The U.S. Postal Service is issuing a stamp honoring the late William F. Buckley Jr. (1925-2008), a lifelong devout Catholic who was an intellectual, provocative commentator well-known for his sharp wit. Buckley is considered a founder of modern conservatism.

After publishing the results of the General Estates on Religious Heritage project, French bishops navigate the restoration of historic churches not only to help preserve crumbling architectural pearls but also draw people closer to faith.

Pope Francis’ condition continues to be stable and a chest X-ray “confirmed the improvements recorded in the previous days,” his doctors said, but without saying his double pneumonia had cleared up completely.

St. John Paul II’s example as a strong bridge-builder between Catholicism and Judaism should be used against enduring antisemitism, especially in the wake of the Oct. 7, 2023, Hamas attacks on Israel that killed 1,200 people, according to a theologian who wrote a two-volume biography of one of the longest serving popes.

The U.S. Department of Education said March 11 it planned to cut about 50 percent of its workforce. Such cuts could also impact Catholic education, experts told OSV News.

Cardinal Robert McElroy was installed March 11 as the eighth archbishop of the Archdiocese of Washington, during a nearly two-hour liturgy in which he encouraged the faithful of his new archdiocese to be “pilgrims of hope in a wounded world.”

Pro-life groups praised the Trump administration’s recent move to drop a Biden administration lawsuit against an Idaho law over what the government previously argued was a conflict between Idaho’s abortion restrictions and federal law governing emergency health care.

Through its trust in God, even amid the horror of war, “Ukraine can give America hope to not be afraid” of living out the call of the Gospel, said Metropolitan Borys A. Gudziak of the Ukrainian Catholic Archeparchy of Philadelphia.

Pope Francis’ condition continued to be stable with further slight improvements March 11, the Vatican press office said.

The Mexican bishops’ conference reiterated a call for unity as the country deals with threats from U.S. President Donald Trump, who promises to impose 25 percent tariffs on Mexican exports if migrants continue crossing the U.S. border and fentanyl is not stamped out. The bishops also called on Mexico to confront “the culture of death […]