St. Patrick’s Day celebration twist: Catholic Irish actress brings pro-life message to Oscars stage March 17, 2026By Michael Kelly OSV News Filed Under: Movie & Television Reviews, News, Respect Life, World News On March 17, as the world’s 80 million people of Irish descent celebrate Ireland’s national patron St. Patrick — a Briton who brought Christianity to the island in 432 — the Irish convent school that gave the world Oscar-winning actress Jessie Buckley is brimming with pride.
Archbishop, witnesses testify to religious freedom risks health care providers face March 17, 2026By Kate Scanlon OSV News Filed Under: Health Care, News, Religious Freedom, World News Conscience protections for faith-based health providers remain a key religious freedom concern, witnesses at a March 16 meeting of the Department of Justice’s Religious Liberty Commission said.
‘Witness to Hope’ conference calls for Catholic response to mass deportations March 17, 2026By Gina Christian OSV News Filed Under: Immigration and Migration, News, World News As the Trump administration continues its immigration crackdown, advocates from across the nation gathered in Arizona to discuss pastoral strategies for understanding and applying Church teaching to mass deportations.
Supreme Court to hear arguments in Trump effort to end temporary protections for Haitians March 17, 2026By Kate Scanlon OSV News Filed Under: Immigration and Migration, News, Supreme Court, World News The U.S. Supreme Court announced late March 16 that it will hear oral arguments in April on whether the Trump administration can end a program temporarily shielding eligible Haitians living in the U.S. from deportation.
Vatican releases schedule for Pope Leo XIV’s first Africa trip March 17, 2026By Courtney Mares OSV News Filed Under: News, Vatican, World News Pope Leo XIV will travel a total of more than 11,000 miles on 18 flights across four African countries in April on a 10-day trip that highlights peace efforts, the works of mercy, and the Catholic Church’s vibrant presence on the continent.
Every Church institution must listen to victims of abuse, Pope Leo XIV says March 17, 2026By Deborah Castellano Lubov Vatican News Filed Under: Child & Youth Protection, News, Vatican, World News Addressing the Pontifical Commission for the Protection of Minors March 16, Pope Leo XIV underlined the importance of preventing abuse in the Church, insisting that such responsibility must be concretely confronted and not delegated.
Pope Leo XIV urges media to show human face of war, not propaganda March 16, 2026By Courtney Mares OSV News Filed Under: Conflict in the Middle East, Journalism, News, Vatican, World News Pope Leo XIV has urged the media to show the human face of suffering amid war and to verify news so as not to recirculate “propaganda” or become a “mouthpiece for those in power.”
Archbishop Caccia at UN: Surrogacy violates rights, dignity of women, children March 16, 2026By Gina Christian OSV News Filed Under: News, Respect Life, World News The practice of surrogacy violates the dignity and rights of both women and children, while tearing at family bonds, said the Vatican’s top diplomat to the United Nations.
Pope Leo to receive Liberty Medal for promoting religious liberty, human dignity March 16, 2026By Gina Christian OSV News Filed Under: America's 250th anniversary, News, Religious Freedom, World News As the U.S. marks its 250th anniversary, Pope Leo XIV will be honored in the nation’s former capital of Philadelphia for his efforts to promote religious liberty as well as freedom of expression and conscience.
Christians in Holy Land face further despair, suffering, Latin Patriarchate official says March 16, 2026By Junno Arocho Esteves OSV News Filed Under: Conflict in the Middle East, Feature, News, World News As retaliatory strikes from Iran, as well as from Hezbollah militants in Lebanon, continued, people in the Holy Land — especially Christians — face a dire present and an uncertain future.
God’s name can never be used to justify ‘absurd’ pursuit of war, pope says March 16, 2026By Carol Glatz Catholic News Service Filed Under: Conflict in the Middle East, Feature, News, Vatican, World News Believing problems and differences can be resolved with war is absurd, Pope Leo XIV said, chastising those who use God’s name in their dark and deadly pursuits.
Pope Leo calls for ceasefire in Middle East, special prayers for Lebanon March 16, 2026By Carol Glatz Catholic News Service Filed Under: Conflict in the Middle East, News, Vatican, World News Marking the two weeks since the U.S. and Israel launched their first attacks on Iran and since the Israeli military resumed strikes in Lebanon, Pope Leo XIV called for an immediate ceasefire.
