Those who accompany the incarcerated have said there is a lot to do in ministering to a population that has committed crimes and had to live with the consequences of those actions.

For every disciple to truly become “the salt of the earth and the light of the world” — that is the goal of “I Am the 73rd,” an evangelization initiative of El Sembrador-Nueva Evangelización, a Catholic network also known as ESNE.

The third floor of the administration building at Seton Hill University in Greensburg, Pa., houses the National Catholic Center for Holocaust Education.

Catholic bishops, clergy and religious across the nation continue to weigh in on the Trump administration’s sweeping changes to U.S. immigration policy, stressing the need to respect human dignity amid efforts to address immigration challenges.

As the war in Ukraine reaches the tragic threshold of three years, OSV News is profiling Catholics who have become quiet heroes of help, perseverance and faith amid the nightmare of a full-scale Russian invasion.

While Pope Francis’ life is not in immediate danger, the level of multiple infections in his lungs means he is not completely “out of danger,” said Dr. Sergio Alfieri, director of medical and surgical sciences at Rome’s Gemelli hospital.

Despite his illness, Pope Francis’ “great desire is to at least complete the Jubilee, the holy year dedicated to hope that he feels is his great moment,” a cardinal told an Italian newspaper.

An international group of permanent deacons and their wives met in Rome to reflect together on how their service can contribute to building a more synodal church, one where the gifts and responsibilities of all its members are recognized.

Israel has identified three of the bodies of hostages returned Feb. 20 but said the body of Shiri Bibas — mother of two red-headed boys who became a symbol of Israeli hostage suffering, both confirmed dead — was not returned as promised by Hamas.

Hope in Christ and that God’s truth will prevail amid Russia’s war on Ukraine was the message that Major Archbishop Sviatoslav Shevchuk, the patriarchal head of the Ukrainian Greek Catholic Church, shared time and again during his Feb. 15-21 Jubilee Year pastoral visit to the United States.