USCCB ends cooperative agreements with US government after work suspended
OSV News
April 8, 2025
The U.S. Conference of Catholic Bishops said it would not renew its cooperative agreements with the federal government related to children's services and refugee support after its longstanding partnerships with the federal government in those areas became "untenable."
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Disgraced former cardinal McCarrick dies at 94
OSV News
April 7, 2025
The disgraced former cardinal Theodore E. McCarrick, removed from the clerical state in 2019 after revelations of credible allegations of sexual abuse of minors and misconduct against adults, has died in Missouri. He was 94.
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A saint with a song: Carlo Acutis honored in ‘Corpus Christi’ video
OSV News
April 4, 2025
Blessed Carlo Acutis, the Italian teen set to be canonized April 27, has been hailed as a model for modern youth -- and now, the soon-to-be-saint and his devotion to the Eucharist have been honored in a new single and ...
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Catholic aid organizations in a race against time to provide relief in Myanmar
OSV News
April 3, 2025
(OSV News) — As the death toll following the massive earthquake in Myanmar is expected to reach 3,000, humanitarian organizations in the region, like Catholic Relief Services, are working round the clock to get essential supplies to those in need. Cara Bragg, ...
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Pope stable; lung infection improved, Vatican says
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April 2, 2025
Pope Francis’ condition remains stable, and an X-ray showed there has been a slight improvement regarding his lingering lung infection, the Vatican press office said.
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St. Josemaría Escrivá tops the charts, a century after ordination
OSV News
April 1, 2025
On the 100th anniversary of his priestly ordination, St. Josemaría Escrivá is topping the Amazon charts.
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Congolese Catholics honor their beatified martyr of ‘integrity and honesty’