WASHINGTON (OSV News) — The Trump administration indicated it would restrict the number of refugees it admits annually into the country to 7,500, with most of that number to be white South Africans. In Oct. 30 notices posted to the Federal … Continue reading →

(OSV News) — A vibrant holiday chiefly celebrated throughout Mexico and parts of the Southwestern U.S., “El Día de los Muertos” (The Day of the Dead), is a time of profound joy, not sorrow. It commemorates the lives of loved … Continue reading →

(OSV News) — When Toronto Blue Jays first-base coach Mark Budzinski stepped onto the field during this year’s riveting World Series, he did so as a man who knows that faith, not fame, defines his life. A devout Catholic, Budzinski, 52, … Continue reading →

(OSV News) — Many parishioners at San Antonio de las Huertas Parish in Mexico City remember their deceased loved ones by building altars in their homes for Day of the Dead. The altars burst with marigolds, are often adorned with colourful … Continue reading →

ROME (CNS) — Pope Leo XIV‘s recognition of St. John Henry Newman as a “doctor of the church” will be an ecumenical celebration, a sign of esteem for the excellence and ongoing relevance of his teaching, first as an Anglican … Continue reading →

JERUSALEM (OSV News) — In the Gaza Strip, the fragile calm following the Oct. 13 Israel-Hamas peace deal has brought little relief to the enclave’s small Christian community. While portions of aid were delivered after the Oct. 13 visit by … Continue reading →

(OSV News) — America’s Appalachian region is a mountainous land of contrasts — a stunning and rugged terrain stretching through 423 counties and 13 states from southern New York to northern Mississippi, home to abundant natural resources and populated by proud … Continue reading →

VATICAN CITY (CNS) — Young people must take control of technology and “humanize” online spaces to be friendly, creative places — not isolated echo chambers, forms of addiction or ways to escape, Pope Leo XIV said. “Instead of being tourists … Continue reading →

(OSV News) — A longtime Catholic writer and editor of prominent Catholic publications is facing federal charges of possessing child pornography and enticing a minor to create such child sexual abuse material. The charges allege multiple minor victims. OSV News has … Continue reading →

WASHINGTON (OSV News) — Days before a looming lapse in federal food assistance programs, Catholic Charities USA, the network organization dedicated to carrying out the domestic humanitarian work of the Catholic Church in the United States, announced a national fundraising effort … Continue reading →