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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
Pope Francis appoints new bishop of Providence
April 8, 2025, by OSV News

PROVIDENCE, R.I. (OSV News) ­— Pope Francis has named a new bishop of the Diocese…

Disgraced former cardinal McCarrick dies at 94
April 4, 2025, by Maria Wiering, OSV News

(OSV News) — The disgraced former cardinal Theodore E. McCarrick, defrocked in 2019 after revelations…

Kansas pastor fatally shot; Archbishop Naumann prays for priest and perpetrator
April 4, 2025, by Maria Wiering, OSV News

(OSV News) — The pastor of a parish in Seneca, Kansas, was shot in his…

Supreme Court hears case over effort to bar Planned Parenthood from Medicaid funds
April 3, 2025, by Kate Scanlon, OSV News

WASHINGTON (OSV News) — The U.S. Supreme Court heard oral arguments April 2 in a…

Supreme Court hears Catholic agency’s case seeking religious exemption to state program
April 1, 2025, by Kate Scanlon, OSV News

WASHINGTON (OSV News) — The U.S. Supreme Court on March 31 heard oral arguments in…

GLOBAL
Pope begins to receive very limited visits, Vatican says
April 8, 2025, by Carol Glatz, Catholic News Service

VATICAN CITY (CNS) — As Pope Francis continues his recovery at the Vatican, he is…

Ailing pope surprises pilgrims during Jubilee of the Sick
April 7, 2025, by Justin McLellan, Catholic News Service

VATICAN CITY (CNS) — With thousands of infirmed people and those who care for them…

Fátima shrine will not remove Rupnik mosaic, but suspends promotional use, spokesperson says
April 5, 2025, by Junno Arocho Esteves, OSV News

(OSV News) — A representative of the Shrine of Our Lady of Fatima in Portugal…

Pope is following doctors’ orders for his convalescence, Vatican says
April 4, 2025, by Cindy Wooden, Catholic News Service

VATICAN CITY (CNS) — During his second week back at the Vatican after a long…

Two women religious murdered in Haiti amid that nation’s ‘way of the Cross’
April 4, 2025, by Gina Christian, OSV News

(OSV News) — Two women religious were murdered March 31 by armed gangs in the…


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