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 and activists — a sign that the climate crisis has … Continue reading →

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 persecuted Christians, the bishop described life under constant threat from … Continue reading →

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 gesture. The incident was alleged to have occurred Oct. 29 … Continue reading →

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 an even more powerful storm, Pope Leo XIV offered his … Continue reading →

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, Pope Leo XIV said. The construction site is “a beautiful … Continue reading →

(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 activity in that state. “It does not matter whether some … Continue reading →

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 strength that confounds the proud and casts down the mighty … Continue reading →

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 week in Washington, the federal government shutdown led to reductions … Continue reading →

“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,” can be seen as a testament to the power of … Continue reading →

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, after the Trump administration asked the court to hear its … Continue reading →