PARIS (OSV News) — The first plenary of the French bishops under the leadership of Cardinal Jean-Marc Aveline of Marseille as the new president of the bishops’ conference did not get away from the topic of abuse. Right when the Nov. … Continue reading →

(OSV News) — Mexican Catholics have expressed alarm at a proposal to oversee the online expressions of priests and bishops through a reform of the country’s Religious Associations and Public Worship Law. The proposal in Mexico‘s lower house of Congress would … Continue reading →

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BALTIMORE (OSV News) — Arriving by motor coaches, more than 320 bishops from across the United States streamed into the Basilica of the National Shrine of the Assumption of the Blessed Virgin Mary in Baltimore Nov. 10, where they donned matching … Continue reading →

WASHINGTON (OSV News) — A key procedural vote in the Senate signaled the beginning of a funding deal that may bring about the end of the longest federal government shutdown in U.S. history. But Catholic groups expressed concerns that the potential … Continue reading →

MANSFIELD, Texas (OSV News) — Texas voters overwhelmingly approved an amendment enshrining parental rights in the state’s constitution Nov. 4. Proposition 15 passed a statewide referendum with 70% of the vote, amending the Texas Constitution’s Bill of Rights to include … Continue reading →

(OSV News) — Just a month ago — when speaking to Latino Catholics from the National Catholic Council for Hispanic Ministry — Pope Leo XIV made a notable comment concerning the U.S. bishops’ public stance on escalated immigration enforcement tactics in … Continue reading →

WASHINGTON (OSV News) — The U.S. Supreme Court declined Nov. 10 a case that asked it to revisit its landmark ruling in Obergefell v. Hodges that legalized same-sex marriage nationwide. The 2015 ruling overturned state laws defining marriage as the union … Continue reading →

VATICAN CITY (CNS) — The more fragile a human life is, the greater the responsibility of those charged with caring for it, whether in person or through the use of technology, Pope Leo XIV said. When artificial intelligence is used … Continue reading →

VATICAN CITY (CNS) — Pope Leo XIV spent close to three hours listening to and praying with 15 Belgians who had survived clerical sexual abuse as children. “The meeting, held in an atmosphere of closeness with the victims, deep and … Continue reading →