4 U.S. leaders named to Vatican dicastery that promotes Church’s humanitarian vision, work March 31, 2026By OSV News OSV News Filed Under: Immigration and Migration, News, Vatican, World News Pope Leo XIV has appointed four U.S.-based scholars and leaders as members of the Dicastery for the Promotion of Integral Human Development.
Bishop Murphy of Rockville Centre recalled for ‘joyful witness’ of pastoral leadership March 31, 2026By OSV News OSV News Filed Under: Bishops, News, Obituaries, World News The “faithful service” of retired Bishop William F. Murphy of Rockville Centre, who died March 26 at age 85, “leaves a lasting legacy on Long Island and throughout the universal Church,” said Bishop John O. Barres, the diocese’s current shepherd.
Wisconsin priest faces new charges for child sex abuse material March 31, 2026By Gina Christian OSV News Filed Under: Child & Youth Protection, News, World News A Wisconsin priest arrested last year for child enticement and attempted sexual assault is facing new charges of possessing child sex abuse material.
Georgetown’s Qatar campus remains closed as Iran threatens US schools in region March 30, 2026By Gina Christian OSV News Filed Under: Colleges, Conflict in the Middle East, News, World News A Catholic university in Qatar has closed its buildings as war in the Middle East continues — with the Iranian regime now explicitly naming American universities as “legitimate targets” in retaliation for strikes on two schools in Iran.
Gaza Christians mark Palm Sunday with hope amid ongoing hardships March 30, 2026By Gina Christian OSV News Filed Under: Conflict in the Middle East, News, World News In an unexpected sign of hope in the Holy Land, Gaza City Christians of Holy Family Parish were able to celebrate Mass with the blessing of palms and a procession for Palm Sunday March 29.
Catholics express grief, warn of politicizing immigration issue in murder of Loyola student March 30, 2026By Simone Orendain OSV News Filed Under: Gun Violence, News, World News Catholics in Chicago have expressed sympathy and sorrow over the death of a Loyola University Chicago student who was shot and killed March 19 near the school campus.
Pope Leo XIV introduces changes in Secretariat of State leadership March 30, 2026By Junno Arocho Esteves OSV News Filed Under: News, Vatican, World News Pope Leo XIV named Archbishop Edgar Peña Parra, the substitute secretary for general affairs at the Vatican Secretariat of State, as the apostolic nuncio to Italy and the Republic of San Marino, the Vatican said.
‘Lay down your weapons,” pope says in Palm Sunday call for peace March 30, 2026By Josephine Peterson Catholic News Service Filed Under: Conflict in the Middle East, News, Vatican, World News Marking the start of Holy Week, Pope Leo XIV used his first Palm Sunday Mass to issue a forceful plea for peace, urging an end to war as he reflected on Christ’s Passion.
Jerusalem Church leaders decry escalating war, urge peace efforts amid ‘deep darkness’ March 30, 2026By Paulina Guzik OSV News Filed Under: Conflict in the Middle East, News, World News On the threshold of Holy Week and amid the U.S. and Israel-Iran war gaining new fronts, and harvesting new victims daily, the Patriarchs and Heads of the Churches in Jerusalem issued an annual Easter message, calling the war an “expanding wreckage” and its timing a “deep darkness.”
‘Proclaim the Gospel of life,’ Pope Leo says in first papal visit to Monaco in modern era March 30, 2026By Courtney Mares OSV News Filed Under: News, Vatican, World News In the principality known for super yachts and sports cars, Pope Leo XIV urged Monaco’s wealthy citizens to remember the poor and protect every human life, calling on them to remember that the Last Judgment “places the poor at its center.”
Israel to allow Church leaders to celebrate Holy Week, Easter at holy sites, Latin patriarchate says March 30, 2026By Junno Arocho Esteves OSV News Filed Under: Conflict in the Middle East, Feature, News, World News The Latin Patriarchate of Jerusalem said an agreement has been reached with Israeli authorities to allow Holy Week and Easter celebrations to take place at the Church of the Holy Sepulcher after they were initially barred from celebrating Palm Sunday.
National Eucharistic Pilgrimage seeks to be a sacred journey for U.S. at 250 years March 29, 2026By Gina Christian OSV News Filed Under: America's 250th anniversary, Eucharist, Feature, News, World News The upcoming National Eucharistic Pilgrimage — which takes place as the U.S. celebrates its 250th anniversary in 2026 — marks a moment for “a country still in conversion,” and “a country still on pilgrimage,” said Jason Shanks, president of the National Eucharistic Congress organization.
