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Read more: The historic pontificate of Pope Leo XIV
Read more: The historic pontificate of Pope Leo XIV

Everyone can be a good Samaritan, pope says in message for world’s sick

by Carol Glatz

The message focuses on the need to: encounter and listen to others; be moved by compassion; and love God through concrete action in solidarity with others.

Rev. King reminded us there is no ‘faking our life in Christ,’ Cardinal Gregory says
Two Steubenville students found dead in apparent ‘tragic accident’
Cardinal warns a ‘crisis of values’ amid global uncertainty may lead to international war
OSV News expands to the Vatican, hires Courtney Mares to cover Pope Leo XIV
‘Evil wounds us,’ but healing can come from Jesus during daily prayer, bishop says

U.S. Church

Bishop Burbidge outlines Christian approach to mental health amid ‘staggering’ crisis

by Gina Christian

A U.S. bishop is highlighting the nation’s growing mental health crisis, while pointing to the “divine medicine” offered by Christ through the work of the Church. On Jan. 19, Bishop Michael F. Burbidge of Arlington, Virginia, released “The …

Ahead of March for Life, pro-life movement faces key political challenges

Broglio: ‘Morally acceptable’ for troops to disobey ‘morally questionable’ orders on Greenland

Charges for pro-life activists over disruption at abortion clinic dismissed in plea deal

Vance to address March for Life rally in person; Trump to speak via video

Former athletes at several Catholic universities charged in NCAA point-shaving scheme

Capuchin friar who was one of last people with direct ties to Padre Pio dies at age 85

World

‘We do not care for life by giving death,’ French bishops say ahead of ‘assisted dying’ bill move

by Caroline de Sury

France’s bishops reaffirmed that “palliative care is the only truly effective response to the difficult situations of the end of life.”

Pope ‘deeply saddened’ by deadly high-speed train collision in Spain
‘Truly historic’: Kuwait’s first church elevated to minor basilica
Kyiv’s iconic St. Nicholas Church returns to Catholic hands for 50 years
At annual Marian celebration in Venezuela, bishops call for release of political prisoners
Mexican Catholics push ahead with peace efforts as violence plagues country

For Pope Leo XIV, Christian unity is not just an ideal, but an imperative

God speaks to the faithful; take time to listen every day, pope says

USCCB president exhorts faithful to heed MLK call to be ‘a drum major for justice’

Vatican

Pope Leo warns against chasing approval, calls for deeper spiritual focus

by Paulina Guzik

Opinion

‘It must be you’: A call to mission with young Latinos

by Vicente Del Real

Kyrie eleison: Lord, anoint the festering wounds we show

by Elizabeth Scalia

Scott Adams and the legitimacy of imperfect confession

by Elizabeth Scalia

Reviews

Fathom Entertainment encores Lord of the Rings trilogy

by John Mulderig
Scripture series by popular Catholic speaker offers deep dive into the person of Jesus
Brooklyn-based book a cry from the heart about roads not taken
‘Joy Within His House’: An inside look into the life of cloistered nuns
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