Wichita Catholic church vandalized in what bishops’ call ‘hate crime’ March 18, 2025By Gina Christian OSV News Filed Under: News, Religious Freedom, World News A Catholic church in Kansas has been targeted in what that state’s bishops are calling a “hate crime.”
Heightened threat environment for judiciary raises concerns March 18, 2025By Kate Scanlon OSV News Filed Under: Feature, News, Supreme Court, World News A heightened threat environment for Supreme Court justices comes amid a series of high-profile or controversial rulings by the nation’s highest court on topics including abortion, presidential immunity, the administrative state and gun policy.
Pope appeals to communicators to assist peacemakers by disarming words March 18, 2025By Carol Glatz Catholic News Service Filed Under: Journalism, News, Vatican, World News People in the world of news and communications need to understand the full importance of words, Pope Francis wrote.
Paxton files first criminal charges for alleged violation of Texas’ abortion restrictions March 18, 2025By Kate Scanlon OSV News Filed Under: News, Respect Life, World News A midwife has been arrested and charged after Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton alleged she performed abortions illegal under that state’s law, marking the first criminal charges brought under its near-total abortion ban.
King Charles, Queen Camilla hope to meet pope at Vatican in April March 18, 2025By Cindy Wooden Catholic News Service Filed Under: Ecumenism and Interfaith Relations, News, Vatican, World News Britain’s King Charles III and Queen Camilla confirmed their plans to meet at the Vatican with Pope Francis in early April in an announcement March 18.
Some Chews Life rosaries, teethers recalled for choking hazard March 17, 2025By Gina Christian Filed Under: News, World News More than a dozen models of rosaries and teethers designed for young children are being recalled, following the identification of a potential choking hazard.
Improved condition means pope can briefly go without supplemental oxygen March 17, 2025By Carol Glatz Catholic News Service Filed Under: Feature, News, Vatican, World News Pope Francis has been able to spend brief moments of the day without any supplemental oxygen, which is yet another sign of the gradual improvement in his condition, the Vatican press office said.
U.S. bishops continue legal battle with Trump administration over refugee resettlement funding March 17, 2025By Lauretta Brown OSV News Filed Under: Bishops, DOGE cuts, Feature, Immigration and Migration, News, World News Following a setback, the U.S. Conference of Catholic Bishops is continuing its legal fight against the Trump administration’s halt in federal funding for refugee resettlement services.
4 pro-life activists found guilty, spared jail time for N.J. abortion clinic ‘rescue’ event March 17, 2025By Kurt Jensen OSV News Filed Under: News, Respect Life, World News Four pro-life activists, including two pardoned by President Donald Trump in January for earlier convictions under the FACE Act, were found guilty of trespassing March 14 for their 2019 “rescue” at a New Jersey abortion clinic. However, they will not face jail time.
Mexican Catholics urge officials to ‘listen to victims’ amid grisly discovery of mass graves March 17, 2025By David Agren OSV News Filed Under: News, World News Mexico’s Catholic leaders prayed for the country’s missing and urged the population of the country and their political leaders to listen to victims of violence amid outrage over the discovery of mass graves and ovens for cremating bodies on a drug cartel compound.
Priests helping relatives of victims of Philippine ‘war on drugs’ jubilant over Duterte’s arrest March 17, 2025By Simone Orendain OSV News Filed Under: News, Social Justice, World News Two Philippine priests who work with those affected by their country’s deadly anti-drug campaign under then-President Rodrigo Duterte are closely monitoring developments in the former president’s March 11 arrest and detention at the International Criminal Court in The Hague.
U.S. Holy Year pilgrims add pope to their list of prayer intentions March 17, 2025By Cindy Wooden Catholic News Service Filed Under: Jubilee 2025, News, Vatican, World News Hundreds of pilgrims from the United States gathered for Mass at the majestic Altar of the Chair in St. Peter’s Basilica with two main intentions in mind: the health of Pope Francis and the needs of their loved ones at home.
