In historic Assisi, pilgrims seek modern witness of holiness April 11, 2025By Justin McLellan Catholic News Service Filed Under: Feature, News, Saints, World News Individual devotees, pilgrim groups and students on school field trips visited Blessed Carlo’s tomb in the church, which stands next to the site where St. Francis famously stripped off his fine clothing to embrace a life poverty.
Pope continues to govern the church, says Vatican secretary of state March 31, 2025By Cindy Wooden Catholic News Service Filed Under: Feature, News, Vatican, World News Even on his worst days in Rome’s Gemelli hospital, Pope Francis was governing the Catholic Church, although on some days, he did not seem to have the energy to sign his full name, said Cardinal Pietro Parolin.
Not knowing pope’s role, Vatican publishes Holy Week, Easter schedule March 27, 2025By Cindy Wooden Catholic News Service Filed Under: Feature, News, Vatican, World News As Pope Francis continues his convalescence, the Vatican published a full calendar of Holy Week and Easter liturgies with no indication of who would preside or be the main celebrant.
No eucharistic miracle in Indianapolis, archdiocese confirms after lab tests March 25, 2025By OSV News OSV News Filed Under: Eucharist, Feature, News, World News An investigation by the Archdiocese of Indianapolis into an alleged eucharistic miracle at an Indiana parish has indicated that “natural, not miraculous causes” resulted in a host displaying a red discoloration, the archdiocese said in a March 24 statement sent to OSV News.
Scouting retreat helps deepen relationship with Lord and outdoors March 14, 2025By Gerry Jackson Filed Under: Feature, Local News, News, Scouting The retreat features three days of outdoor and spiritual activities at Camp Saffran, Broad Creek Memorial Scout Reservation in Harford County along the Susquehanna River.
Resources for 2025 Jubilee Year March 13, 2025By Sister Neville Christine Forchap OSV News Filed Under: Commentary, Jubilee 2025 Pope Francis has invited us to embark on a journey, a pilgrimage of hope, during this jubilee year. It is a call to walk together and become witnesses to an anxious world that God is faithful to us, and our hope in God will not disappoint.
Indianapolis Archdiocese probes parish’s alleged eucharistic miracle March 4, 2025By Simone Orendain OSV News Filed Under: Eucharist, Feature, News, World News The Archdiocese of Indianapolis said an investigation of an alleged eucharistic miracle is underway at a southeast Indiana church where it reportedly took place in late February.
Pope asks Scandinavian Catholics to persevere in evangelization February 4, 2025By Justin McLellan Catholic News Service Filed Under: Evangelization, News, Vatican, World News There is no greater work that Christians can perform than “transmitting the saving message of the Gospel to others,” Pope Francis said, especially among those on the margins of society.
At National Prayer Vigil for Life, young people challenged ‘to be a light in our culture’ January 24, 2025By Julie Asher OSV News Filed Under: Feature, News, Respect Life, World News In a basilica “adorned with beautiful mosaic art,” the “most impressive” mosaic was “the gathering of people from so many different places coming together to stand for life and to be a light in our culture,” Archbishop Joseph F. Naumann of Kansas City, Kan., said Jan. 23.
Most popular stories and commentaries of 2024 on CatholicReview.org December 31, 2024By Catholic Review Staff Catholic Review Filed Under: Feature, Journalism, Local News, News Check out the most-read local stories and commentaries on CatholicReview.org for 2024.
The story of the L.A. miracle that will make Pier Giorgio Frassati a saint December 24, 2024By Pablo Kay OSV News Filed Under: Feature, News, Saints, World News This odd combination of circumstances would eventually prove providential, confounding medical authorities, changing the life of this anonymous seminarian, and forever tying him to another young man who had been dead for almost 100 years: Pier Giorgio Frassati, who in August will be declared a saint of the Catholic Church on account of the miracle of Juan Gutierrez’s ankle.
Unlock the way: Jubilee Year 2025 is chance for renewal of faith December 23, 2024By Katie V. Jones Catholic Review Filed Under: Feature, Jubilee 2025, Local News, News Archbishop William E. Lori will mark the beginning of the Jubilee Year 2025 in the Archdiocese of Baltimore with a Mass at Cathedral of Mary of Our Queen in Homeland Dec. 29 at 11 a.m.
