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Bishop F. Richard Spencer, former Baltimore priest, retires after decades of service to Archdiocese for U. S. Military Services
2+ hour, 4+ min ago (728+ words) June 12, 2026 By George P. Matysek Jr. Catholic Review Filed Under: Feature, Local News, News, Western Vicariate Pope Leo XIV has accepted the resignation of Bishop F. Richard Spencer, a 75-year-old former priest of the Archdiocese of Baltimore who served as auxiliary bishop…...
US bishops approve updates to landmark child protection policies
4+ hour, 13+ min ago (671+ words) June 12, 2026 By Gina Christian OSV News Filed Under: Child & Youth Protection, Feature, News, World News ORLANDO, Fla. (OSV News) " The U. S. Catholic bishops approved several" updates to their landmark document on protection policies for children and minors, seeking to define key…...
Tower of Jesus Christ inauguration: How Sagrada Fam'lia's breathtaking spectacle came to life
4+ hour, 26+ min ago (1031+ words) June 12, 2026 By Ines San Martin OSV News Filed Under: Feature, News, Vatican, World News LAS PALMAS DE GRAN CANARIA, Spain (OSV News) " As hundreds of drones illuminated the night sky above Barcelona's Sagrada Fam'lia, or Basilica of the Holy Family,…...
Archbishop Lori: Sacred Heart reconciles divisions and transforms hardened hearts
20+ hour, 38+ min ago (699+ words) June 11, 2026 By Jean Gonzalez OSV News Filed Under: Eucharist, Feature, Local News, News ORLANDO, Fla. (OSV News) " A sea of white robes and zucchettos of pink and magenta in the pews. A statue of Jesus welcoming the faithful with his…...
How to watch the bishops consecrate the US to the Sacred Heart of Jesus
1+ day, 1+ hour ago (467+ words) June 11, 2026 By OSV News OSV News Filed Under: America's 250th anniversary, Feature, News, World News ORLANDO, Fla. (OSV News) " In celebration of the 250th anniversary of the birth of the United States with the signing of the Declaration of Independence, the U. S. bishops…...
Pope Leo blesses Sagrada Familia's Tower of Jesus, says beauty can lead people to God
1+ day, 15+ hour ago (1060+ words) June 11, 2026 By Courtney Mares OSV News Filed Under: Feature, News, Vatican, World News BARCELONA, Spain (OSV News) " Pope Leo XIV blessed the newly completed Tower of Jesus Christ at Barcelona's Sagrada Familia basilica June 10, inaugurating the crowning spire that makes…...
US bishops thank pope for encyclical and shining 'light of Gospel' on AI, tech advances
2+ day, 21+ min ago (744+ words) June 10, 2026 By OSV News OSV News Filed Under: AI, Feature, News, Vatican, World News ORLANDO, Fla. (OSV News) " The U. S. bishops in a message to Pope Leo XIV June 10 thanked him for his new encyclical "Magnifica Humanitas" and for shining "the…...
Don't let painful past overshadow hopeful future, pope tells Barcelona inmates
2+ day, 2+ hour ago (872+ words) June 10, 2026 By Junno Arocho Esteves OSV News Filed Under: Feature, News, Vatican, World News (OSV News) " Amid the loneliness and despair of life behind bars, God continues to love and encourage the imprisoned to not let the sorrows of their…...
Pope Leo XIV arrives in Barcelona on eve of Gaud's 100th death anniversary
2+ day, 23+ hour ago (706+ words) June 10, 2026 By Courtney Mares OSV News Filed Under: Feature, News, Vatican, World News BARCELONA, Spain (OSV News) " Nearly 100 years after the death of "God's architect" Antoni Gaud, Pope Leo XIV arrived in Barcelona on June 9 for a two-day visit to…...
Pope Leo XIV briefly meets Bad Bunny in Madrid
2+ day, 23+ hour ago (452+ words) June 9, 2026 By Maria Wiering OSV News Filed Under: Feature, News, Vatican, World News (OSV News) " Pope Leo XIV met the Puerto Rican superstar Bad Bunny in Madrid June 8, after joking days earlier that he would be vying against the singer…...