AMMAN, Jordan (OSV News) — Lebanon eagerly awaits Pope Leo XIV’s upcoming visit, marking his first apostolic trip abroad, Catholic clergy organizers say. “All the Lebanese people, the youth, the church, the government and Lebanon’s president are all very excited,” … Continue reading →

By Joseph P. Owens / The Dialog WILMINGTON, Del. (OSV News) — More than 100 members of the Delaware-based Raskob family joined parish worshippers at an intimate Wilmington church to celebrate the 80th anniversary of the Raskob Foundation for Catholic Activities. … Continue reading →

(OSV News) — Catholics across the nation are being invited to publicly pray for migrants, with two coast-to-coast days of witness planned amid the Trump administration’s continuing crackdown on unauthorized immigration. “One Church, One Family: Catholic Public Witness for Immigrants” will … Continue reading →

(OSV News) — “Hello! I’m a Catholic Priest!” greets the cheerful, large-font sign taped to the back of the laptop computer of Father Richard Miserendino, chaplain of the University of Mary Washington’s Catholic Campus Ministry and a priest in the Diocese … Continue reading →

(OSV News) — After an earthquake reduced their parish buildings to rubble, a priest and a Catholic educator teamed up to rebuild their beloved church and school — starting with the children whose faith was formed there. Now, Father Melvin Díaz, … Continue reading →

NOVI, Mich. (OSV News) — Around the Novi area, many are already familiar with Robby Heil. With his contagious smile and warm personality, people might recognize 26-year-old Robby from his famous touchdown for the Novi Wildcats during a 2016 football game. … Continue reading →

(OSV News) — When people walk into Brother André’s Café, Kevin Loiselle usually greets them with a “hello!” and always with a big smile. His joy — and the joy of the other people who work there — is part of … Continue reading →

(OSV News) — Bolivia has elected Rodrigo Paz as president, picking a centrist politician with a history of amicable church ties. His victory in the Oct. 19 runoff election ended two decades of governance under the Movement Toward Socialism party, … Continue reading →

WASHINGTON (OSV News) — The U.S. Army said religious support contracts for Army chapels would be “reexamined” after Archbishop Timothy P. Broglio, head of the U.S. Archdiocese for the Military Services, raised an alarm about their cancellation.  “The Army remains deeply … Continue reading →

MINNEAPOLIS (OSV News) — Matthew Tews said he drove with alarm from his downtown Minneapolis office across town to Annunciation Catholic Church and School Aug. 27.  A friend of Tews, who was at the Minneapolis school, told him that they … Continue reading →