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Pilgrims turn to ‘red dirt Catholic’ martyr as Blessed Stanley Rother story gets wide release

Blessed Stanley Rother's witness in the face of persecution in Guatemala hits home, said Gaby Damasceno, who has family in Nicaragua where the Church is facing increased persecution.

‘Let us be clear: this war must end,’ Archbishop Gallagher tells Russian authorities in Moscow

The Vatican foreign minister urged Russian officials to end their war with Ukraine and to begin negotiations with the help of the international community.

Red Mass, Blue Mass: How ‘color’ Masses serve professionals

The Church has long offered Masses that recognize special occasions and special needs. Among such Masses are those for professional groups, traditionally popularized by names of a color: Red Mass (lawyers and politicians), Blue Mass (first responders), White Mass (healthcare community) and Gold Mass (scientists).

Cardinal Cupich reinstates Chicago priest and social activist cleared of abuse allegations

Cardinal Blase J. Cupich of Chicago has reinstated a diocesan priest -- known for his longtime social justice ministry -- as pastor after an inquiry cleared the cleric of abuse allegations.

Archbishop Hebda: Be ‘beacons of light’ as Aug. 27 approaches

Rebecca Omastiak

Archbishop Bernard Hebda is encouraging the faithful of the Archdiocese of St. Paul and Minneapolis and all community members to be “beacons of light” as the one-year mark of a fatal shooting during an all-school Mass at Annunciation in Minneapolis approaches.

Historic Illinois church thrives despite devastating floods and a town that’s disappeared

Immaculate Conception Church, a handsome, 19th-century red-brick edifice near the Mississippi River, hosts a weekly Mass on late Saturday afternoons.

Baptisms in Ireland see dramatic drop of 30% in a decade

Baptisms in the Catholic Church in Ireland have fallen by almost a third since 2015, with just one Irish diocese seeing any positive change, a new report shows.

What young Catholics say draws their peers to the Church and gives them a reason to stay

Teenagers and young adults serving at St. John's Summer Program at St. John Francis Regis Parish in Hollywood told the Catholic Standard, Washington's archdiocesan news outlet, what draws young people to the Church and gives them a reason to stay.

Pope Leo XIV: See Jesus in the face of every person with disabilities

Pope Leo XIV said Aug. 24 that recognizing Jesus in the face of each person with disabilities helps to advance society.

Venezuelan archbishop says hope endures as Church rebuilds from catastrophic quakes

Speaking with OSV News on Aug. 20, Archbishop González, who serves as president of the Venezuelan bishops' conference, recalled the fateful day when his country was struck by back-to-back earthquakes, the strongest to hit the country in more than a century.

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