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Indiana court blocks state abortion restrictions in law...

"Indiana's Religious Freedom Restoration Act was never intended to equate taking...

Diocese of El Paso declares bankruptcy to settle abuse ...

The Diocese of El Paso, Texas, filed for bankruptcy March 6, citing financial st...

Vatican secretary of state warns of Iran escalation

Cardinal Pietro Parolin says sidelining international law and embracing “prevent...

A pope’s magnificent bet on a young Bernini

An exhibition in Rome traces how Pope Urban VIII backed the 25-year-old artist b...

This is Pope Leo XIV’s prayer intention for the month o...

In a video released on X, the Holy Father posed a question to the faithful: “Wou...

Holy See to UN: Christians are the most persecuted comm...

The Holy See’s permanent observer to the UN provided statistics demonstrating th...

Vatican synod report urges women’s input in preparing f...

The report also warns seminaries must not become an “artificial environment” det...

Rhode Island AG releases report on clerical abuse in Di...

(OSV News) — Rhode Island’s attorney general has published a 284-page report on ...

Religious freedom watchdog annual report spotlights ‘te...

The report was released by the U.S. Commission on International Religious Freedo...

Court allows subpoena of Archdiocese of Seattle in abus...

A Washington state appeals court has ruled that the state's attorney general can...

Bishops of the Americas meet to address migration, pove...

"Our conversations have focused on how to better guide the People of God with wi...

Cardinal Parolin questions whether missiles, bombs are ...

ROME (OSV News) — The Vatican secretary of state appealed for peace and diplomac...

What to do in Paris in March

March is an exciting month with early signs of spring after the cold winter. Her...

Vatican issues stamp honoring Ukrainian Catholics as wa...

The stamp features the Ukrainian Greek Catholic Cathedral of the Resurrection of...

Pope Leo XIV thanks preacher at end of Lenten exercises

Bishop Erik Varden closed a weeklong retreat for the Roman Curia with meditation...

Pope Leo XIV urges ‘unconditional love’ amid hardship

Visiting a parish in Rome, the pope preached on the Transfiguration and Abraham’...