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Question Corner: Can you use a deconsecrated altar for other purposes?
1+ day, 7+ hour ago (348+ words) March 11, 2026By Jenna Marie Cooper OSV News Filed Under: Commentary, Question Corner Q: Is it acceptable in the eyes of God to have an alcoholic drink at a bar that was once an altar? My diocese has deconsecrated said altar. A: I of…...
Pope Leo bestows title of 'monsignor' on USCCB's general secretary
1+ day, 23+ hour ago (404+ words) March 10, 2026By OSV News OSV News Filed Under: Bishops, News, Vatican, World News WASHINGTON (OSV News) " Pope Leo XIV has bestowed the title of "monsignor" on Father Michael J.K. Fuller, general secretary of the U.S. Conference of Catholic Bishops, with the distinction of…...
Pope Leo XIV accepts resignation of Iraqi Cardinal Louis Sako
2+ day, 3+ hour ago (1001+ words) March 10, 2026By Junno Arocho Esteves OSV News Filed Under: Conflict in the Middle East, News, Vatican, World News Pope Leo XIV has accepted the resignation of Cardinal Louis Sako, the Iraq-based Chaldean Catholic patriarch of Baghdad, ending his 13-year tenure leading…...
Pew: Americans 'more likely' to disapprove of own nation's morals
2+ day, 6+ hour ago (686+ words) March 10, 2026By Gina Christian OSV News Filed Under: News, World News A new survey by the Pew Research Center shows Americans are "more likely" than those in other nations to raise an eyebrow at the morality of those in their own…...
Pope Leo XIV urges Chicago students to be 'co-workers for peace with Christ"
2+ day, 9+ hour ago (426+ words) March 10, 2026By Courtney Mares OSV News Filed Under: News, Vatican, World News, Young Adult Ministry ROME (OSV News) " Pope Leo XIV sent a message to students gathered at Loyola University Chicago for a peacebuilding conference March 7, calling on them to "be…...
Christians 'most persecuted religious community in the world,' Vatican tells UN
3+ day, 3+ hour ago (714+ words) March 9, 2026By Junno Arocho Esteves OSV News Filed Under: Feature, News, Religious Freedom, World News The Vatican's permanent observer to the United Nations in Geneva called on governments and international organizations to strengthen religious freedom protections for persecuted Christians. Addressing participants…...
Jesus is close by, so just open your eyes, Pope Leo tells young people
3+ day, 8+ hour ago (779+ words) March 9, 2026By Carol Glatz Catholic News Service Filed Under: News, Vatican, World News ROME (CNS) " Every Catholic parish needs to show that Jesus, who promises a just, true and full life, is always near, Pope Leo XIV said. "I encourage you…...
Experts: Debates about Zionism, even by Catholics, often at odds with Catholic understanding
5+ day, 8+ hour ago (1340+ words) March 7, 2026By Gina Christian OSV News Filed Under: Ecumenism and Interfaith Relations, News, Religious Freedom, World News PHILADELPHIA (OSV News) " Experts in Jewish-Catholic relations told OSV News that some current public debates about Zionism, including among Catholics, are at odds with…...
Pope Leo XIV meets with authors of book on Latin Mass in U.S.
6+ day, 9+ hour ago (402+ words) March 6, 2026By Courtney Mares OSV News Filed Under: News, Vatican, World News, Worship & Sacraments Pope Leo XIV met two sociologists on March 5 who have co-authored a book on Catholics who attend the traditional Latin Mass in the United States. Stephen Cranney,…...
Catholic growth in anti-Catholic colonies: The fledgling Church in New England
6+ day, 7+ hour ago (1284+ words) March 6, 2026By Father Anthony D. Andreassi OSV News Filed Under: Commentary In this continuing series on the origins of Catholicism in the 50 states, the story of New England begins in a region that was, from the start, among the least welcoming places…...