Indiana court blocks state abortion restrictions in lawsuit claiming religious objections March 10, 2026By Kate Scanlon OSV News Filed Under: News, Respect Life, World News An Indiana court blocked the state’s near-total abortion ban March 5 in response to a class action lawsuit claiming the ban violated religious freedom protections.
Trump administration seeks pause on another lawsuit challenging abortion pill March 10, 2026By Kate Scanlon OSV News Filed Under: News, Respect Life, World News The Trump administration on March 6 again asked a judge to pause a state lawsuit seeking to roll back Biden administration-era eased restrictions on mifepristone, a drug commonly, but not exclusively, used for first trimester abortion.
Pope Leo XIV urges Chicago students to be ‘co-workers for peace with Christ’ March 10, 2026By Courtney Mares OSV News Filed Under: News, Vatican, World News, Young Adult Ministry Pope Leo XIV sent a message to students gathered at Loyola University Chicago for a peacebuilding conference March 7, calling on them to “be co-workers for peace with Christ.”
Lebanese Maronite Catholic priest killed by Israeli tank fire in southern Lebanon March 9, 2026By Dale Gavlak OSV News Filed Under: Conflict in the Middle East, Feature, News, World News A Lebanese Maronite Catholic priest has been killed in southern Lebanon when an Israeli artillery tank fired on a house March 9, Catholic officials and media said — reports that have since been confirmed by OSV News.
Christians ‘most persecuted religious community in the world,’ Vatican tells UN March 9, 2026By Junno Arocho Esteves OSV News Filed Under: Feature, News, Religious Freedom, World News The Vatican’s permanent observer to the United Nations in Geneva called on governments and international organizations to strengthen religious freedom protections for persecuted Christians.
Catholics are urged to be cautious over new Anglican schism March 9, 2026By Jonathan Luxmoore OSV News Filed Under: Ecumenism and Interfaith Relations, News, World News As bishops and archbishops from the worldwide Anglican Communion sever links with England’s first female archbishop of Canterbury, citing her church’s “false teaching,” Catholics are being urged to maintain friendly ties while dropping illusions about future reunification.
Jesus is close by, so just open your eyes, Pope Leo tells young people March 9, 2026By Carol Glatz Catholic News Service Filed Under: News, Vatican, World News Every Catholic parish needs to show that Jesus, who promises a just, true and full life, is always near, Pope Leo XIV said.
Pope urges peace, warns about wider Middle East conflict March 9, 2026By Junno Arocho Esteves OSV News Filed Under: Conflict in the Middle East, Feature, News, Vatican, World News Pope Leo XIV called for an end to the war in Iran and warned that the conflict could drag more countries in the Middle East into instability.
What challenges does protesting present in Christian faith? Minnesota panel tackles topic March 9, 2026By Tim Montgomery The Catholic Spirit Filed Under: Catholic Social Teaching, Immigration and Migration, News, World News A March 5 meeting of legal and other experts at the University of St. Thomas School of Law in Minneapolis considered the topic “Protests and a Christian Response to Government Abuses.”
Visitor breath, sweat and climate change prompt work on Sistine Chapel masterpiece March 8, 2026By Josephine Peterson Catholic News Service Filed Under: Arts & Culture, News, Vatican, World News hen millions of visitors flock to the Sistine Chapel each year, their seemingly invisible breath and sweat are slowly leaving a mark on this Renaissance masterpiece, according to Vatican Museums officials.
Pope Leo XIV names Archbishop Caccia papal ambassador to United States March 7, 2026By Courtney Mares OSV News Filed Under: News, Vatican, World News Pope Leo XIV has named Archbishop Gabriele G. Caccia as the Vatican’s ambassador to the United States, selecting a seasoned diplomat to serve as a crucial liaison between Rome and the pope’s home country.
Colorado diocesan-sponsored clergy peer support, resiliency program believed to be first in nation March 7, 2026By Sheryl Tirol OSV News Filed Under: News, Vocations, World News When Deacon Ernie Martinez took on his role as director of deacons for the Archdiocese of Denver three years ago, he brought with him an insight few clergy possess: 40 years of experience with the Denver Police Department, where he witnessed firsthand how peer support could save lives.
