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Faithful join in rosary for peace in Washington as pope leads the Marian devotion for world
1+ hour, 31+ min ago (962+ words) May 31, 2026 By Mark Zimmermann OSV News Filed Under: Feature, Marian Devotion, News, Saints, Vatican, World News WASHINGTON (OSV News) " Joining Pope Leo XIV in a worldwide rosary for peace, several hundred people gathered at the Basilica of the National Shrine…...
Father Mc Givney: Founder's desire for charity built Knights of Columbus' success
2+ mon, 2+ week ago (601+ words) May 30, 2026 By Russell Shaw OSV News Filed Under: America's 250th anniversary, Commentary, Knights of Columbus "Father Mc Givney is too modest to assume to himself any honor," one of his lay associates later said. "But if this Order succeeds " the honor…...
Pope Leo XIV heads to Spain - a missionary country he knows by heart
1+ day, 22+ hour ago (1113+ words) May 29, 2026 By Ines San Martin OSV News Filed Under: Feature, News, Vatican, World News MADRID (OSV News) " Spain has been, and hopefully will continue to be, a very missionary nation." Pope Leo XIV spoke these words during a brief encounter…...
Knights of Peter Claver express 'full support' for Pope Leo slavery apology
1+ day, 22+ hour ago (855+ words) May 29, 2026 By Gina Christian OSV News Filed Under: Feature, News, Vatican, World News (OSV News) " The Knights of Peter Claver, one of the Catholic Church's largest historically Black Catholic lay fraternal organizations, said it "offers its full support" for Pope…...
National Eucharistic Pilgrimage commemorates Catholic history along South Atlantic coast
1+ day, 23+ hour ago (560+ words) May 29, 2026 By Maria Wiering OSV News Filed Under: Eucharist, Feature, News, World News (OSV News) " After a Pentecost launch, the National Eucharistic Pilgrimage is marking its first full weekend with events in the Diocese of Charlotte, North Carolina. Four parishes…...
Relics of sister to whom Jesus appeared, showing his Sacred Heart, will come to the U. S. in June
2+ day, 21+ hour ago (942+ words) May 29, 2026 By Caroline de Sury OSV News Filed Under: Feature, News, Saints, World News PARIS (OSV News) " The relics of St. Margaret Mary Alacoque, the French Visitation sister who experienced visions of Jesus revealing his Sacred Heart, will be present…...
Meet the Silicon Valley priest advising tech companies on artificial intelligence ethics
2+ day, 21+ hour ago (800+ words) May 29, 2026 By Courtney Mares OSV News Filed Under: AI, Feature, News, World News VATICAN CITY (OSV News) " Father Brendan Mc Guire used to be a Silicon Valley technology executive. Now he's hearing their confessions. Today, the Irish-born pastor of St....
Why Tolkien's 'The Lord of the Rings' is a Catholic journey
3+ day, 3+ hour ago (610+ words) May 28, 2026 By Leonard J. De Lorenzo OSV News Filed Under: Books, Feature, News, World News While there may not be religion in "The Lord of the Rings," Tolkien's Catholicism, as he himself noted, is "absorbed into the story." There are four…...
Supreme Court declines to dismiss Peter's Pence lawsuit
3+ day, 3+ hour ago (264+ words) May 28, 2026 By OSV News OSV News Filed Under: Feature, News, Supreme Court, World News WASHINGTON (OSV News) " The U. S. Supreme Court declined to intervene in the U. S. Conference of Catholic Bishops" efforts to dismiss a lawsuit alleging it misled donors about the…...
Monsignor Paul Cook remembered for devotion to parishioners and leadership in Archdiocese of Baltimore
3+ day, 7+ hour ago (1137+ words) May 28, 2026 By Susan Hines-Brigger Catholic Review Filed Under: Feature, Local News, News, Obituaries A few years ago, while sorting through parish archives at St. Joseph in Cockeysville, parish bookkeeper Pat Villacrusis discovered copies of letters Monsignor Paul Cook had written…...