WASHINGTON (OSV News) — President Donald Trump announced Oct. 16 a policy proposal to increase access to in vitro fertilization, including issuing guidance urging employers to offer fertility benefits directly to their employees. Trump previously campaigned on requiring the government or … Continue reading →

(OSV News) — Christians in Ukraine are “like the first-century Christians, hunted by an empire” and “horribly persecuted,” the executive producer of a recently released documentary told OSV News. Entrepreneur and former U.S. Marine Colby Barrett is part of the … Continue reading →

VATICAN CITY (CNS) — To improve the church’s safeguarding approaches and measures, the Pontifical Commission for the Protection of Minors said it relied on extensive input and feedback from victims/survivors in its second annual report. As a consequence, the report … Continue reading →

WASHINGTON (OSV News) — Georgetown University‘s board of directors unanimously voted to name Eduardo M. Peñalver, president of Seattle University, as the 49th president of Georgetown University in Washington, the Jesuit school announced Oct. 15.  Peñalver, also a Rhodes scholar and … Continue reading →

ROME (CNS) — “Allowing millions of human beings to live — and die — as victims of hunger is a collective failure, an ethical aberration, a historical fault,” Pope Leo XIV said on World Food Day. The pope drove across … Continue reading →

(OSV News) — An annual observance centered on vocations is a moment for prayer and rededication to helping young people find their place in God’s plan, said Bishop Earl A. Boyea of Lansing, Michigan. “With fervor … let us pray and … Continue reading →

(OSV News) — Patriarchs and heads of the churches in Jerusalem said in a joint Oct. 14 statement they “rejoice at the recent enactment of the ceasefire in Gaza, and the release of those held captive,” which they hailed as … Continue reading →

WARSAW, Poland (OSV News) — When pilgrims gather in St. Peter’s Square on Oct. 19 to witness the canonization of Blessed Bartolo Longo, along with six other blesseds, they will see not just the elevation of a new saint, but a … Continue reading →

Pope Leo XIV has given the church the first official text of his pontificate’s magisterium, “Dilexi Te,” an apostolic exhortation addressed “to all Christians on love for the poor.” While the text is explicitly addressing the reasons why love and … Continue reading →

(OSV News) — A Catholic comedian who had multiple live show dates scheduled from October through January for a national tour announced Oct. 15 she had canceled the appearances. In the Facebook post Oct. 15, Jen Fulwiler said her teenage … Continue reading →