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A displaced South Sudanese woman braids her grandmother's hair Jan. 15, 2026, at a shelter in El Obeid, in Sudan's North Kordofan state. In a March 26, 2026, message Italian Bishop Christian Carlassare of Bentiu, South Sudan, said his people are living a real-life Way of the Cross, marked by suffering, violence and deep wounds.(OSV News photo/El Tayeb Siddig, Reuters)
In South Sudan, people have been through Way of the Cross, and long for Easter peace, bishop says
Japanese sculptor Etsuro Sotoo poses in front of the Basilica of the Holy Family, known in Spanish as Sagrada Familia, in Barcelona, Spain,Nov. 4, 2010. Sotoo, whose decades of carving at the basilica, have shaped one of the world's great sacred spaces, the slow, humbling work of sculpting stone ultimately led him to encounter the God whom Antoni Gaudí -- Sagrada's iconic architect -- served, and to enter the Catholic Church through baptism. (OSV News photo/Gustau Nacarino, Reuters)
Carved by grace: How Gaudí led a Japanese artist to the Catholic faith
Cardinal Mauro Gambetti, archpriest of St. Peter's Basilica, washes the feet of laypeople during the Holy Thursday Mass of the Lord's Supper at the Altar of the Chair in the Vatican April 17, 2025. (CNS photo/Vatican Media)
Some thoughts on washing feet
Jamar Carr, a substance abuse counselor with Catholic Charities in the Diocese of Brooklyn, N.Y., cuts the ceremonial ribbon during the launch of a three-year journey of Catholic Charities USA's People of Hope Museum March 26, 2026, in Manhattan. Under the sponsorship of Catholic Charities USA, the tractor-trailer-sized traveling museum will tour the country highlighting "the impact of neighbors helping neighbors, and celebrating the power of Christian service," organizers said. (OSV News photo/Armando Mach
Catholic Charities USA's traveling museum 'celebrates power of Christian service'
Archbishop Laurent Ulrich of Paris speaks at a ceremony Sept. 22, 2025, to bless the foundation stone of the future Maison de la Visitation–Vaugirard in central Paris, where a former convent site -- a 78,500-square-foot property with a 43,000-square-foot garden -- will be transformed into a special housing project for the poor and vulnerable. (OSV News photo/courtesy Archdiocese of Paris)
French Church gives 'best to the poorest' in landmark Paris architectural project
A young altar server raises a palm frond during Palm Sunday Mass at Gaza City's Holy Family Church March 29, 2026. (OSV News photo/Dawoud Abu Alkas, Reuters)
Gaza Christians mark Palm Sunday with hope amid ongoing hardships
Cardinal Pierbattista Pizzaballa, the Latin Patriarch of Jerusalem, sits in the Church of All Nations March 29, 2026, at a prayer service to mark Palm Sunday, following the cancellation of the traditional Palm Sunday procession from the Mount of Olives, amid restrictions on gathering in large groups and the U.S.-Israeli conflict with Iran, in Jerusalem. (OSV News photo/Ammar Awad, via Reuters)
Israel to allow Church leaders to celebrate Holy Week, Easter at holy sites, Latin patriarchate says
Wyatt and Andrea Artz, are pictured in an undated photo with their three children Roselyn, Adeline and Catherine outside their home in Gann Valley, S.D. As a fourth grader, Andrea Artz remembers praying that she would experience a Eucharistic miracle one day. She never imagined that, years later, she might witness one with her newborn daughter Catherine. (OSV News photo/courtesy Artz family)
After Eucharistic encounter, dying baby is thriving one year later
Pope Leo XIV holds a palm branch as he celebrates the Palm Sunday Mass in St. Peter's Square at the Vatican, March 29, 2026. (CNS photo/Lola Gomez)
'Lay down your weapons,' pope says in Palm Sunday call for peace
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Sept. 24 beatification of Archbishop Sheen to be 'a moment of immense grace'
Silver vessels containing sacramental oils are displayed during the chrism Mass in St. Peter’s Basilica at the Vatican April 17, 2025. (CNS photo/Lola Gomez)
What are the three holy oils?
