Former diocesan fundraising director indicted on wire fraud for alleged 6-figure theft
(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 […]
Caring for creation is part of peacemaking, pope tells COP30
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 […]
Love is key to church’s mental health ministry, says bishop who lost family to suicide
(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 […]
Security for Syria’s religious minorities is disastrous, say religious freedom advocates
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 […]
Texas bishops: Court’s order on DACA ‘undermines’ right to work, support a family
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 […]
Pope Leo XIV urges Catholic technologists to spread the Gospel with AI
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 […]
Ohio bishop ends funeral visitations in churches, citing liturgical directives
(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 […]
Missionaries transform world by transforming lives, pope says
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 […]
New ‘Nuremberg’ thriller examines capacity of ordinary men to commit extraordinary evil
(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 […]
A pastoral reflection on voting rights and the call to justice
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 […]