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Pope Leo XIV asks Our Lady of Good Counsel for aid to make ‘courageous and wise decisions’
2+ day, 9+ hour ago (600+ words) (OSV News) – Pope Leo XIV returned Sept. 7 to the Marian shrine of Our Lady of Good Counsel, where he asked the Virgin Mary for aid to bring God’s word to light through “courageous and wise decisions.” The pope traveled to…...
Diocese of Scranton re-establishes Saint Pius X Seminary
2+ week, 4+ day ago (1269+ words) SCRANTON – Forty-eight years ago, a young Joseph Bambera walked through the doors of Saint Pius X Seminary in Dalton as a seminarian on his own journey toward the priesthood. On Sunday, Aug. 23, 2026, he stood on the other side of that…...
Walking with the Crucified of Today: Passionist Father continues mission of serving Haiti’s most vulnerable
3+ week, 2+ day ago (700+ words) SCRANTON – Father Rick Frechette, C.P., D.O., was in West Scranton in late July to preach during the 102nd annual Solemn Novena to Saint Ann. While his visit gave him a chance to reconnect with fellow priests and longtime friends, it was…...
World Youth Day 2027 in Seoul to be ‘a celebration of hope,’ archbishop says
1+ mon, 1+ day ago (1149+ words) ROME (OSV News) – Preparations are in full swing for World Youth Day 2027 in Seoul, South Korea, where Pope Leo XIV is expected to join young Catholics from around the world for the second World Youth Day ever held in Asia....
At premiere, Blessed Rother film sparks hope for new saints inspired by his life
1+ mon, 6+ day ago (1228+ words) OKLAHOMA CITY (OSVNews) – “He didn’t go back to Guatemala to die. He went back to Guatemala to live.” Msgr. Don Wolf, rector of the Blessed Stanley Rother Shrine and a cousin of Blessed Rother, shared these words in a documentary…...
U.S. Bishops ready nationwide prayer and action effort amid rising abortion rate
1+ mon, 6+ day ago (426+ words) WASHINGTON (OSV News) – The U.S. Catholic bishops are getting ready a nationwide call to prayer and action, with an official launch date of Aug. 18, to mobilize Catholics to address the rising abortion rate and the increased availability of an abortion-inducing…...
Pope Leo XIV to visit 10 cities in South America in November
1+ mon, 6+ day ago (837+ words) ROME (OSV News) — Pope Leo XIV will make the first apostolic journey to South America of his pontificate Nov. 6-17, visiting 10 cities in Uruguay, Argentina and Peru, the Vatican has announced. The trip will take him from one of Latin America’s…...
Women religious sue New York over law they say would force them to assist in patient suicides
1+ mon, 2+ week ago (563+ words) WASHINGTON (OSV News) – Four orders of women religious and Catholic healthcare ministries sued the state of New York July 17 over a new law allowing physicians to aid terminally ill adults in dying by suicide. In a lawsuit filed by Becket,…...
Interest surges in U.S. beatification of Georgia Martyrs who died defending marriage
1+ mon, 2+ week ago (586+ words) (OSV News) – The venue for the upcoming beatification of the Georgia Martyrs is expanding to accommodate thousands more people after a surge in interest from Catholics around the U.S. and the world. “The martyrs stood up for the sanctity of…...
Rite of Candidacy marks milestone in seminarian’s journey to Priesthood
1+ mon, 3+ week ago (522+ words) SCRANTON – Dozens of high school students who spent time discerning their vocation during the Diocese of Scranton’s annual Quo Vadis and Fiat Days summer camp this summer were given a firsthand glimpse of what answering the call to the Priesthood…...