Former astrologer Molly Curtis described astrology as a system where one is always looking inward, trying to discover how signs in the sky affect one's life. In Christ, Curtis said, she is now looking outward, discovering how Jesus is affecting those in the world, including herself. After putting Christ at the center, she is to be confirmed at Easter 2026 in the Archdiocese of Detroit. (OSV News photo/Valaurian Waller, Detroit Catholic)
Former astrologer rediscovers Catholic roots, will enter full communion with Church at Easter
Groups of tourists walk around the Basilica of the Holy Family, known in Spanish as Sagrada Familia, in Barcelona, Spain, June 30, 2025. Pope Leo XIV will visit Barcelona in June 2026 to mark the centenary of the death of the Sagrada Familia’s iconic architect, Antoni Gaudí, a candidate for sainthood declared venerable by Pope Francis April 14, 2025. (OSV News photo/Albert Gea, Reuters)
Gaudí's hidden dimension: Visionary Sagrada Familia's architect was a giant of faith
Pope Leo XVI poses with King Felipe VI and Queen Letizia of Spain during a private audience at the Vatican's Apostolic Palace March 20, 2026. (OSV News photo/Simone Risoluti, Vatican Media)
Pope Leo XIV meets Spanish royals at Vatican, renewing crown's historic bond with Basilica of St. Mary Major
Bishop Barry C. Knestout of Richmond, Va., signs the Book of the Elect for catechist Donald Brown at the Diocese of Richmond's Rite of Election at Our Lady of Nazareth in Roanoke, Va., March 1, 2026. (OSV News photo/Ryan Hunt, Diocese of Richmond)
'People are hungry for the Lord,' says catechist as record numbers prepare to join Church
Luis Barrera and Nancy Zevgolis, his kidney donor, pose for a photo at Inova in Fairfax, Va., in April 2025 prior to their surgeries. More than 94,000 Americans are waiting for a kidney transplant, according to national data. (OSV News photo/courtesy via Arlington Catholic Herald)
The miracle of a living kidney donor: Virginia man realizes the power of persistent prayer
Pope Leo XIV meets with former classmates who graduated from the lower school of St. Mary of the Assumption in Chicago in 1969 after the general audience in St. Peter's Square at the Vatican March 18, 2026. (CNS photo/Vatican Media)
Childhood classmates from the United States reunite with Pope Leo 
An Ethiopian Christian woman prays at the locked doors of the Church of the Holy Sepulcher in the Old City of Jerusalem March 4, 2026, on day five of the U.S.-Israel war with Iran. The church and other religious sites as well as stores were locked shut by order of the Israeli government as Iranian ballistic missiles were fired at Israel. (OSV News photo/Debbie Hill)
Church of the Holy Sepulcher in Jerusalem remains closed
Annunciation by Fra Angelico
Why does the Annunciation loom so large in Catholicism?
Jackie Flavin, mother of Harper Moyski, who died in the Aug. 27, 2025, shooting at Annunciation Church in south Minneapolis, looks at desks she set up Feb. 23, 2026, in honor of Harper and another Annunciation student, Fletcher Merkel, who also died in the shooting. Flavin and other Annunciation volunteers set up those two desks plus others outside the Minnesota capitol building to signify children who have died by gun violence in Minnesota since 2021. They are part of an organization of parents called Annu
Annunciation shooting showed online violent radicalization at work, expert says
Pope Leo XIV greets a baby and family at the conclusion of his weekly general audience in the Paul VI Audience Hall at the Vatican Aug. 27, 2025. (CNS photo/Vatican Media)
Pope Leo XIV calls bishops to Rome to discuss marriage and family in October 
This is the cover of "Sister Lumberjack" (North Star Press) by Candace Simar. The book was the Catholic Media Association's 2025 third place winner for Catholic novel. (OSV News photo/North Star Press)
Catholic novel shows how God works in our messes
St. Louis Billikens guard Amari McCottry drives to the basket against Dayton Flyers forward Amael L'etang during the first half in an Atlantic 10 Conference Tournament Semifinal game at PPG Paints Arena in Pittsburgh, March 14, 2026. (OSV News photo/Charles LeClaire-Imagn Images, Reuters)
Catholic hoops at the highest level take over this year's March Madness
Ryan Gosling stars in a scene from the movie "Project Hail Mary." The OSV News classification is A-II -- adults and adolescents. The Motion Picture Association rating is PG-13 -- parents strongly cautioned. Some material may be inappropriate for children under 13.(OSV News photo/Jonathan Olley, Amazon)
Movie Review: Project Hail Mary
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St. Patrick's Day celebration twist: Catholic Irish actress brings pro-life message to Oscars stage
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