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Even just one of these children" title of World Day of Migrants
24+ min ago (408+ words) The Catholic Church's World Day of Migrants and Refugees this year is focusing on the Church's concern for minors directly involved in migration, recalling the duty to welcome each one of them as the Gospel teaches us." "Even just one…...
Catholic Bishops tell Nigerians: The resurrection offers us a new beginning. Hold on to hope!
54+ min ago (254+ words) Vatican News Paul Samasumo " Vatican City President of the Catholic Bishops" Conference of Nigeria (CBCN), Archbishop Matthew Man-oso Ndagoso of Kaduna Archdiocese told Nigerians on Easter Sunday: "Because the tomb is empty, no grave, not even the challenges facing Nigeria,…...
Mary, icon of the Church
36+ min ago (784+ words) April 9, 2026 By Leonard J. De Lorenzo OSV News Filed Under: Commentary, Feature On a snow-covered winter day in 1842, Father Edward Sorin stood before a frozen lake in northern Indiana and did something audacious. He consecrated the land, the institution he was…...
She Had Wealth, Power, and a Noble Life'Why Saint Waltrude Walked Away from It All
1+ hour, 18+ min ago (369+ words) Belgium, April 9, 2026: Discover Saint Waltrude, the noblewoman who chose holiness over wealth and founded a spiritual legacy. Learn about her feast day, life, and powerful lessons for Catholic living. What would make someone walk away from a life others dream…...
Tehran cardinal writes Easter message to his flock | News Headlines
5+ hour, 8+ min ago (248+ words) The cardinal archbishop of Tehran-Ispahan, Iran, wrote an Easter message to his flock, a month after his evacuation to Rome. "I find myself far from you, the flock entrusted to me, separated by the events of war, waiting to be…...
Augustinians see "Leo effect" after Pope"s election | News Headlines
4+ hour, 8+ min ago (133+ words) " Continue to this story on National Catholic Register CWN Editor's Note: The prior general of the Order of Saint Augustine said that the order has experienced a "Leo effect" in 11 months since the election of the Pontiff. "We're seeing a…...
Why are there so many different kinds of convents out there?
2+ hour, 13+ min ago (612+ words) Q: Why are there so many different kinds of convents out there? I don't understand why a young woman who feels called to give her life to God would need that many choices. (Ohio) A: The short answer to the question of…...
ANALYSIS: Deepfake popes and bishops abound: Here's how Church can push back "AI attack' on truth
1+ hour, 13+ min ago (1214+ 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....
WATCH | "A place of hope: Pope Leo heads to Africa on ambitious tour
2+ hour, 7+ min ago (668+ words) Pope Leo XIV leaves on Monday for a visit to four countries in Africa in an ambitious tour to urge global leaders to address the needs of the continent, where more than a fifth of the world's Catholics live, on…...
Factbox-Hostage stand-offs and disputed comments: Past papal visits to Africa
1+ hour, 47+ min ago (84+ words) VATICAN CITY, April 9 (Reuters) " Pope Leo leaves on Monday for a visit to four countries in Africa, in an ambitious tour to urge world leaders to address the needs of the continent. Here is a history "of papal visits to…...