Delegation of top prelates, lay activists gives Brazil church strong presence at COP30
SÃO PAULO (OSV News) — The 30th United Nations Climate Change Conference, known as COP30, takes place in Belém, Brazil, Nov. 10-21 and will gather a significant number of church officials […]
Bishop: Survival of Christian communities in Nigeria depends on security, justice
WARSAW, Poland (OSV News) — Faith is a matter of life and death in northern Nigeria, said Bishop John Bogna Bakeni of Maiduguri. Speaking with OSV News during November’s observances for […]
Vatican says Swiss Guards investigating alleged antisemitic gesture
VATICAN CITY (CNS) — The Vatican press office confirmed the Pontifical Swiss Guard is investigating an incident involving one of the guards who has been accused of making an antisemitic […]
Pope offers prayers for the Philippines and for peacemakers
VATICAN CITY (CNS) — As people in the Philippines mourned the loss of more than 200 people and massive damage from a typhoon in early November and were bracing for […]
Dig deep and work patiently to keep church on solid foundation, pope says
ROME (CNS) — In many ways, the Catholic Church is always a “construction site” where God is constantly shaping its members who must dig deep and work diligently but patiently, […]
Portland Archbishop on ICE: Human dignity comes from God, not government
(OSV News) — Human dignity comes “not from government, but from our loving God,” Archbishop Alexander K. Sample of Portland, Oregon, declared in a Nov. 8 statement regarding recent immigration enforcement […]
Christian hope shows the earth can resemble heaven, pope says
VATICAN CITY (CNS) — The hope that comes from true faith “breaks the chain of evil,” promoting forgiveness and righteousness, Pope Leo XIV said. “It is a new kind of […]
Washington Roundup: Election shifts; Venezuela vote; transgender passports, and more
WASHINGTON (OSV News) — President Donald Trump and Republicans grappled with election losses in key off-year contests Nov. 4 as the federal government shutdown became the longest in history. The same […]
Novel highlights power of art and music as a salve to troubled humanity
“In the Light of the Sun” Angela Shupe Waterbrook (Penguin Random House Christian Publishing) 2025 384 pages, $18.00 Michigan-based novelist Angela Shupe’s debut work, “In the Light of the Sun,” […]
Supreme Court sides with Trump administration to temporarily block full funding for SNAP
WASHINGTON (OSV News) — The U.S. Supreme Court has moved to temporarily block full payments necessary to fund SNAP, a program providing food support to millions of Americans with low incomes, […]