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Gina Christian · March 16, 2025
While the season of Lent is marked by fasting and abstinence, cooking for a hungry family in this season of prayer and penance "doesn't mean boring or 'fish all the time,'" a Catholic chef told OSV News.
Anna Farrow · March 17, 2025
One of the main activities of the Commission on the Status of Women (CSW) annual two-week session at UN headquarters is the hosting of, and attendance at, the hundreds of side and parallel sessions organized by a mix of non-governmental organizations (NGOs), UN member states and agencies.
Justin McLellan · March 17, 2025
After more than a month in the hospital, Pope Francis' condition continues to be stable, the Vatican said March 15, and he gradually is "reducing the need for noninvasive mechanical ventilation at night."
Cindy Wooden · March 17, 2025
For the first time since Pope Francis was hospitalized in mid-February, the Vatican press office released a photograph of him March 16; the image shows him concelebrating Mass that morning in the chapel of his suite of rooms at Rome's Gemelli hospital.
Carol Glatz · March 17, 2025
Pope Francis has been able to spend brief moments of the day without any supplemental oxygen, which is yet another sign of the gradual improvement in his condition, the Vatican press office said.
Pope Francis has approved the next phase of the Synod of Bishops on synodality, launching a three-year implementation process that will culminate in an ecclesial assembly at the Vatican in October 2028.
The Shroud of Turin, one of Catholicism's most valued devotional items, will be digitally showcased during the Holy Year 2025, allowing visitors to engage with the revered relic like never before.
Quinton Amundson · March 17, 2025
Statistics Canada’s 2024 Health of Canadians snapshot, released March 5, contains some positive news for the country. However, there is a gaping lack of mention of one particular health issue: euthanasia.
Quinton Amundson · March 18, 2025
The Permanent Council of the Canadian bishops’ conference has expressed its “grave concerns” to the Minister of Finance over proposed changes to eligibility criteria for charitable status.
Cindy Wooden · March 18, 2025
Britain's King Charles III and Queen Camilla confirmed their plans to meet at the Vatican with Pope Francis in early April in an announcement March 18.
Saskatchewan's bishops are poised to unveil a new document about euthanasia on March 25.
Justin McLellan · March 18, 2025
A painting of Christ being laid in the tomb, long hidden under layers of overpainting and forgotten by history, will once again be visible to the public in an upcoming exhibit at the Vatican.
‘Reproductive rights’ all the rage at annual event
Anna Farrow · March 18, 2025
The chatter that has dominated both coffee-break discussions and high-level pronouncements at the 69th session of the Commission on the Status of Women (CSW) is of a global and orchestrated “backlash” against women’s rights.
Luke Mandato · March 18, 2025
Internationally acclaimed Catholic singer-songwriter Annie Karto is the leading voice at this year’s Dynamic Women of Faith Conference on March 22.
Kate Scanlon · March 18, 2025
President Donald Trump on March 15 invoked the Alien Enemies Act for the first time since World War II, granting himself broad authority under a wartime law to deport people allegedly associated with a Venezuelan gang, sparking a legal battle and prompting concern from Catholic immigration advocates.
Justin McLellan · March 19, 2025
Pope Francis spent the night without a breathing mask, the Vatican press office said March 18, indicating that his need for supplemental oxygen continues to diminish.
Editorial
OSV News · March 19, 2025
If there's anything we know from the first three months of the U.S. President Donald Trump’s administration (let alone from his first term), it's that the next four years are going to be a wild ride.
Canadian Catholic News · March 19, 2025
Catholic schools in British Columbia must embrace their role as missionary communities in an increasingly secular society, B.C.’s bishops say in a new pastoral letter.
Duval to succeed Pettipas in Grouard-McLennan
Quinton Amundson · March 19, 2025
A veteran Redemptorist is experiencing a rarefied situation in the northern Alberta Archdiocese of Grouard-McLennan.
Married for 40+ years, the Freistadts share their secrets for those taking the next step
Lynn and Wanda Freistadt have devoted much time during their blessed marital union of nearly 41 years preparing engaged couples for a marriage centred on Christ.