Residents turn to resistance in faith as settler violence terrorizes West Bank Christian village March 26, 2026By Judith Sudilovsky OSV News Filed Under: Conflict in the Middle East, News, World News The takeover of the quarry raises “significant concerns about attempts to impose new facts on the ground,” said Taybeh’s Christ the Redeemer parish priest Father Bashar Fawadleh.
Vatican affirms permanent place of ‘Anglican heritage’ in the Catholic Church March 26, 2026By Peter Jesserer Smith OSV News Filed Under: Ecumenism and Interfaith Relations, News, Vatican, World News The Vatican’s Dicastery for the Doctrine of the Faith has released a new document describing the “Anglican heritage” of the Catholic Church’s personal ordinariates as a permanent reality that makes a “distinctive contribution” to the Church’s evangelizing mission.
Shrine is a place of prayer, pilgrimage and ‘encounter’ with St. John Paul II’s life, legacy March 25, 2026By Richard Szczepanowski OSV News Filed Under: Feature, News, Saints, World News St. John Paul II “changed the Church and the world, and you can encounter that here” at the national shrine in Washington named for the Polish pope, said Grattan Brown, the shrine’s director of mission and ministry.
The miracle of a living kidney donor: Virginia man realizes the power of persistent prayer March 25, 2026By Ann M. Augherton OSV News Filed Under: Health Care, News, World News He was put on a waiting list for a kidney transplant. More than 94,000 Americans are waiting for a kidney transplant, according to national data. Many never receive one.
Via Crucis: The final Holy Week journey of Pope Francis March 25, 2026By Junno Arocho Esteves OSV News Filed Under: News, Vatican, World News Following his release from Gemelli Hospital in March 2025, Pope Francis was prescribed two months of rest by doctors to recover after five weeks of hospitalization. Outside of a few brief appearances, it was widely expected that the pope would be seen little during Holy Week.
Air Canada crash shows ‘fragility of life,’ call to compassion, says Archbishop Hicks March 24, 2026By Gina Christian OSV News Filed Under: News, World News The fatal crash of an Air Canada jet at New York’s La Guardia airport is a reminder of “the fragility of life,” and the call to “care for one another with compassion,” said Archbishop Ronald A. Hicks.
Vatican diplomat decries ‘eugenic’ termination of Down syndrome pregnancies March 24, 2026By Deborah Castellano Lubov Vatican News Filed Under: News, Respect Life, Vatican, World News A Vatican diplomat in Geneva issued a call for greater commitment to the defense of the dignity and rights of people with Down syndrome, decrying the current “discriminatory and eugenic practices” related to prenatal screening.
Jerusalem patriarchate cancels Palm Sunday procession, postpones chrism Mass amid war March 24, 2026By OSV News OSV News Filed Under: Conflict in the Middle East, Easter, Feature, News, World News The Latin Patriarchate of Jerusalem said wartime restrictions have forced the cancellation or postponement of key Holy Week observances, urging the faithful to remain united in prayer despite the inability to gather for traditional celebrations.
Universal health coverage is not a luxury but ‘a moral imperative,’ pope says March 24, 2026By OSV News Vatican News Filed Under: Feature, Health Care, News, Vatican, World News Universal health coverage is not “merely a technical goal to be achieved” but is a “moral imperative,” Pope Leo XIV told participants at a conference on health equity.
Eastern Catholic bishops issue ‘cry for peace and justice’ as global conflicts rage March 24, 2026By Gina Christian OSV News Filed Under: Conflict in the Middle East, News, War in Ukraine, World News The bishops of the Eastern Catholic Churches in the U.S. have issued “a cry for peace and justice,” as they are “anguished” by atrocities and suffering in the nations where their respective communities originated.
Belgian bishop says he will ‘make every effort’ to ordain married men by 2028 March 24, 2026By Junno Arocho Esteves OSV News Filed Under: Feature, Marriage & Family Life, News, Vocations, World News A Belgian Catholic bishop said he “will make every effort to ordain married men as priests” and expressed his commitment to doing so by 2028.
Illinois advocates warn against effort to enshrine abortion, gender transition in state constitution March 24, 2026By Simone Orendain OSV News Filed Under: News, Respect Life, World News Pro-life advocates on March 19 called on nearly 3,000 marchers at the Illinois State Capitol to oppose a potential amendment that they said would enshrine abortion and gender transitions, including for minors, in the Illinois constitution.
