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Pillar of Portsmouth community joins Circle of Saints
March 27, 2025, by Jennifer Neville, Special to The Catholic Virginian

Serving others is in Cecelia Brown’s DNA. “I knew of her before I knew her,…

Renovations blessed at St. Stephen, Martyr, in Chesapeake
March 27, 2025, by D. Hunter Reardon, The Catholic Virginian

On March 23, Bishop Barry C. Knestout celebrated Mass at St. Stephen, Martyr, Chesapeake, then…

Hispanic pastoral plan adds structure to grassroots growth
March 26, 2025, by D. Hunter Reardon, The Catholic Virginian

 Certain metrics suggest that the Catholic Church in the U.S. is struggling. A recent Pew…

Crafty quilters share warmth of Christ’s love
March 17, 2025, by Wendy Klesch, Special to The Catholic Virginian

For the quilters of St. John the Apostle, Virginia Beach, each creation is a work…

Becoming Catholic ‘felt right to me’: Rite of Election brings new disciples closer to unity with the Church
March 14, 2025, by Joe Staniunas, Special to The Catholic Virginian

Some 650 men and women across the diocese affirmed their wish to be members of…

NATIONAL
Pilgrimage launch coincides with papal inauguration, marks young Catholic’s ‘radical yes’
May 17, 2025, by Maria Wiering, OSV News

ST. PAUL, Minn. (OSV News) — On May 18, Pope Leo XIV will be inaugurated…

Vance, Rubio to attend Pope Leo XIV’s inaugural Mass
May 16, 2025, by Kate Scanlon, OSV News

WASHINGTON (OSV News) — Both Vice President JD Vance and Secretary of State Marco Rubio…

Tennessee diocese clarifies Mass obligations as immigration crackdown empties pews
May 15, 2025, by Gina Christian, OSV News

(OSV News) — Amid an immigration enforcement operation in Nashville, Tennessee, that has emptied the…

Women’s health centers outnumber Planned Parenthood 15 to 1, report finds
May 15, 2025, by Kate Quiñones, Catholic News Agency

In a recently released report, Charlotte Lozier Institute found that life-affirming women’s health centers outnumber Planned…

Planned Parenthood says abortions at all-time high, taxpayer funding increasing
May 14, 2025, by Kate Quiñones, Catholic News Agency

Planned Parenthood’s latest annual report shows a rising number of abortions and increasing federal funding for the…

GLOBAL
Abortions of unborn babies diagnosed with Down syndrome up 82% in Scotland
May 30, 2025, by Simon Caldwell, OSV News

LIVERPOOL, England (OSV News) — Scotland has seen a dramatic rise in abortions involving Down…

Vatican releases first Pope Leo postage stamps
May 29, 2025, by Catholic News Service, Catholic News Service

VATICAN CITY (CNS) — The Vatican postal service began selling its first Pope Leo XIV…

Russia rejects Vatican offer to host peace talks on Ukraine
May 28, 2025, by Gina Christian, OSV News

(OSV News) — Russia has rejected the Vatican’s offer to host talks for ending the…

More than 90,000 pilgrims venerate the body of St. Teresa of Ávila
May 28, 2025, by Rocio Franch Oviedo, OSV News

MADRID (OSV News) — Over 90,000 pilgrims flocked to Alba de Tormes, Spain, May 11-25,…

Pope names priest president of the Pontifical Academy for Life
May 27, 2025, by Cindy Wooden, Catholic News Service

VATICAN CITY (CNS) — Pope Leo XIV has named Father Renzo Pegoraro, a bioethicist who…


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