By Junno Arocho Esteves OSV News From the moment of his election, Pope Francis made clear from the balcony of St. Peter’s Basilica that his first mandate was to serve as bishop of Rome and be close with the people. “We take up this journey: the bishop and the people,” he said March 13, 2013, […]
‘They are faces, not numbers’: A legacy of justice and mercy for migrants
By Junno Arocho Esteves OSV News ROME — Not long after Pope Francis’ election in 2013, media pundits and faithful wondered and speculated what countries he would visit as pope. Naturally, many assumed the newly elected pontiff would make Brazil his first official visit given that World Youth Day, a global event that has always […]
Christians in Holy Land celebrate Easter despite hardships
By Judith Sudilovsky OSV News BETHLEHEM, West Bank — The pews of the St. Catherine Church in Bethlehem were full and it was standing room only, as parishioners dressed in colorful Easter finery filled in for the Easter Sunday Mass. For some, it was a matter of choice and tradition to attend Mass at their […]
New seminary marks milestone for Diocese of Phoenix
By Kimberley Heatherington OSV News In an era of vocations undeniably impacted by a statistically declining priesthood, it’s perhaps among the rarest of Catholic news headlines: Seminary opens. And yet, in the Diocese of Phoenix — established in 1969, populated with 2 million Catholics, and covering 43,967 square miles — that’s indeed the story, as […]
Organizations across U.S. honor legacy of St. John Paul II
By Maria Wiering OSV News JAMESTOWN, Colo. — Backcountry camping, whitewater rafting and rock climbing are key draws for campers at Camp Wojtyla, a Catholic camp in Colorado’s Rocky Mountains. Named for Karol Wojtyla — better known to the world as St. John Paul II — the camp experience is immersion in both adventure and […]
Famed Lenten lectures return at Notre Dame Cathedral
By Caroline de Sury OSV News PARIS — The traditional “Lenten Conferences” have resumed at Notre Dame Cathedral in Paris this Lenten season, for the first time since the fire of April 15, 2019. Lent 2025 is also marked by record participation in Ash Wednesday Masses in France and a record number of catechumens preparing […]
Make the most of Jubilee Year pilgrimages
By Maria Wiering OSV News At the request of the Holy See, Catholic dioceses worldwide have designated local cathedrals, other churches and shrines as local pilgrimage sites during the 2025 Jubilee Year. While none outside of Rome have designated Holy Doors — as cathedrals did for the 2015 Extraordinary Jubilee of Mercy — these sites […]
Stations of the Cross are not limited to Lenten season
By D.D. Emmons OSV News The Way of the Cross is one of the most personal, meditative and graphic of any Catholic devotion. We spiritually join Jesus on the “via dolorosa” (sorrowful way) leading to the place of the skull, suffering with him as he struggles to carry the cross on that first Good Friday. […]
Exercise hope on path to renewal
By Erin O’Leary OSV News Lent gets its name from a word meaning “springtime,” the time of year when the hours of daylight are lengthening and the sun is bringing back its warmth and light. The Lenten season, indeed all of springtime, is a time of hope: We deepen our relationship with Christ through our […]
Commentary: Throughout papacy, Francis has challenged us to serve periphery
By Greg Erlandson OSV News Pope Francis’ most recent encounter with mortality has captured the world’s attention. As of this writing he remains in the hospital fighting double pneumonia with a “reserved” prognosis. God willing, he returns to his duties, but it has been obvious that the 88-year-old pontiff has ongoing health issues as befits […]
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