March 2024

St. Philip Neri once had a penitent confess to indulging in gossip. He advised the contrite soul to bring him a chicken, and to pluck its feathers as he walked …

WASHINGTON (OSV News) — The House passed a $1.2 trillion spending bill March 22 to fund the federal government through September, leaving the Senate with just hours to follow suit …

Good evening! “Why did it have to come to this?”  Pope Francis asked this question in his Palm Sunday homily last year, speaking of Jesus’ passion.  He continued: “He did …

WASHINGTON (OSV News) — Nearly 75 years after he stopped teaching at The Catholic University of America in Washington, Archbishop Fulton J. Sheen (1895-1979) can still fill a campus auditorium. …

ST. PAUL, Minn. (OSV News) — In March 2017, Will Peterson and his friend David Cable stepped out Peterson’s front door in Lexington, Kentucky, to begin a pilgrimage. Their destination …

(OSV News) — A Florida priest and Grammy-winning recording artist has been restored to ministry after accusations of alleged sexual misconduct with a minor were retracted by the accuser. Father …

(OSV News) — Hong Kong’s legislature has fast-tracked a controversial new law that some observers claim could see priests imprisoned if they do not reveal to the authorities certain crimes …

Updated March 21, 2024 11:59 a.m. (OSV News) — The Catholic University of America in Washington announced March 20 that Teresa Pitt Green, a writer and speaker who promotes healing …

PHILADELPHIA (OSV News) — Three Philadelphia priests have been made auxiliary bishops of their archdiocese, providing “a great sign of hope and of joy” as they “walk in the midst …

(OSV News) — Five U.S. priests will travel to Rome in April to share their experiences of parish life with the ongoing Synod of Bishops on synodality. The group — …