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Pope's journey to Africa is chance to rediscover the Church's African roots, say historians
12+ hour, 15+ min ago (1136+ words) (OSV News) " As Pope Leo XIV makes his first apostolic journey to Africa April 13-23, some scholars of the Church's past are hoping he won't just make history " but that he'll also help the wider Church recover that history. The pope…...
ANALYSIS: Deepfake popes and bishops abound: Here's how Church can push back 'AI attack' on truth
5+ day, 13+ hour ago (1198+ words) (OSV News) " The scene in the video shared over Instagram is charged with confrontation " bulletproof-vested and masked U. S. immigration agents, some of them with egg-spatter on them, are confronted by a silver-haired Catholic bishop on the steps of a Gothic-looking church....
Between Amens " Beatification of Archbishop Fulton Sheen
6+ day, 1+ hour ago (374+ words) On March 25, the Holy See announced that Archbishop Fulton Sheen will be beatified on Sept. 24 in St. Louis. This news came from the Dicastery for the Causes of Saints, the Vatican department responsible for overseeing the process of those individuals…...
'We need more saints': Center helps to advance canonization causes
6+ day, 8+ hour ago (817+ words) By Gina Christian, OSV News (OSV'News) " As the nation marks its 250th anniversary, a California-based initiative is working to help speed along sainthood causes among Americans, and to make the canonization process more accessible overall. "We've gotten hundreds of inquiries from…...
Catholic Services Appeal, which funds ministries, reaches an all-time high
6+ day, 10+ hour ago (354+ words) The 2025 Catholic Services Appeal has exceeded $4. 6 million, an all-time high for the Archdiocese of Louisville's annual stewardship campaign. Its goal was $4. 35 million. With the theme, "Giving Hope to All," the appeal supports more than a hundred programs and services, from…...
Local Catholics gather for the Passion of the Lord
1+ week, 4+ day ago (165+ words) On Friday April 3, the Catholic Church observed Good Friday of the Lord's Passion." Good Friday is the only day in the Church's liturgical year when the Holy Sacrifice of the Mass is not celebrated. As parish communities around the Archdiocese…...
Two men to be ordained to the diaconate
1+ week, 5+ day ago (564+ words) Archdiocese of Louisville seminarians, David Vest and Cuong Le, will continue to give God their "yes" as they take the next step toward the priesthood on April 11." They will be ordained to the transitional diaconate by Archbishop Shelton J. Fabre at…...
Israel to allow Church leaders to celebrate Holy Week, Easter at holy sites, Latin patriarchate says
2+ week, 1+ day ago (1416+ words) By Junno Arocho Esteves, OSV News (OSV News) " The Latin Patriarchate of Jerusalem said an agreement has been reached with Israeli authorities to allow Holy Week and Easter celebrations to take place at the Church of the Holy Sepulcher after…...
'Proclaim the Gospel of life,' Pope Leo says in first papal visit to Monaco in modern era
2+ week, 1+ day ago (1248+ words) By Courtney Mares, OSV News MONACO (OSV News) " In the principality known for super yachts and sports cars, Pope Leo XIV urged Monaco's wealthy citizens to remember the poor and protect every human life, calling on them to remember that…...
Marriage or the priesthood? Pope Leo XIV shares advice for discerning one's vocation
2+ week, 4+ day ago (463+ words) VATICAN CITY (OSV News) " Pope Leo XIV has shared his advice for how to discern one's vocation, starting with the importance of creating space for interior silence to "hear what the Lord desires for our happiness." In Pope Leo's first…...