Vatican Archive

VATICAN CITY (CNS) — The Vatican Philatelic and Numismatic Office is marking the 10th anniversary of Pope Francis’ election with a series of four postage stamps. “We want to celebrate […]

Catholics Must Reject ‘Sectarian Partisan Lens’ and ‘Live The Truth’ of their Faith, Says Former Congressman WASHINGTON, D.C. (OSV News) — Despite being labeled a Democratic “heretic” by the media […]

VATICAN CITY (CNS) — Right from the start, upon his election, Pope Francis presented a whole new style of being pontiff. The way he spoke to the vast crowd after […]

BALTIMORE — Since 1975, CRS Rice Bowl, the brightly colored cardboard almsgiving box that is a familiar annual Lenten sight in parishes across the country, has invited Catholics to pray, […]

VATICAN CITY (CNS) — For a decade, even when discussing the internal workings of the Vatican, Pope Francis has insisted the Church is not the Church of Christ if it […]

Catholic Aid Groups Network to Serve Needs of Turkey, Syria Quake Survivors NEW YORK (OSV News) — Catholic aid agencies are working alongside other international humanitarian organizations to house, feed, […]

Anglicans in Global South are ‘Heartbroken’ by Church of England Decision to Bless Same-Sex Marriages NAIROBI, Kenya (OSV News) — Anglican leaders in the Global South say the decision by […]

WASHINGTON, D.C. (OSV News) — The recently formed Institute on the Catechism will carry out the U.S. bishops’ vision of the importance of “connecting evangelization and catechesis,” according to Father […]

(OSV News) — The annual New York Encounter weekend is renowned for including the widest range of thinking possible. From Feb. 17-19, the event, with its usual discussions of literature, […]

INDIANAPOLIS (OSV News) — When 94-year-old Winnie Harman was raped and stabbed to death by Stephen Todd Booker in Florida 46 years ago, no one could have imagined that such […]

Blessed Stanley Rother Shrine’s Historic Dedication Honors Martyr’s Mission to Share Jesus’ Love OKLAHOMA CITY (OSV News) — More than 2,000 Catholic faithful from Oklahoma, other parts of the United […]

Philadelphia Archbishop Expresses ‘Shock, Deep Disappointment’ Over Racist Video by Catholic High School Girls PHILADELPHIA (OSV News) — Archbishop Nelson J. Pérez of Philadelphia issued a Feb. 10 message stating […]