Stories for week of March 22, 2026

Ordered from most to least recent.

Released Saturday, Mar. 28

 Bishop Wilmer to lead Germany’s largest diocese
 Imitate the faith, charity of St. Devota and St. Carlo Acutis, Pope tells Monaco’s young people
 Vandals set fire to Louisiana chapel
 Cardinal Coccopalmerio: Synodality entails shared governance, not simply collaboration
 Cardinal Vesco: To Algerians, ‘the Church is no longer Europe’
 Papal preacher devotes final Lenten sermon to freedom, sister death
 Pope, in Monaco homily, emphasizes communion, evangelization, defense of human person
 Ghana’s bishops lend support to nation’s president in LGBTQ honorary-degree controversy
 Pope Leo arrives in Monaco, calls on Catholic state to deepen commitment to Church’s social doctrine
 Times highlights Dominican sisters’ podcast
 Pope mourns death of Vietnamese cardinal
 Vatican newspaper examines straits’ importance

Released Friday, Mar. 27

 Scotland’s bishops consider diocesan mergers
 Vatican Bank names new president
 Head of Bosnia’s government meets with Pontiff, discusses rights of Croats
 Report examines Catholic radio in the US
 Pope calls for free and informed culture of organ donation, warns against commodification of the body
 USCCB spokeswoman says ‘human dignity and national security are not in conflict’
 Pope calls for ‘dialogue in truth and love’ upon Dame Mullally’s installation as Archbishop of Canterbuy
 Cardinal McElroy, St. Louis archbishop weigh in on surge of conversions
 Persian Gulf bishop says Iran responded ‘legitimately’ to attacks by Israel, US
 Portugal’s bishops, religious institutes conclude abuse compensation process
 Vatican newspaper highlights clown’s work in war zones

Released Thursday, Mar. 26

 DDF outlines characteristics of the Anglican heritage in ordinariates
 Abortionist Kermit Gosnell dies in prison
 Be generous to those attached to the traditional Latin Mass, Cardinal Parolin tells French bishops
 Archbishop Fulton Sheen to be beatified in September
 Pope encourages Christian organization dedicated to dialogue with Muslims
 Australian prelate named prefect of Dicastery for Legislative Texts
 Pope Leo praises spiritual adoption of unborn children
 Mothers’ Call representatives meet with Pontiff
 Conversions surge in Los Angeles
 US National Eucharistic Pilgrimage begins May 24
 Catholic Health Association CEO calls for greater investment in palliative care
 Russian attack damages historic Catholic monastery in Lviv
 Authorities must pursue ceasefire and peace through dialogue, Pope tells journalists
 Pope, in world prayer day message, reflects on interior dimension of vocation
 The Church’s hierarchy is of divine institution, Pope emphasizes in audience on Vatican II

Released Wednesday, Mar. 25

 US Eastern Catholic bishops issue ‘cry for peace and justice’
 Luxembourg’s Cardinal Hollerich says women’s ordination essential to Church’s future
 Archbishop Caccia calls for equal access to justice for women
 US bishops, evangelicals launch dialogue on immigration
 In US, millennials and Gen Z have higher Mass attendance rates than baby boomers, Gen X
 Pontifical academy reaffirms moral permissibility of organ transplants from animals
 Solesmes abbot proposes single Roman Missal to bridge liturgical divide
 Synod issues reports on polygamy, listening to the cry of the poor; LGBTQ+ community included
 Report finds 747 incidents of anti-Christian violence in India in 2025
 Vatican newspaper warns Tigray war could reignite, decries indifference to refugee deaths

Released Tuesday, Mar. 24

 Palm Sunday procession cancelled, Chrism Mass postponed in Jerusalem
 370,000 pilgrims venerated St. Francis of Assisi’s relics during unprecedented exposition
 Cardinal Pham Minh Mân, who formed Vietnamese priests in postwar period, dies at 92
 Thousands of Australian Catholics take part in pro-life procession
 Pope thanks ITA Airways, decries aerial bombardments
 Veronica’s veil displayed in St. Peter’s Basilica
 Pope meets with Yad Vashem chairman, renews condemnation of anti-Semitism
 Reporter describes wartime suffering of Lebanon’s Christians
 6 beatification causes advance; Father Flanagan of Boys Town declared venerable
 Pressure grows on Spanish confraternity to admit women
 Pope Leo: Let children convert us, and protect their childhood from AI

Released Monday, Mar. 23

 Excommunicated Louisiana deacon awaits response to Vatican appeal
 Jubilee year begins in Slovakia for Father Vendelin Javorka, first Russicum rector
 Amid wartime restrictions in Jerusalem, friars continue Easter preparations
 Cardinal Semeraro: St. Benedict’s example is needed in today’s world
 Leading Pakistani prelate calls for investigation into death of Christian laborer
 Church leaders outline four priorities for Church in Amazon region
 Pope pays tribute to late Georgian Orthodox Patriarch
 Pope Leo, Taizé prior discuss world peace, Christian unity
 Cardinal Müller strongly criticizes SSPX, defends Vatican II
 Vatican newspaper warns of worldwide water crisis
 Nigerian archbishop calls on President Trump to give nation weapons to combat Islamist terrorism
 Pope praises Focolare’s charism of unity and peace, calls for transparency, respect for conscience

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Sat28 March
Lent

Saturday of the Fifth Week of Lent

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The curtain is about to go up on the tumultuous events of Holy Week. This Mass reminds us of the meaning of those events. The plan to kill Jesus is approved and justified. It means the birth of a New Covenant, the New Testament. And in a sense we are there. —The Vatican II Weekday Missal The…

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