Former House speaker Nancy Pelosi announces she will not seek reelection
WASHINGTON (OSV News) — Former House Speaker Nancy Pelosi, a Catholic and the first woman to be elected to that role, announced Nov. 6 that she will not seek re-election to […]
Changing demographics, technology challenge all Christians, pope says
VATICAN CITY (CNS) — The changing landscape of Christianity in Europe, with growth in some countries and continued decline in others, poses challenges that all churches should face together, Pope […]
Pope welcomes Palestinian leader; discusses Gaza, peace
VATICAN CITY (CNS) — Pope Leo XIV welcomed Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas to the Vatican to celebrate the 10th anniversary of a Vatican-Palestinian agreement recognizing the State of Palestine and […]
Parents, PLEASE: My seventh grade religious ed students do not know the ‘Our Father’
Several years into young motherhood, I volunteered to prepare parish second graders for their first Communion. The weekly classes with 18 children often felt like 45-minute exercises in humility, but […]
Speaking out against unjust laws amid mass deportations
The mass deportation of irregular migrants continues to grow in momentum. Richly funded by the recently passed “Big Beautiful Bill,” it is increasingly apparent that the targets for these enforcement […]
Democrats sweep key off-year races as voters raise economic, cost-of-living concerns
WASHINGTON (OSV News) — Closely watched off-year elections in several states that offered the first major opportunity for voters to weigh in at the ballot box since President Donald Trump began […]
After Hurricane Melissa ‘left a trail of heartbreak,’ faith and action bring healing
(OSV News) — In Jamaica, Hurricane Melissa “has left a trail of heartbreak across our beloved island,” said the Diocese of Montego Bay — and now parishes, schools and other communities […]
Archbishop prays for comfort, peace, healing after deadly crash of UPS cargo plane
LOUISVILLE, Ky. (OSV News) — Saying he was deeply saddened, Archbishop Shelton J. Fabre of Louisville prayed for comfort, peace and healing after the deadly crash of a UPS cargo plane […]
Dominican master recalls Cardinal Duka’s courage, perseverance in faith amid persecution
(OSV News) — Cardinal Dominik Duka, whose life was defined by communist persecution, was remembered by the master of his Dominican order as one that “played a key role in restoring […]
Get to know the Lord, be like him, pope tells Peru seminarians
VATICAN CITY (CNS) — Marking the 400th anniversary of the archdiocesan seminary in Trujillo, Peru, Pope Leo XIV thanked God for all the men whose ministry was nurtured there. “My […]