Archive for March 6, 2025

Catholic farmer Matt Deimeke plants his Mexico, Missouri, field.?w=200&h=150

By Jonah McKeown

Catholic farmers face financial uncertainty as government cuts conservation funds

After deep cuts to federal programs and contracts, farmers across the country face uncertainty as they await reimbursement for conservation... Read more

Perpetual Pilgrims from the St. Juan Diego Route process into Lucas Oil Stadium in July 2024 with an image of their patron saint.?w=200&h=150

By Jonah McKeown

‘Perpetual Pilgrims’ chosen to walk 3,300 miles with the Eucharist this summer

The latest iteration of the National Eucharistic Pilgrimage, dubbed the Drexel Route, was announced in mid-February, while the pilgrims’ biographies... Read more

Father Sylvester Okechukwu of the Diocese of Kafanchan in Nigeria was found murdered on Ash Wednesday, March 5, 2025.?w=200&h=150

By Agnes Aineah

Nigerian diocese pays tribute to priest who was murdered on Ash Wednesday

According to the information provided by the Diocese of Kafanchan, Okechukwu was kidnapped from his residence at about 9:15 p.m.... Read more

Maria Valtorta (1897–1961) was an Italian Catholic mystic who was bedridden for more than 30 years and claimed to have received visions and revelations from Jesus and the Virgin Mary, which she related in extensive writing. The Vatican's Dicastery for the Doctrine of the Faith said in a Feb. 22, 2025, press release that the messages contained in her writing “cannot be considered to be of supernatural origin.”?w=200&h=150

By Almudena Martínez-Bordiú

Vatican clarifies that writings of Maria Valtorta are ‘not of supernatural origin’

The author, who remained bedridden for more than 30 years following an incident, claimed to have received visions and revelations... Read more

The exterior of the new Blessed Stanley Rother Shrine in Oklahoma City.?w=200&h=150

By Kate Quiñones

Supreme Court case for first Catholic charter school begins oral arguments

St. Isidore of Seville Catholic Virtual School is appealing to the U.S. Supreme Court to approve the nation’s first publicly... Read more

Maryland Capitol.?w=200&h=150

By Jonah McKeown

Maryland bishops say tax deduction change could hurt charitable giving

The Maryland Catholic Conference warned that the proposed change could have “unintended consequences” on charitable giving in the state.  Read more

In a prerecorded audio message, Pope Francis thanked those gathered for the rosary prayer service in St. Peter’s Square on Thursday night, March 6, 2025.?w=200&h=150

By Madalaine Elhabbal

Vatican shares Pope Francis’ recorded message during rosary in St. Peter’s Square

The Holy Father’s voice was hoarse, and he was noticeably out of breath in the brief audio message, which the... Read more

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By Tessa Gervasini

U.S. bishops respond to Senate’s failure to pass women’s sports bill

In a statement, the bishops called the Protection of Women and Girls in Sports Act “commonsense legislation that would ensure... Read more