Over 20,000 catechumens in France are expected to be baptized during the Easter Vigil, marking a 20% increase compared to baptisms in 2025.
According to an annual survey published by the French bishops' conference March 25, over 13,200 adults and...
St. John Henry Newman, writing in the 19th century, wanted a Catholic laity "who know their religion … who know what they hold and what they do not." Whatever the challenges Newman faced in the 19th century, one could...
EL PASO, Texas -- On March 24, to commemorate the feast day of the martyr St. Óscar Romero, hundreds of people joined in a march and vigil calling for an end to mass deportations and mass detention led by...
Non-Catholic friends are often puzzled by our calendar of memorials and solemnities, particularly the solemnity of the Annunciation -- a moment that usually only hits their awareness in the days leading up to Christmas.
I have been asked more than...
Q: I heard a priest on the radio talking about holy water fonts in church, and he said that as a sacramental, the holy water "absolves us from venial sin." He actually used the word "absolves." That doesn't sound...
By Father Romanus Cessario, O.P. , OSV News
On Good Friday, the altars of the world stand bare. In place of the daily Eucharistic action, the Church centers her liturgy around Scripture readings, especially the Passion narrative, solemn petitions and...
By Heidi Busse, OSV News
The week between Palm Sunday and Easter Sunday, Holy Week, is the most sacred time of year. During this special time, we enter into the passion of Christ -- his crucifixion, death and resurrection --...
LVIV, Ukraine -- A historic Bernardine monastery complex and the Church of St. Mary Magdalene in the western Ukraine city of Lviv were hit by aerial drone strikes March 24, just ahead of the observance of Holy Week.
They are...
Pope Leo XIV renewed his appeal for a ceasefire in the ongoing U.S. and Israel-Iran war in comments to journalists in Castel Gandolfo on the night of March 24, urging leaders to pursue dialogue over military force.
"I want to...
The upcoming National Eucharistic Pilgrimage -- which takes place as the U.S. celebrates its 250th anniversary in 2026 -- marks a moment for "a country still in conversion," and "a country still on pilgrimage," said Jason Shanks, president of...