The Crossroads of the Church Universal
| 05/4/2023
By: Cardinal Timothy M. Dolan
Cardinal Dolan updates us on the ongoing pilgrimage with the Knights of Malta from a crossroads in the village of Lourdes.
In many ways, Lourdes is itself a crossroads of the Church, where you can hear languages and see people from all over the world. Lourdes is a great reminder of the catholicity, the universality, of the Church.
The church, a national cultural landmark confiscated during the Soviet era, remains state-owned but will now function primarily as a parish church.
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OSV News
| 01/18/2026
In this in-between stretch of Ordinary Time, between the high feast of Christmas and the solemn preparation of Lent, we find ourselves in a new place as we settle into the New Year.
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OSV News
| 01/17/2026
By all appearances, January's consistory was a first step to returning to a more collegial sense of governance that has largely marked the exercise of papal ministry since the Second Vatican Council.