OSV News https://validator.w3.org/feed/docs/rss2.html Catholic leaders warn against antisemitism in Holy Week liturgies Pope Leo XIV calls Israeli, Ukrainian leaders on Good Friday, urging peace Cardinal Ouellet defamation suit against accuser awaits judge’s verdict after early March trial Washington Roundup: Bondi fired, tentative DHS funding deal struck, Johnson Amendment case dismissed ‘I carry all these sufferings, too, in my prayer’: Why Pope Leo XIV is carrying the cross at all 14 stations Good Friday Full text: Stations of the Cross meditations Pope Leo XIV will pray at Colosseum In South Sudan, people have been through Way of the Cross, and long for Easter peace, bishop says Full text: Pope Leo XIV’s Holy Thursday homily given April 2, 2026 Pope Leo XIV on Holy Thursday: Jesus teaches us how to love at the Last Supper Bishops’ Civil Rights pilgrimage shows need to face past to build new future Philadelphia archbishop ‘OK’ after mild medical episode during chrism Mass Supreme Court hears case on birthright citizenship executive order with Trump in attendance In primetime address, Trump cites nuclear threat to justify Iran war after pope calls for off-ramp 8 takeaways from Pope St. John Paul II’s final Holy Thursday letter to priests ‘In this dark hour of history,’ do not shy away from your mission, says pope at chrism Mass Here’s a glimpse of Holy Week around the world Matisse’s 14 stations, depicting the ‘most profound of human dramas,’ on exhibit in Baltimore USCCB president asks Catholics to ‘pray ardently’ for an end to war with Iran Bishops’ pro-life chair backs longshot bill to revoke mifepristone’s FDA approval Pope Leo XIV to wash the feet of 12 priests on Holy Thursday, highlighting support for clergy Martin Scorsese presents the story of Mary in Easter special of ‘The Saints’ Thomas More Society is awarded $4.5 million in attorney fees in California gender secrecy case Some thoughts on washing feet From the Chesapeake to the Carolina frontier: Catholic origins in the Upper South All Catholics share in Church’s mission, not just clergy, pope says Full text: Pope Leo XIV’s general audience given April 01, 2026 Jerusalem Church leaders decry death penalty law, ‘lifeless’ holy city ahead of Easter Pope urges Catholics to pray for priests in crisis Cultural trends and technology threaten contemplation, Cardinal Roche says 4 US leaders named to Vatican dicastery that promotes the Church’s humanitarian vision, work Everyone has Good Fridays but ‘we also all have Easter Sunday,’ Cardinal Dolan tells inmates ‘Hopefully he’s looking for an off-ramp’: Pope Leo XIV shares message for Trump amid escalating Middle East war As justices consider birthright citizenship, displaced mom says her US-born child ‘should belong’ Pro-life leaders condemn White House extending Title X grants to Planned Parenthood ‘With all my heart I want to say how sorry we are,’ says Albany bishop as abuse settlement reached Pope’s Palm Sunday peace appeal backed by Dalai Lama amid escalation of war Supreme Court backs challenge to Colorado conversion therapy ban ‘Like Jesus on the cross’: Priest abused in his youth asks Lord to forgive lay perpetrator Pope in Monaco: Wealth of the Gospel, riches of the earth must be shared Full text: Pope Leo XIV’s homily during Mass at Louis II Stadium in Monaco ‘Proclaim the Gospel of life,’ Pope Leo says in first papal visit to Monaco in modern era From Formula 1 to dramatic conversion: Monaco’s new Catholics this Easter season tell their stories In photos: Pope Leo XIV makes a papal visit to Monaco Full text: Pope Leo XIV’s first Palm Sunday homily Jerusalem’s Holy Week embraced with silent prayer, intimate liturgies as war continues to escalate On first Palm Sunday, Pope Leo says Jesus cries out from the cross against war Cardinal Roche: Selflessness of Pedro Ballester is a witness for today’s youth Vance to publish book exploring his conversion to Catholicism Pope Leo XIV introduces changes in Secretariat of State leadership Home