world news FeatureMarriage & Family LifeNewsVocationsWorld News Belgian bishop says he will ‘make every effort’ to ordain married men by 2028 Junno Arocho EstevesMarch 24, 20267 min read 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. NewsRespect LifeWorld News Illinois advocates warn against effort to enshrine abortion, gender transition in state constitution Simone OrendainMarch 24, 20265 min read 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. NewsSaintsWorld NewsYouth Ministry ‘Venerable’ Boys Town founder Father Flanagan ‘a model of charity,’ says Omaha archbishop Gina ChristianMarch 24, 20263 min read Nebraska’s Catholic archbishop expressed his joy at the Vatican’s March 23 announcement that Boys Town founder and youth advocate Father Edward Flanagan has been declared “Venerable.” Ecumenism and Interfaith RelationsNewsVaticanWorld News Pope Leo XIV meets head of Israel’s Holocaust memorial center Courtney MaresMarch 24, 20262 min read Pope Leo XIV met with the head of Israel’s Yad Vashem World Holocaust Remembrance Center at the Vatican March 23. NewsSchoolsVaticanWorld News Chesterton Academy students from across U.S. make pilgrimage to Rome OSV NewsMarch 24, 20264 min read Chesterton Academy students from across the U.S. kicked off a 10-day pilgrimage to Italy with Pope Leo XIV’s general audience in St. Peter’s Square. NewsSaintsWorld News St. Francis’ relics returned to crypt after monthlong veneration draws 370,000 pilgrims Courtney MaresMarch 23, 20264 min read Bells rang out over the hilltop town of Assisi on the night of March 22 as Franciscan friars closed the monthlong public veneration of the bones of St. Francis of Assisi, which drew more than 370,000 pilgrims from around the world to pray before the beloved saint. Child & Youth ProtectionNewsWorld News Report shows Cardinal Wojtyla’s actions were ‘exemplary’ in abuse cases, refuting previous claims Paulina GuzikMarch 23, 202612 min read “Our research shows that Cardinal Karol Wojtyla did not transfer priests from parish to parish when he learned of their criminal activities, but he took quick action, and some of his decisions were above-standard for the time,” the March 13 report’s lead said. BishopsNewsRacial JusticeU.S. CongressWorld News U.S. bishops call on House to advance bill to investigate Indian boarding school legacy OSV NewsMarch 23, 20264 min read Chairmen of several U.S. Conference of Catholic Bishops committees wrote in a letter to key House lawmakers that they support a bill that would establish an effort to investigate and document the histories and practices of Indian boarding schools, and their long-term effects on Native American peoples. NewsSaintsVaticanWorld News Pope Leo XIV declares Boys Town founder Father Flanagan venerable Courtney MaresMarch 23, 20265 min read Pope Leo XIV declared Father Edward Flanagan, the founder of Boys Town, venerable on March 23, recognizing his heroic virtue and moving him one step closer to sainthood. Marriage & Family LifeNewsWorld News Marriage requires ‘personal encounter with Christ,’ community and witness, says cardinal Gina ChristianMarch 23, 20264 min read Marriage, like every vocation, “can only arise from a personal encounter with Christ,” with the Church offering the “precious tools” of community and witness to foster that experience, said the head of the Vatican’s key office for marriage and family life. Previous 1 … 16 17 18 … 865 Next