Pope Leo XIV arrives at Rome’s Gemelli Hospital Oct. 13, 2026, ahead of his surgery that afternoon to remove a lung nodule. (OSV News photo/Simone Risoluti, Vatican Media) ROME (OSV News) – Pope Leo ...

SCRANTON – The Catholic Church recognizes the month of October as Respect Life Month and the first Sunday in October is designated as Respect Life Sunday. The Most Reverend Joseph C. Bambera, Bishop ...

On Oct. 4, 2026, in Assisi, Italy, clergymen lead a procession as Archbishop Felice Accrocca of Assisi arrives to celebrate a vespers in the lower Basilica of St. Francis in celebration of the 800th ...

SCRANTON – Just one month after launching in parishes throughout the Diocese of Scranton, the 2026-2027 Catholic Ministries Appeal is already approaching the halfway mark toward its $4.5 million goal, ...

Home / 2026 News / Young adults invited to annual ‘Leave a Mark’ Mass on Nov. 1 SCRANTON – Young adults are invited to join the Most Rev. Joseph C. Bambera, Bishop of Scranton, and the Diocesan ...

A crowd estimated by media members to be about 6,000 people gathered at the Pennsylvania State Capitol on Sept. 21, 2026, for the sixth annual Pennsylvania March for Life. (Photo/Eric Deabill) ...

A mental health advocate holds a sign during a news conference on the proposed Mental Health Workforce Act April 10, 2024, on Capitol Hill in Washington. (OSV News photo//Michael A. McCoy, Reuters) ...

United States Army Specialist Robert Orcutt prays near a makeshift memorial for victims of the shootings at Fort Hood Army post in Fort Hood, Texas November 9, 2009. In an Oct. 8, 2026 interview, ...

Cathaoirleach Cllr. Annie May Reape and Bishop Joseph C. Bambera exchange gifts during a stop at the Clarke Museum of Irish History on Sept. 22, 2026. BALLINA, Ireland – A nine-day Diocesan pilgrimage ...

Megan Heeder, assistant professor of theology at The University of Scranton, speaks about Pope Leo’s encyclical Magnifica Humanitas during a panel discussion at Christ the King Parish in Archbald last ...

Faithful pray the Rosary during the annual Rosary Novena, which was held for the first time this year at the Oblates Chapel in Laflin. (Photos/Dan Piazza) LAFLIN – A beloved annual tradition of prayer ...

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