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Pope Francis greets an elderly woman as he meets with people in Asuncion, Paraguay, July 12, 2015. The pope in January 2021 established the World Day for Grandparents and Elderly, celebrated annually on the fourth Sunday of July, near the July 26 liturgical memorial of Jesus' grandparents Sts. Joachim and Anne. (CNS photo/Paul Haring)

In 12 years, Pope Francis made enormous impact on church, liturgical life

May 2, 2025
While the liturgical legacy of Pope Francis may have flown under the radar for many, several experts told OSV News his 12-year papacy made a definite impact.
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Dr. Sergio Alfieri, who has led the medical team treating the pope in the hospital, speaks at a news conference at Rome's Gemelli hospital March 22, 2025.

Pope knew he ‘might not make it,’ physician says

March 26, 2025
For Pope Francis' medical team at Rome's Gemelli hospital, Feb. 28 was the worst day. "For the first time I saw tears in the eyes of some of the people around him," Dr. Sergio Alfieri, the coordinator of his medical ...
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A student is handed a school lunch at Immaculate Conception School in Revere, Mass., March 21, 2025. The Trump administration cuts to federally funded school meal programs could leave thousands of kids hungry, said program administrators at Catholic dioceses.

Massive USDA program cuts hit some Catholic efforts to feed school kids

March 25, 2025
Several diocesan overseers of federally funded school meal programs told OSV News that Trump administration changes stand to leave some children's plates empty, while potentially making surviving versions of the programs too burdensome to operate.
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Pope Francis waves to a crowd of well-wishers at Rome's Gemelli hospital before returning to the Vatican March 23, 2025, after 38 days of treatment at the hospital.

Pope returns to Vatican after long hospitalization

March 24, 2025
Immediately before leaving Rome's Gemelli hospital after more than five weeks of treatment for breathing difficulties, double pneumonia and infections, Pope Francis greeted hundreds of people who gathered outside the hospital March 23.
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Catholic writer Flannery O'Connor is seen in an undated photo. From March 21-23, 2025, a museum in Savannah, Ga., dedicated to her literary genius and fascinating personality is celebrating the centennial of her birth with socials, specialty tours, author talks and a live band, culminating in an annual birthday party event that will include vendors, games and an O'Connor look-alike contest. (OSV News photo/courtesy 11th Street Lot)

Flannery O’Connor’s 100th birthday parties celebrate author’s quirks, talents

March 21, 2025
Long before Catholic writer Flannery O’Connor raised her famous peacocks as an adult in rural Georgia, she kept canaries and chickens at 207 E. Charlton St., her childhood home in Savannah.
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A serviceman of 24th Mechanized Brigade named after King Danylo of the Ukrainian Armed Forces fires a 2S5 "Hyacinth-S" self-propelled howitzer toward Russian troops at the frontline near the town of Chasiv Yar in Donetsk region, Ukraine Nov. 18, 2024, amid the ongoing the Russia-Ukraine war. (OSV News photo/Oleg Petrasiuk, Press Service of the 24th King Danylo Separate Mechanized Brigade of the Ukrainian Armed Forces/Handout via Reuters)

US Catholics help ‘heal the wounds of war’ in Ukraine through fund

March 20, 2025
Catholic bishops and faithful in the U.S. are helping to heal broken bodies, minds and spirits in Ukraine amid Russia's full-scale invasion, thanks to a church-driven initiative.
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Salvadoran police officers escort an alleged member of the Venezuelan gang Tren de Aragua in Tecoluca, El Salvador, March 16, 2025, who were recently deported by the U.S. government to be imprisoned in the Terrorism Confinement Center (CECOT) prison, as part of an agreement with the Salvadoran government. (OSV News photo/Secretaria de Prensa de la Presidencia/Handout via Reuters)

Catholic migrant advocates ‘alarmed’ by Trump use of Alien Enemies Act

March 19, 2025
President Donald Trump on March 15 invoked the Alien Enemies Act for the first time since World War II.
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