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Read more: The historic pontificate of Pope Leo XIV

Report shows Cardinal Wojtyla’s actions were ‘exemplary’ in abuse cases, refuting previous claims

by Paulina Guzik

It took a change in Church leadership in Kraków to open archdiocesan archives — a move announced by Cardinal Grzegorz Rys on Jan. 30.

Chesterton Academy students from across US make pilgrimage to Rome
US bishops call on House to advance bill to investigate Indian boarding school legacy
Pope Leo XIV declares Boys Town founder Father Flanagan venerable
Marriage requires ‘personal encounter with Christ,’ community and witness, says cardinal
Custody of the Holy Land: Prayer continues at Holy Sepulchre amid ‘time of trial,’ restricted access

U.S. Church

Judge grants injunction for clergy ministry in Minneapolis ICE facility

by OSV News

Clergy will now have access to ICE holding facility, following a lawsuit filed by an ecumenical group of Minnesota clergy.

Chávez allegations show need for Church to hold prominent Catholics to account, say abuse survivors

Washington Roundup: DHS nominee clears key hurdle; Gabbard testifies amid Iran war scrutiny; and more

Ecumenical forum features first Catholic Mass celebrated at Museum of the Bible

The miracle of a living kidney donor: Virginia man realizes the power of persistent prayer

‘People are hungry for the Lord,’ says catechist as record numbers prepare to join Church

Trump issues presidential messages for feast of St. Joseph, St. Patrick’s Day

World

Church of the Holy Sepulcher in Jerusalem remains closed

by Barb Fraze

(OSV News) — Israeli authorities closed Jerusalem’s Church of the Holy Sepulcher as part of wider closures for security concerns, beginning Feb. 28, when Israel and the United States …

Cardinal Pizzaballa: Using God’s name to justify war is ‘the gravest sin’
Nicaragua’s Sandinista regime halts ordinations in 4 dioceses
Top Vatican diplomat tells UN justice for women, girls demands ‘holistic’ approach
Bishops hail Scottish lawmakers for rejecting assisted dying; UK faces pivotal abortion vote
In a heroic act, two priests drown while saving an altar boy in a coastal city in Ecuador

St. Patrick’s Day celebration twist: Catholic Irish actress brings pro-life message to Oscars stage

A visit to St. Patrick’s grave — and two Irishmen on the road to sainthood

Pope Leo XIV urges media to show human face of war, not propaganda

Vatican

Pope Leo: Death and pain caused by wars a scandal for entire human family

by Paulina Guzik

Opinion

Guarding the heart and home: Raising holy families in a screen-saturated world

by Sister Nancy Usselmann

St. Patrick’s Breastplate and the terrors of mid-Lent

by Elizabeth Scalia

The rest of the story

by Deacon Greg Kandra

Reviews

Meet the Catholic filmmaker behind a new series on ‘Women of the Bible’

by Katie Yoder
Academy Awards Best Picture Nominees
Historical novel pitches Christian compassion against ideologies of hatred
Wuthering Heights
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