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RICHMOND, Va. (OSV News) — “People are looking for something that is true,” said Chris Emsley, lead catechist at St. Stephen, Martyr Church in Chesapeake, “and the Church has been …

President Donald Trump issued two messages marking prominent Catholic feast days, the feast of St. Joseph on March 19 and St. Patrick’s Day on March 17.

WASHINGTON (OSV News) — House Speaker Mike Johnson, R-La., defended the role of religion in public life during comments March 19 at the National Catholic Prayer Breakfast in Washington. “Religion in …

Catholic universities have quietly taken over March Madness, blending history, talent, and coaching that shapes every game into an unpredictable contest.

(OSV News) — While the smoke was still rising from its ruins and rescuers were extracting 175 bodies from the rubble of the Shajarah-Tayyebeh elementary school in Minab, Iran, Feb. 28, …

(OSV News) — Registration for public events during the 2026 National Eucharistic Pilgrimage opened March 18, revealing abundant opportunities for Catholics to join the nine “perpetual pilgrims” traveling the East Coast …

(OSV News) — The Vatican’s top diplomat to the United Nations called for a “holistic approach” in securing access to justice for women and girls. “Ensuring access to justice for women …

While the religiously unaffiliated are on the rise globally, something curious is also happening: Some dioceses have reported significant upticks in adults preparing to enter the Catholic Church this Easter.

As Notre Dame’s president, Holy Cross Father Robert Dowd, told a packed basilica, football stood yards behind Lou Holtz’s most important legacy.

Advocates from across the U.S. gathered in Arizona to discuss pastoral strategies for understanding and applying Catholic teaching to mass deportations.