Bishop, Jesuits reject Hegseth decision to honor soldiers who massacred Lakota at Wounded Knee
(OSV News) — A South Dakota bishop and a Jesuit community in that state have countered a recent decision by the nation’s top defense official to retain awards for soldiers who […]
‘Religious freedom fosters peace,’ USCCB committee chairs say in joint statement
WASHINGTON (OSV News) — The chairmen of the U.S. bishops’ committees on international policy and religious liberty are calling attention to the repression and persecution of religion as being detrimental […]
Church must support concrete pro-family policies, pope says
VATICAN CITY (CNS) — A society cannot pretend to be pro-family if it does not adopt policies that allow parents and children to spend time together rather than always being […]
Paris cathedral Mass comforts Kentucky students after Louvre heist interrupts class trip
(OSV News) — Participating in Mass together at the beautiful Notre Dame Cathedral in Paris brought comfort and peace to the students and chaperones from Trinity High School after being […]
Argentines vote on Milei’s austerity agenda as economy falters
BUENOS AIRES, Argentina (OSV News) — Passionist Sister Florencia Buruchaga reluctantly voted in the 2023 election for Argentine President Javier Milei — the libertarian firebrand who disparaged Pope Francis as a “communist” […]
Pope recognizes martyrdom of Polish Salesian, Czech priests
VATICAN CITY (CNS) — Pope Leo XIV formally recognized the martyrdom of nine Polish Salesian priests killed by the Nazis at Auschwitz and Dachau and the martyrdom of two Czech […]
Annunciation student critically injured in shooting discharged from hospital, met with cheers
MINNEAPOLIS (OSV News) — Sophia Forchas, who was critically injured in an Aug. 27 shooting during an all-school Mass at Annunciation Church in Minneapolis, has been discharged from the hospital and […]
Former Anglican bishop predicts new wave of conversions to Catholic Church
OXFORD, England (OSV News) — A former Anglican bishop has urged church leaders to prepare for a surge of Catholic conversions, as a historic Vatican visit by King Charles III coincided […]
At Wisconsin shrine, students encounter Lord through St. Carlo Acutis’ example of holiness
(OSV News) — Hundreds of high schoolers gathered Oct. 18 at the National Shrine of Our Lady of Champion in Wisconsin to celebrate St. Carlo Youth Day, which this year […]
Pharisees, tax collectors and the way of humility
Over the last several weeks, as St. Luke’s Gospel has unfolded in our Sunday readings, some of us may have been reminded of a famous line from one of the […]