(OSV News) — This is the text from Pope Leo XIV’s homily pronounced at the Mass for the Jubilee of the World of Education and proclamation of St. John Henry Newman as “Doctor of the Church” on All Saints Day, … Continue reading
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Washington Roundup: Trump wants filibuster nixed; SNAP payments ordered; nuclear tests back, and more
WASHINGTON (OSV News) — President Donald Trump on Oct. 30 urged Senate Republicans to scrap the upper chamber’s longstanding filibuster rule to end the federal government shutdown. A federal judge ordered the Trump administration to make SNAP payments, as an expected … Continue reading
What is incorruptibility? Here’s what faith and science have to say
(OSV News) — In his travels, Michael S. Carter remembers encountering the bodies of several saints considered incorrupt or resistant to natural decay. “It’s just so unique to behold a person that lived centuries ago with whom we can feel a … Continue reading
New shepherd of Missouri diocese resolves to serve God and his people with gladness
JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. (OSV News) — Bells rang, incense billowed, and Bishop Ralph B. O’Donnell let out a sigh, smiled at heaven and signed himself with the cross. His time as shepherd of the Diocese of Jefferson City was about to … Continue reading
Illinois Catholics appeal to Pritzker after Legislature passes assisted suicide bill
(OSV News) — Illinois Catholics and pro-life advocates have turned their sights on Illinois Gov. JB Pritzker’s office after the state Senate in the early hours of Oct. 31 narrowly voted to legalize physician-assisted suicide. The measure had already passed the … Continue reading
‘Nostra Aetate’ continues to ‘set a new course’ for Catholic Church’s relations with Jewish people, says rabbi
(OSV News) — Hours after the Vatican’s commemorations of the 60th anniversary of “Nostra Aetate” (“In Our Time”) — the Second Vatican Council’s decree on the Catholic Church’s relations with other religions, in which the church formally denounced antisemitism — OSV … Continue reading
BREAKING: Diocese announces religious visa lawsuit deal with national implications
(OSV News) — Attorneys for the Diocese of Paterson, New Jersey, have moved to voluntarily dismiss a lawsuit they had filed against the federal government regarding visas for religious workers — a case that highlights the perfect storm created by the … Continue reading
Key off-year elections dominated by Trump, ongoing cost-of-living concerns
WASHINGTON (OSV News) — Closely watched off-year elections in several states will offer the first major opportunity for voters to weigh in at the ballot box since President Donald Trump began his second term — with cost-of-living, an area of Catholic … Continue reading
The history behind All Saints’ and All Souls’ Days
By D.D. Emmons (OSV News) — It seems unusual that our church liturgical calendar schedules two major celebrations on days that are back-to-back. But that is precisely the situation with the solemnity of All Saints, a liturgical feast, and the … Continue reading
Panel: The church, under Pope Leo, can help the world tackle its biggest problems
(OSV News) — They are a trio of challenges and opportunities already stalking the pontificate of Pope Leo XIV: The persistence of poverty, the changing nature of work and the future uses of artificial intelligence. As the pontiff approaches the six-month … Continue reading
