(OSV News) — A former director of stewardship and development for the Diocese of Kansas City-St. Joseph, Missouri, has been arrested and charged with theft, with federal prosecutors alleging he stole more than $150,000 using his diocesan credit card. Court documents … Continue reading →

VATICAN CITY (CNS) — “If you want to cultivate peace, care for creation,” Pope Leo XIV told global leaders attending the U.N. Climate Conference in Brazil. As the international community rightly focuses on resolving war and conflict, countries must recognize … Continue reading →

(OSV News) — “When the Church speaks tenderly about mental health, people listen,” said Bishop John P. Dolan of Phoenix, whose mental health advocacy draws on his lived experience of losing several family members to suicide. Bishop Dolan delivered two addresses … Continue reading →

AMMAN, Jordan (OSV News) — Continued attacks on Christians and other minorities in Syria at the hands of Islamists, some affiliated with the new Syrian interim government, call into question whether the war-torn country can rebuild without first securing its … Continue reading →

AUSTIN, Texas (OSV News) — The Texas Catholic bishops Nov. 4 issued a warning about the effects of a soon-to-be-released plan to implement a federal appeals court order that will result in the loss of Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals, … Continue reading →

ROME (CNS) -– Pope Leo XIV said artificial intelligence should support the church’s mission of evangelization, urging Catholic technologists and venture capitalists gathered in Rome to build systems that help spread the Gospel. “Whether designing algorithms for Catholic education, tools … Continue reading →

(OSV News) — Bishop David J. Bonnar of Youngstown, Ohio, has moved to end holding funeral visitations in Catholic churches in that diocese, citing the proper understanding of the Catholic funeral liturgy rubrics — as well as the disruption such viewings … Continue reading →

VATICAN CITY (CNS) — Being a missionary means bringing the Gospel and its values into the world and transforming the lives of individuals, which can and must transform societies, Pope Leo XIV said. In a message to the National Missionary … Continue reading →

In recent months, renewed attention has been given to the Voting Rights Act of 1965 — a landmark piece of legislation that helped secure the right to vote for Black Americans, particularly in the South, where discriminatory practices persisted even … Continue reading →

(OSV News) — A new thriller about the Nuremberg trials held to prosecute high-ranking Nazi Germany officials following World War II wrestles with the capacity of ordinary men to commit extraordinary evil. “I grew up with that history,” James Vanderbilt, writer, … Continue reading →