A good match is hard to find: Catholics try to renew a ‘hopeless’ dating culture February 14, 2025By Kimberly Heatherington Filed Under: Feature, News, World News, Young Adult Ministry Valentine’s Day has arrived and will soon have come and gone — and that can mean date anxiety for singles. Before, during and after the holiday.
Catholic University recognized with ‘elite’ R1 research designation February 13, 2025By OSV News OSV News Filed Under: Colleges, News, World News The Catholic University of America in Washington has now been granted an elite R1 research designation, joining six other Catholic institutions holding that status, the university announced Feb. 13.
Taxes should fund solidarity at home and abroad, Cardinal Parolin says February 13, 2025By Cindy Wooden Catholic News Service Filed Under: News, Social Justice, Vatican, World News Individuals and corporations have a moral obligation to pay their fair share of taxes, and wealthy nations have an obligation to use that money to help their poorer citizens and provide aid to developing nations, the Vatican secretary of state said.
Vicar general of Diocese of Worcester, Mass., named bishop of Norwich, Conn. February 13, 2025By OSV News OSV News Filed Under: Bishops, News, World News Pope Francis has appointed Monsignor Richard F. Reidy, vicar general and moderator of the curia of the Diocese of Worcester, Mass., to head the Diocese of Norwich, Conn.
Archbishop Broglio: Vatican decree on St. Teresa of Kolkata feast ‘an occasion of joy’ February 13, 2025By Gina Christian OSV News Filed Under: News, Saints, World News The leader of the nation’s Catholic bishops has commended Pope Francis’ move to extend to the universal Catholic Church the feast of a beloved saint and “contemporary witness” of faith.
U.S. bishops thank Pope Francis for support amid ‘struggle’ on migration issues February 13, 2025By Kate Scanlon OSV News Filed Under: Bishops, Feature, Immigration and Migration, News, Vatican, World News The president of the U.S. Conference of Catholic Bishops Feb. 11 thanked Pope Francis for his support for the U.S. bishops’ work with migrants and refugees amid the current “struggle” on immigration policies in the U.S.
Pope Francis names Ohio pastor of four parishes as bishop of Sioux City, Iowa February 12, 2025By Gina Christian OSV News Filed Under: Bishops, News, Uncategorized, World News Pope Francis has accepted the resignation of Bishop R. Walker Nickless, 77, from the pastoral governance of the Diocese of Sioux City, Iowa, and appointed Father John E. Keehner Jr., pastor of four parishes, to succeed him.
CRS, Caritas warn of global impact of USAID shutdown February 12, 2025By Gina Christian OSV News Filed Under: Disaster Relief, Feature, News, World News Baltimore-based Catholic Relief Services and Caritas agencies throughout the world are warning that the Trump administration’s freezing of the U.S. Aid for International Development — which has provided major funding for the groups for over six decades — will harm millions globally.
‘Martyr of the Amazon’: Recalling Sister Dorothy Stang’s ministry 20 years after her murder February 12, 2025By Junno Arocho Esteves OSV News Filed Under: Environment, News, Religious Freedom, World News In the lead up to the 20th anniversary of the death of Sister Stang, who is considered by many as a “Martyr of the Amazon,” a relic containing blood-soaked soil from the site of her murder was enshrined at the Basilica of St. Bartholomew on Tiber Island in Rome on Jan. 10.
Report: Russia weaponizes Orthodoxy to persecute, kill Christians in Ukraine February 12, 2025By Gina Christian OSV News Filed Under: News, Religious Freedom, World News A new report calls for the Russian Federation to be designated a state sponsor of terrorism, finding that Russia is weaponizing Orthodox Christianity as part of a genocidal attack on Ukraine — persecuting Catholics, other Christians and other faith communities in the besieged nation.
Pope accepts resignation of archbishop of Cincinnati, bishop of Sioux City, Iowa February 12, 2025By Gina Christian OSV News Filed Under: Bishops, News, World News Pope Francis has accepted the resignation of Archbishop Dennis M. Schnurr, 76, from the pastoral governance of the Archdiocese of Cincinnati, and has appointed Auxiliary Bishop Robert G. Casey of Chicago as his successor.
Vatican publishes partial list of papal liturgical events during Lent February 12, 2025By Catholic News Service Catholic News Service Filed Under: Lent, News, Vatican, World News The Vatican released a partial schedule of Pope Francis’ liturgical celebrations in March and early April, including a group Lenten retreat for the pope and top members of the Curia for the first time in five years.
