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By Scott Noto, OSV News On March 19 each year Catholics celebrate the solemnity of St. Joseph, protector of the family and patron of the...

On St. Patrick's Day, everyone is Irish — or so it's been said. However, the hagiographers among us know the "Apostle of Ireland" was...

As the United States indulges in a star-spangled celebration of its 250th birthday, a cornerstone of historical significance that stands out is religious freedom,...

By Father James Dominic Brent, OP , OSV News Sixth in a seven-part series According to the Gospel of John, in his final moment on the...

VATICAN CITY -- Pope Leo XIV has named Father Godfrey Mullen, a Benedictine monk, as the new bishop of Belleville, Illinois. The Vatican announced the...

ROME -- Pope Leo XIV met privately March 11 with the cardinal archbishop of Tehran after the Belgian-born prelate was evacuated from Iran amid...

A major new artwork dedicated to the victims of spiritual and sexual abuse in the church is to be displayed at locations where disgraced...

PARIS  -- The monks of La Trappe Abbey in Normandy may leave their monastery in 2028, the abbey announced -- a move that could...

ROME -- Pope Leo XIV has named Spanish Augustinian Bishop Luis Marín de San Martín as the new prefect of the Dicastery for the...

ROME -- The Vatican has published the final report of the synod study group examining women's participation in the church, which calls for expanded...