy See, was blocked May 13 amid a hold by a Senate Democrat on State Department nominees in protest of the Trump administration’s closure of the U.S. Agency for International Development.
As Trump returns from Middle East with massive arm deals, patriarch says ‘no’ to weapons May 16, 2025By Dale Gavlak OSV News Filed Under: Conflict in the Middle East, News, World News As U.S. President Donald Trump’s visit to Gulf Arab countries, ending May 16, brought “the largest defense cooperation agreement” Washington has ever done, according to the White House fact sheet, Catholic leadership in the region expressed its concern to resolve long-standing conflicts, particularly in the Middle East, peacefully.
Pope Leo XIV’s installation Mass: A new beginning rooted in tradition May 16, 2025By Justin McLellan Catholic News Service Filed Under: Feature, News, Vatican, World News Pope Leo XIV will formally begin his ministry as bishop of Rome with a liturgy steeped in tradition and rich in symbolism May 18.
Pope Leo XIV on social media: Instagram and X accounts up and growing May 16, 2025By Cindy Wooden Catholic News Service Filed Under: Feature, News, social media, Vatican, World News While Pope Leo XIV has deleted the account he began as Father Robert F. Prevost on Twitter, now X, in 2011, the Vatican has launched new accounts for him on X and Instagram.
Western Maryland parishes hit by devastating floodwaters May 16, 2025By Katie V. Jones Catholic Review Filed Under: Feature, Local News, News, Western Vicariate Two days after torrential rain caused flooding in the Georges Creek Valley in Western Maryland, Father Scott Kady, pastor of Divine Mercy Parish felt blessed.
Pope Leo to diplomats: Church will always speak truth, work for justice May 16, 2025By Carol Glatz Catholic News Service Filed Under: News, Vatican, World News The Catholic Church wants to reach out and embrace all people who need and yearn for truth, justice and peace, Pope Leo XIV said in his first meeting with the diplomatic corps accredited to the Holy See.
Sister of St. Francis Valerie Jarzembowski dies at 89 May 16, 2025By Catholic Review Staff Catholic Review Filed Under: Local News, News, Obituaries A funeral Mass for Sister of St. Francis of Assisi Valerie Jarzembowski (formerly Sister Raymond) was offered May 8 at her religious community’s motherhouse in Wisconsin. Sister Valerie died April 29. She was 89.
Praying at St. Monica’s tomb at the Augustinian basilica in Rome May 16, 2025By Mountain Butorac OSV News Filed Under: News, Saints, World News St. Monica is the patron saint of mothers, women in difficult marriages and alcoholics. She died in the fourth century in the coastal town of Ostia, Italy, about 13 miles west of Rome.
