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Why can't non-Catholics receive Communion?

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The baggage of Ordinary Time

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Called not to be served but to serve

Maureen Crowley Heil

The Saints of Black History Month

Kelley Tuthill

Support our neighbors in times of uncertainty this Lent

Daughter's rare disorder leads Indiana family on faith journey with 'divine connections'

Trump touts 'swift and unrelenting action' on immigration, gender policy in speech to Congress

8 pilgrims set to share faith on Eucharistic pilgrimage from Indianapolis to LA

Connecticut priest put on leave for allegedly taking parish funds for personal use

Indianapolis Archdiocese probes parish's alleged Eucharistic miracle

Mary's search for Jesus reflects every Christian's journey, pope says

The suffering Holy Father gathers us around Mary when we're helpless, cardinal says

Pope is 'stable' day after suffering breathing crises, remains alert

The Shroud of Turin: A mystery that continues to fascinate

Pope no longer on mechanical ventilation after respiratory crises

Mary's search for Jesus reflects every Christian's journey, pope says

Mar. 5 2025
JUSTIN MCLELLAN, CATHOLIC NEWS SERVICE

VATICAN CITY (CNS) -- Despite her distress at losing the 12-year-old Jesus, Mary's search for her son is a model of every Christian's journey to deepen...

The suffering Holy Father gathers us around Mary when we're helpless, cardinal says

Mar. 5 2025
PAULINA GUZIK, OSV NEWS

(OSV News) -- Since Feb. 24, the faithful, led by cardinals and bishops, have prayed the daily rosary in St. Peter's Square for Pope Francis' recovery....

Daughter's rare disorder leads Indiana family on faith journey with 'divine connections'

Mar. 5 2025
NATALIE HOEFER, OSV NEWS

CONNERSVILLE, Ind. (OSV News) -- Joshua (Josh) and Laura Marszalek rejoiced in February 2011 at the birth of their second child, a daughter. They named...

Trump touts 'swift and unrelenting action' on immigration, gender policy in speech to Congress

Mar. 5 2025
KATE SCANLON, OSV NEWS

WASHINGTON (OSV News) -- President Donald Trump touted the "swift and unrelenting action" taken by his second administration in its first six weeks, telling...

8 pilgrims set to share faith on Eucharistic pilgrimage from Indianapolis to LA

Mar. 5 2025
MARIA WIERING, OSV NEWS

(OSV News) -- Eight "perpetual pilgrims" are planning to journey from Indianapolis to Los Angeles May 18 to June 22 in the second National Eucharistic...

Connecticut priest put on leave for allegedly taking parish funds for personal use

Mar. 5 2025
GINA CHRISTIAN, OSV NEWS

(OSV News) -- A Connecticut priest has been placed on administrative leave for allegedly misappropriating parish funds for personal use, with the priest...

Local faithful offer prayers for pope's health

Feb. 28 2025
WES CIPOLLA AND GREGORY L. TRACY PILOT STAFF

BRAINTREE -- The faithful throughout the Archdiocese of Boston, both clergy and laity, were praying for the health of Pope Francis as he continued his...

'I see us as a family,' says incoming BC president Father John Butler

Feb. 28 2025
WES CIPOLLA PILOT STAFF

CHESTNUT HILL -- One is covered with autographs, the others are not, but the footballs all have the same words on them: "Father Jack." The game-used footballs...

Vatican III priest jazz quartet rocks North End in Jubilee Year performance

Feb. 28 2025
WES CIPOLLA PILOT STAFF

BOSTON -- The jazz was hot, and the joint was jumping. On the night of Feb. 18, a standing-room-only audience crowded into a dark basement on a narrow...

Black Catholic community observes Black History Month

Feb. 28 2025
WES CIPOLLA PILOT STAFF

DORCHESTER -- St. Katharine Drexel Parish in Dorchester, hub of the Archdiocese of Boston's Black Catholic community, hosted a Mass in honor of Black...

Lenten Regulations

Feb. 28 2025

Abstinence -- Catholics over 14 years of age are bound to the obligation of abstinence. Abstinence is to be observed on Ash Wednesday (March 5) and on...

Archbishop Henning joins U.S. Bishops call for prayers as Pope Francis' condition worsens

Feb. 23 2025
OSVNEWS AND PILOT STAFF

(OSV News) -- Catholic bishops throughout the U.S. are calling on faithful to pray for Pope Francis, now in critical condition in Rome's Gemelli hospital...

El Papa elige un tema centrado en la esperanza para la jornada mundial del migrante

Mar. 4 2025
POR JUSTIN MCLELLAN, CATHOLIC NEWS SERVICE

CIUDAD DEL VATICANO (CNS) -- El Papa Francisco ha elegido “Migrantes, misioneros de Esperanza” como tema para la celebración de la Iglesia...

Townhall sobre inmigración con líderes de San Antonio abordó las preocupaciones actuales de los migrantes

Mar. 4 2025
MARIETHA GóNGORA V., OSV NEWS

(OSV News) -- La Iglesia Católica "insiste en que todo el proceso" de regulación de la inmigración debe realizarse "con respeto", dijo Mons....

El Papa sufre dos episodios de crisis respiratoria aguda

Mar. 4 2025
POR JUSTIN MCLELLAN, CATHOLIC NEWS SERVICE

CIUDAD DEL VATICANO (CNS) -- El Papa Francisco sufrió "dos episodios de insuficiencia respiratoria aguda" el 3 de marzo, pero se mantuvo alerta en...

Informe de Pew: La caída del Cristianismo en EEUU se estabiliza pero los católicos sufren 'las mayores pérdidas netas'

Mar. 4 2025
POR GINA CHRISTIAN, OSV NEWS

(OSV News) -- El declive de varios años del cristianismo en Estados Unidos podría haberse estabilizado, según una nueva encuesta del Pew...

Continúa la mejoría del Papa; está haciendo fisioterapia respiratoria en el hospital

Feb. 28 2025
POR CINDY WOODEN, CATHOLIC NEWS SERVICE

CIUDAD DEL VATICANO (CNS) -- El 27 de febrero se confirmó "la mejoría de las condiciones clínicas" del Papa Francisco, dijo el Vaticano,...

En medio del horror de la guerra en Ucrania, religiosas llevan a los pueblos luz, esperanza y un motivo para seguir adelante

Feb. 28 2025
POR KATARZYNA SZALAJKO, OSV NEWS

VARSOVIA, Polonia (OSV News) -- Al cumplirse tres años de la invasión rusa a gran escala en Ucrania el 24 de febrero, dos religiosas llevan esperanza...

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