Grassroots Dorothea Project urges Catholic women to speak against immigration-related injustice March 6, 2026By Kimberly Heatherington OSV News Filed Under: Immigration and Migration, News, World News Katie Holler, a social worker from Steubenville, Ohio, launched the Dorothea Project, a women’s action and advocacy group dedicated to educating the public about Catholic social teaching, with the mission of empowering communities “to speak truth and act in defense of vulnerable people whenever human rights and human dignity are violated.”
Historian reflects on Michelangelo’s ‘Last Judgement’ with Sistine Chapel restoration underway March 6, 2026By Courtney Mares OSV News Filed Under: Arts & Culture, News, Vatican, World News The Vatican Museums announced that restoration work has begun on Michelangelo’s “The Last Judgement” in the Sistine Chapel, a fresco an art historian describes as “a clarion call to the cardinals of what it means to be Catholic.”
Pope Leo XIV meets with authors of book on Latin Mass in U.S. March 6, 2026By Courtney Mares OSV News Filed Under: News, Vatican, World News, Worship & Sacraments Pope Leo XIV met two sociologists on March 5 who have co-authored a book on Catholics who attend the traditional Latin Mass in the United States.
With Noem out, Catholic immigration advocates call for change in administration immigration policy March 5, 2026By Kate Scanlon OSV News Filed Under: Immigration and Migration, News, World News Catholic immigration advocates are calling for change at the Department of Homeland Security after President Donald Trump announced March 5 that Kristi Noem is leaving her post. President Trump announced that he had chosen Sen. Markwayne Mullin, R-Okla., to replace her as secretary.
Pope Leo XIV prays for leaders to ‘abandon projects of death’ in peace prayer video March 5, 2026By Courtney Mares OSV News Filed Under: Conflict in the Caribbean, Feature, News, Vatican, World News Pope Leo XIV prayed for world leaders to “abandon projects of death” in a video message released by the Vatican on March 5 calling on people around the world to pray for peace.
Lebanon’s Eastern Catholic patriarchs, bishops call for ‘spiral of violence’ to end March 5, 2026By OSV News OSV News Filed Under: Conflict in the Middle East, News, World News The Assembly of Catholic Patriarchs and Bishops in Lebanon issued a statement March 5 in which they called “for an immediate halt to the spiral of violence” currently taking place in the Middle East and urged “a return to constructive dialogue and responsible diplomatic action, grounded in the pursuit of the common good of peoples who long for a peaceful life founded on justice and dignity.”
Sudanese bishops express distress at the massacre of 178 people in northern South Sudan March 5, 2026By Fredrick Nzwili OSV News Filed Under: News, Religious Freedom, World News Catholic bishops in Sudan and South Sudan have expressed distress at the brutal killing of nearly 178 people in northern South Sudan on March 2.
Iran’s exiled Christians watch events unfolding across Middle East with hope, fear March 5, 2026By Jonathan Luxmoore OSV News Filed Under: Conflict in the Middle East, News, Religious Freedom, World News As conflict flares across the Middle East following U.S. and Israeli attacks on Iran, the country’s exiled Christians remain deeply anxious about the future.
Beloved Notre Dame coaching legend Lou Holtz remembered for ‘building men, not just players’ March 5, 2026By Eric Peat Today's Catholic Filed Under: News, Obituaries, Sports, World News On March 4, Lou Holtz died in Orlando, Fla., at the age of 89, surrounded by his family. Forever etched in Fighting Irish lore for leading Notre Dame to the 1988 National Championship, Holtz leaves behind not just a decorated football resume but a legacy of shaping young men and inspiring people to live virtuously.
Catholic sisters to host livestream prayer for peace as violence continues in Iran, Middle East March 5, 2026By Courtney Mares OSV News Filed Under: Conflict in the Middle East, Consecrated Life, Feature, News, World News Catholic sisters from around the world are inviting people to join a livestreamed prayer for peace March 6 amid ongoing violence related to the U.S. and Israel-Iran war.
Drone strike on Iraqi Catholic church complex reopens old wounds March 5, 2026By Dale Gavlak OSV News Filed Under: Conflict in the Middle East, News, World News The Catholic community in northern Iraq has been shaken by the attack of an explosive drone hitting the Chaldean Catholic complex in Ankawa, outside of Irbil.
Religious freedom watchdog annual report spotlights ‘terrifying crisis of religious violence’ in Nigeria March 5, 2026By Kate Scanlon OSV News Filed Under: News, Religious Freedom, World News Nigeria is facing “a terrifying crisis of religious violence,” the U.S. Commission on International Religious Freedom said in its 2026 annual report, released March 4.
