WASHINGTON (OSV News) — The U.S. Supreme Court on Oct. 15 heard oral arguments in a case over a key provision of the Voting Rights Act intended to protect racial minorities. The same week in Washington, the federal government shutdown continued, … Continue reading →

ST. PAUL, Minn. (OSV News) — A production that has captivated crowds in cathedrals across Europe — including in France, Germany and Spain — will make its United States debut at the Basilica of St. Mary in Minneapolis in late October. … Continue reading →

(OSV News) — Catholic dioceses in Alaska are calling for prayer and support, after flooding from a recent typhoon devastated several coastal communities. The remnants of Typhoon Halong struck the state’s western coast over the Oct. 11-12 weekend, killing at least … Continue reading →

(OSV News) — The U.S. Catholic bishops have appointed veteran journalist Carol Glatz to head up their Rome-based news bureau, succeeding Cindy Wooden, another longtime journalist. Glatz has been named editor in chief of Catholic News Service in Rome, the … Continue reading →

VATICAN CITY (CNS) — Pope Leo XIV traveled 23 miles by car to board the “Bel Espoir” sailboat and speak to the crew about peacemaking. The boat, whose name means “beautiful hope,” had spent the previous eight months sailing to … Continue reading →

(OSV News) — For Syrian Archbishop Jacques Mourad of Homs, who was held captive by the Islamic State group for five months in 2015, receiving an award named after St. John Paul II was a hopeful reminder of the late pontiff’s … Continue reading →

VATICAN CITY (CNS) — The official state visit of Britain’s King Charles III and Queen Camilla to Pope Leo XIV and the Vatican will focus on ecumenism and ecology, Vatican officials said Oct. 17. After their private meeting with the … Continue reading →

LITTLE FALLS, Minn. (OSV News) — Standing on a streetcorner greeting passersby is not something Will Threlkeld has ever done before. But every Monday morning in downtown Little Falls, that’s exactly where you can find him, greeting people and showing them … Continue reading →

VATICAN CITY (CNS) — While the number of Catholic priests and religious continues to decline, the number of lay missionaries, catechists and permanent deacons continues to increase, according to the news agency Fides. In anticipation of the celebration Oct. 19 … Continue reading →

Luke tells us immediately what this parable of the persistent widow is about. What the disciples are to learn is that they ought “to pray always without becoming weary” (Lk 18:1). Jesus had just been talking about the coming of … Continue reading →