Pastoral center in northern Myanmar among latest Catholic sites bombed by governing military junta March 7, 2025By Junno Arocho Esteves OSV News Filed Under: News, Religious Freedom, World News A Catholic pastoral center in northern Myanmar is among the latest Christian sites bombed by the country’s governing military junta.
Christians, Muslims can proclaim beauty of diversity, Vatican says March 7, 2025By Carol Glatz Catholic News Service Filed Under: Ecumenism and Interfaith Relations, News, Vatican, World News In a world where people are tempted to build walls to exclude others, Christians and Muslims are challenged to build, through dialogue, a shared future based on fraternity, leaders of the Dicastery for Interreligious Dialogue said in a message to Muslims around the world.
Rice Bowl needed ‘now more than ever’ as hunger rises, government aid falls, says leader March 7, 2025By Gina Christian OSV News Filed Under: Feature, Giving, Lent, News, World News CRS, the official international relief and development agency of the U.S. Catholic community, is marking the 50th anniversary of its Rice Bowl program, which has raised more than $350 million to support domestic and overseas poverty relief efforts.
Amid U.S. foreign aid freeze, CRS’ Rice Bowl could be in ‘its strongest moment,’ says founder March 7, 2025By Gina Christian OSV News Filed Under: Giving, Lent, News, World News At the start of Catholic Relief Services’ 2025 Rice Bowl initiative — an annual Lenten program blending almsgiving and prayer to provide aid to overseas and domestic aid — OSV News spoke with Rice Bowl founder Monsignor Robert Coll, a retired priest of the Diocese of Allentown, Pa., about the program as it marks its 50th year.
Pope, in short audio message, thanks people for their prayers March 7, 2025By Cindy Wooden Catholic News Service Filed Under: Feature, News, Vatican, World News On his 21st day in Rome’s Gemelli hospital, Pope Francis recorded a 27-second audio message thanking people for their prayers.
Catholic Sisters Week offers virtual, interactive ways to honor women religious March 7, 2025By Kimberly Heatherington OSV News Filed Under: Feature, News, Vocations, World News The 12th anniversary of Catholic Sisters Week (March 8-14) is celebrating their many ministries and achievements with campaigns and activities that aim to educate, inform and even surprise.
Daughter’s rare disorder leads Indiana family on faith journey with ‘divine connections’ March 7, 2025By Natalie Hoefer OSV News Filed Under: Disabilities Ministry, News, World News Along the way, the couple has witnessed how God has used Kathryn’s AHC to make a difference in others’ lives.
Doctors report pope’s condition is stable March 6, 2025By Cindy Wooden Catholic News Service Filed Under: Feature, News, Vatican, World News On his 21st day in Rome’s Gemelli hospital, Pope Francis’ condition remained stable, and he continued his respiratory and physical therapy “with benefit” March 6, his doctors said.
Jesus’ life shows how essential prayer is, Archbishop Broglio says in Lenten homily March 6, 2025By OSV News OSV News Filed Under: Lent, News, World News Archbishop Timothy P. Broglio, head of the U.S. military archdiocese, reminded the congregation at an Ash Wednesday Mass of the elements of “our blessed journey” of Lent: “prayer, self-denial and charity.”
Like St. John Paul II, pope shows untiring will to serve, says cardinal March 6, 2025By Carol Glatz Catholic News Service Filed Under: Feature, News, Vatican, World News Like St. John Paul II, Pope Francis knows the “cross of Christ is never abandoned” and that everything is in God’s hands, said Cardinal Stanislaw Dziwisz, who was the late pope’s personal secretary for 39 years.
Cardinal: Dignity lies at heart of church’s stance on gender March 6, 2025By Carol Glatz Catholic News Service Filed Under: Catholic Social Teaching, News, World News The infinite and inalienable dignity inherent in every human being has practical consequences which include protecting everyone’s right to life from conception to a natural end and opposing the “technocratic” ideology of gender, said the head of the Vatican’s doctrinal office.
India’s top court to hear appeal to end Dalit oppression in parish March 6, 2025By Bijay Kumar Minj OSV News Filed Under: News, Religious Freedom, World News In what is billed as a first in history, India’s Supreme Court has agreed to hear an appeal seeking to end discrimination against socially poor Dalit Catholics in a parish in southern India.
