Hundreds of thousands march in Poland’s Corpus Christi processions June 20, 2025By OSV News OSV News Filed Under: Eucharist, Feature, News, World News In Catholic Poland, Corpus Christi is more than a feast — it’s a nationwide act of faith.
Traditionalist Catholics see evangelization potential of Latin Mass June 20, 2025By Jonathan Luxmoore OSV News Filed Under: Feature, News, Vatican, World News Traditionalist Catholics have urged Pope Leo XIV to ease his predecessor’s restrictions on the Latin Mass, insisting the move was based on misunderstandings and is hampering a Western church revival.
Need for more Catholic Army chaplains to serve military flock as great as ever, say two priests June 20, 2025By Kurt Jensen OSV News Filed Under: News, Vocations, World News It’s a question often asked about Catholic chaplains serving in the U.S. Archdiocese for the Military Services: Are there enough of them for the estimated 250,000 Catholics — 25 percent percent of the U.S. armed forces — serving worldwide?
How love of travel became a spiritual mission for Peter Bahou of Peter’s Way Tours June 20, 2025By Gigi Duncan OSV News Filed Under: Arts & Culture, News, World News With a deep-rooted faith and a passion for connecting people to these holy sites, Peter Bahou’s journey from a student with a love for adventure to the driving force behind a unique travel experience is one of inspiration.
Faith-based refugee centers in Rome provide a lifeline to newcomers June 20, 2025By Dale Gavlak Catholic News Service Filed Under: Immigration and Migration, News, World News At a time when the fate of refugees and migrants is becoming increasingly uncertain, faith-based organizations in Rome say they are putting into practice their Christian values of protection and respect of human life to aid those seeking help.
Liturgical music can teach value of unity in diversity, pope says June 19, 2025By Cindy Wooden Catholic News Service Filed Under: Arts & Culture, Feature, News, Vatican, World News The liturgical music tradition of polyphony with its blend of melodies and harmonies should lift people’s spirits as it subtly transmits a message about diversity and unity, Pope Leo XIV said.
How a Norbertine nun’s visions led to the feast of Corpus Christi June 19, 2025By D.D. Emmons OSV News Filed Under: Eucharist, News, Saints, World News Beginning in 1208, Jesus would use a pious, holy and humble nun, St. Juliana of Cornillon, as his instrument to take advantage of the increasing visual adoration of the Blessed Sacrament and, at the same time, return the People of God to regularly receiving holy Communion. Juliana would be Christ’s source to establish the feast of Corpus Christi.
Former Catholic high school counselor sentenced for abusing teen student June 18, 2025By Gina Christian OSV News Filed Under: Child & Youth Protection, News, Uncategorized, World News A former counselor at an Ohio Catholic high school was sentenced to prison June 10 for sexual battery of a student, with prosecutors alleging in a sentencing document she had groomed others.
Supreme Court upholds Tennessee’s gender transition ban for minors June 18, 2025By Kate Scanlon OSV News Filed Under: Health Care, News, Supreme Court, World News The U.S. Supreme Court on June 18 upheld a Tennessee state law banning certain types of medical or surgical gender reassignment procedures for minors who identify as transgender.
Cuban bishops urge leaders to address nation’s economic crisis June 18, 2025By Junno Arocho Esteves OSV News Filed Under: Jubilee 2025, News, Social Justice, World News The bishops of Cuba said the island nation’s economic situation and its people’s dire circumstances can no longer be ignored and must be addressed by its leaders.
For 3-year National Eucharistic Revival, the end is the beginning June 18, 2025By Maria Wiering OSV News Filed Under: Eucharist, Feature, News, World News The National Eucharistic Revival is formally slated to end June 22, this year’s feast of Corpus Christi. But, the three-year initiative — which included last year’s 10th National Eucharistic Congress and the 2024 and 2025 National Eucharistic Pilgrimages — laid the groundwork for more efforts to come, its leaders say.
Experts provide tools for ministries to support immigrants affected by incarceration June 18, 2025By Maria del Pilar Guzman OSV News Filed Under: Feature, News, Prison Ministry, World News Attorney Zaira Solano set the tone for the webinar “Immigration 101 for Ministry: Tools to Support Those on the Journey” by highlighting the increasingly dire immigration crisis that the United States is undergoing.
