First plenary of French bishops under Cardinal Aveline discusses turbulent topics
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 […]
Catholics in Mexico oppose proposed online media gag law
(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 […]
Live blog: Public session of 2025 USCCB Fall assembly opens today
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US bishops celebrate Mass to ‘beg the Holy Spirit to inspire’ their fall assembly
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 […]
As deal to end shutdown advances, Catholic groups urge action on health insurance costs
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 […]
Texans vote overwhelmingly to enshrine parental rights in state constitution
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 […]
‘Do you love Jesus more than your political opinion?’: Bishop Tyson says the church faces a test
(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 […]
Supreme Court declines Kim Davis case seeking to overturn same-sex marriage ruling
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 […]
Pope asks for extra care when using AI in medicine
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 […]
Pope holds long meeting with Belgian abuse survivors
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 […]