National
News Briefs: March 30, 2025
CRS Urges U.S. to Restore ‘Lifesaving’ Assistance WASHINGTON, D.C. (OSV News) – Leaders of Catholic Relief Services, the overseas charitable arm of the Catholic Church in the U.S., urged the […]
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National
Hundreds Join El Paso Bishop’s Protest at U.S.-Mexico Border
EL PASO, Texas (OSV News) – Mass deportations and asylum bans – part of the Trump administration’s rapid changes to U.S. immigration policy – destroy communities and human dignity while […]
Vatican
After 5 Weeks in the Hospital, Pope Returns to the Vatican
ROME (CNS) – 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 […]
National
Gathering in Indianapolis to Highlight USCCB Document on Youths, Young Adults
A Criterion Staff Report A two-day gathering is set for Monday and Tuesday, April 7 and 8, at Marian University in Indianapolis to highlight the United States Conference of Catholic […]
National
News Briefs: March 23, 2025
Pope Stable, Has Reduced Need for Oxygen Overnight VATICAN CITY (CNS) – After more than a month in the hospital, Pope Francis’ condition continues to be stable, Vatican officials said […]
National
Mexican Catholics Urge Officials to ‘Listen to Victims’ Amid Grisly Discovery of Mass Graves
(OSV News) – Mexico’s Catholic leaders prayed for the country’s missing and urged the population of the country and their political leaders to listen to victims of violence amid outrage […]
National
Church Walks with Refugees Despite Roadblocks
Catholic Charities offices in Indiana are continuing to serve hundreds of newly arrived legal refugees amid the chaos and confusion triggered by the Trump administration’s abrupt halt of funding for […]
National
News Briefs: March 16, 2025
Young Adult from Diocese Chosen for National Pilgrimage DENVER (OSV News) – Eight young adults, including Johnathan Silvino Hernandez-Jose from Fort Wayne, have been selected to embark on the second […]
National
Alternatives to Burial, Cremation Pose Concerns for Church
In this Lenten season that encourages reflection on mortality and the eternal, the Indiana Catholic Conference (ICC) is voicing concerns about newer methods of disposition of human remains that the […]
National
Archdiocese of Indianapolis Probes Alleged Eucharistic Miracle
By Simone Orendain (OSV News) – Officials with the Archdiocese of Indianapolis said an investigation of an alleged Eucharistic miracle is underway at a southeast Indiana church where it reportedly […]
National
News Briefs: March 9, 2025
Trump Administration Ends U.S. Bishops’ Refugee Resettlement Contract WASHINGTON, D.C. (OSV News) – The Trump administration “immediately terminated” its contract with the United States Conference of Catholic Bishops (USCCB) for […]
National
ICC Focuses on School Choice, Immigration at Statehouse
Universal school choice for Indiana is within reach as the 2025 legislative session moves into its second half, while an effort to abolish the death penalty in the state will […]