By Gina Christian OSV News Several U.S. bishops recently traveled on pilgrimage to key sites commemorating the nation’s Civil Rights Movement and the legacy of slavery and racial discrimination — with two bishops telling OSV News the journey showed the need to face the past, before seeking to change the future. “It’s important to learn […]
U.S.-based scholars and officials are tapped for dicastery
OSV News Pope Leo XIV has appointed four U.S.-based scholars and leaders as members of the Dicastery for the Promotion of Integral Human Development. Named among 11 new dicastery members the Holy See announced March 30 are: Holy Cross Father Daniel Groody, vice president and associate provost for undergraduate education and professor of theology and global […]
Career diplomat is named new Vatican envoy to U.S.
By Courtney Mares OSV News Pope Leo XIV has named Archbishop Gabriele Caccia as the Vatican’s ambassador to the United States, selecting a seasoned diplomat to serve as a crucial liaison between Rome and the pope’s home country. The Vatican announced the appointment of the new apostolic nuncio March 7, naming Archbishop Caccia, 68, to […]
Vatican issues final report on women’s participation in church
By Courtney Mares OSV News ROME — The Vatican has published the final report of the synod study group examining women’s participation in the church, which calls for expanded roles for women in church governance and leadership in roles not including ordained ministry. The 75-page document, published in English and Italian on March 10, discusses […]
Church leaders called to Rome to discuss marriage and family
Pope Leo XIV sets the October meeting in light of the 10th anniversary of ‘Amoris Laetitia’ By Courtney Mares OSV News VATICAN CITY — Pope Leo XIV announced March 19 that he is asking the presidents of all bishops’ conferences around the world to convene in Rome in October to renew and deepen the church’s […]
Wisconsin shrine to honor ‘saints of today’
By Katie Yoder OSV News Drawing inspiration from St. Carlo Acutis, a national shrine in Wisconsin is inviting Catholics to celebrate the 250th anniversary of the United States this summer by joining in prayer and learning about the holy men and women of America. “They founded schools, cared for the sick, served the poor and […]
Pope’s monthly prayer intention urges peace
By Courtney Mares OSV News ROME — Pope Leo XIV prayed for world leaders to “abandon projects of death” in a video message released by the Vatican on March 5 calling on people around the world to pray for peace. “Today we lift up our prayer for peace in the world, asking that nations renounce […]
St. Frances Xavier Cabrini statue to grace Chicago park
By Simone Orendain OSV News CHICAGO — A statue of St. Frances Xavier Cabrini, the first American saint, will be put in a public park on Chicago’s Near West Side. It will replace a Christopher Columbus statue that was removed during the pandemic. The Chicago Park District announced Feb. 18 that Mother Cabrini received 1,500 […]
Pope highlights repentance, openness as Lent begins
By Courtney Mares OSV News ROME — Beneath the Roman pines of the Aventine Hill, Pope Leo XIV led a solemn penitential procession Feb. 18 to Rome’s oldest extant basilica, marking the first Ash Wednesday of his pontificate with a call for “countercultural” repentance for sins from individuals, institutions and the church itself. Priests, bishops […]
Bishops detail faith-based ways to mark nation’s birthday
OSV News WASHINGTON — As the U.S. prepares to commemorate the 250th anniversary of the signing of the Declaration of Independence on July 4, the U.S. Conference of Catholic Bishops has encouraged Catholics to participate in initiatives including a collective “250 Hours of Adoration” and “250 Works of Mercy.” To celebrate the occasion, “America 250,” […]
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