As Kansas Catholics pray, a Satanic group’s ‘black mass’ turns violent, with arrests March 31, 2025By Gina Christian OSV News Filed Under: Feature, News, World News, Worship & Sacraments A Satanic group’s effort to conduct a “black mass” at the Kansas Statehouse March 28 turned violent, leading to arrests, while across the street the state’s Catholic archbishop led hundreds in peaceful prayer before the Eucharist for those who “seek to mock our merciful God.”
Tragic earthquake hits war-torn Myanmar, with massive death toll and little aid March 31, 2025By OSV News OSV News Filed Under: Disaster Relief, News, World News On March 28, a powerful 7.7 magnitude earthquake hit the Mandalay-Sagaing region in southwestern Myanmar, causing multistory buildings to collapse and raising concerns about a significant death toll.
Pope Francis prays for victims of deadly wildfires in South Korea March 31, 2025By OSV News OSV News Filed Under: Disaster Relief, News, Vatican, World News Pope Francis offered prayers and expressed deep concern over the deadly wildfires in South Korea, which have claimed at least 28 lives and caused widespread damage.
St. John Paul II’s worldview spreads to new generations via camping, YouTube, travel March 30, 2025By Maria Wiering OSV News Filed Under: Evangelization, Feature, News, Saints, World News Camp Wojtyla is one of numerous Catholic organizations in the U.S. inspired by St. John Paul and his deep faith, intellect and cultural perception, and dedicated to his model of evangelization.
First Christian lay-led hospital in Bangladesh will tend to the poor with special fund March 30, 2025By Stephan Uttom Rozario OSV News Filed Under: Health Care, News, World News The Charity Fund of Divine Mercy Hospital was launched March 24 in the capital city of Dhaka to provide medical care to the poorest patients in Bangladesh.
Brother of Terri Schiavo says fight to protect life at all stages more urgent than ever March 30, 2025By Katie Yoder OSV News Filed Under: News, Respect Life, World News Bobby Schindler spoke about Terri Schiavo ahead of the 20th anniversary of her death — a death that followed a years-long legal battle that made international headlines and captured the attention of then-President George W. Bush, U.S. members of Congress and even the Vatican.
Papal preacher: Measure your life by Christ, not social media likes March 30, 2025By Justin McLellan Catholic News Service Filed Under: News, social media, Vatican, World News Christians should resist the temptation to be swayed by applause, popularity or approval, especially in a culture driven by social media and instant recognition, instead grounding their lives firmly in Christ, the preacher of the papal household said.
After Notre Dame, another iconic French church will get its spire back after 180 years March 30, 2025By Caroline de Sury OSV News Filed Under: Arts & Culture, News, World News Following the restoration of Notre Dame in Paris, significant work began in March on the Cathedral Basilica of Saint-Denis basilica, located near Paris. This historic site, known as the necropolis of French kings, is undergoing a major reconstruction project.
Australian sociologist: Church must tackle clergy sexual misconduct with adults March 29, 2025By Maria Wiering OSV News Filed Under: Child & Youth Protection, News, Vocations, World News A possible 50 percent of priests are unchaste, a sociologist who studies clergy sexual abuse and misconduct told a webinar audience March 24.
Seitz: U.S. policy shift making migrants fearful, creating a less welcoming nation March 29, 2025By Gina Christian OSV News Filed Under: Feature, Immigration and Migration, News, World News OSV News interviewed Bishop Mark J. Seitz, who heads that diocese, for his thoughts on current U.S. immigration policy and the challenges faced by those he serves in his borderlands community. Bishop Seitz currently chairs the U.S. Conference of Catholic Bishops’ Committee on Migration.
Pilgrims look forward to bringing Eucharist across Southwest, including wildfire-recovering L.A. March 29, 2025By Maria Wiering OSV News Filed Under: Eucharist, Jubilee 2025, News, World News At the end of the congress, its chairman, Bishop Andrew H. Cozzens of Crookston, Minn., announced another pilgrimage in summer 2025. It begins in Indianapolis May 18 and ends with Mass in Los Angeles on the feast of Corpus Christi June 22. It also coincides with the 2025 Jubilee Year.
Pope’s condition slowly improving after release from hospital March 28, 2025By Cindy Wooden Catholic News Service Filed Under: Feature, News, Vatican, World News Home from the hospital after more than five weeks, Pope Francis is showing “slight improvements” in his breathing, ability to speak and mobility, the Vatican press office said.
