Missouri’s Catholic bishops call for merciful, just immigration policies
JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. (OSV News) — Missouri’s Catholic bishops are urging lawmakers and policymakers at every level of government to work toward lasting solutions to the challenges and opportunities brought by […]
New virtual summit in October aims to empower church’s digital evangelization
(OSV News) — Twenty years ago when Josh Simmons founded eCatholic, which builds websites and technology tools to serve the church’s evangelizing mission, he was a 26-year-old former youth ministry leader […]
ICE enforcement impacts immigrant priests, seminarians and religious in the US
WASHINGTON (OSV News) — Immigrant priests, seminarians and religious in the U.S. are among those impacted by immigration enforcement policy, advocates and analysts told OSV News. Bishop Joseph J. Tyson of […]
Minnesota archdiocese to host ‘Vatican Unveiled’ exhibit at Mall of America
ST. PAUL, Minn. (OSV News) — From Jan. 10 to Feb. 1, the Archdiocese of St. Paul and Minneapolis will host “Vatican Unveiled,” an exhibit of the largest collection of papal […]
From Poland with love: Pope Leo reins in a royal Arabian gift
(OSV News) — At his Wednesday morning general audience, Pope Leo’s face lit up with an unusually bright smile receiving a unique donation: Proton, a purebred Arabian horse from a […]
Amid political disputes, Venezuelans prepare for canonization of their first saints
(OSV News) — As Venezuelans await the upcoming canonization of the South American country’s first saints — Blessed José Gregório Hernández and Blessed María Carmen Elena Rendiles Martínez — both […]
Full text: Pope Leo XIV’s Oct. 15, 2025 general audience
Summary of the Oct. 15, 2025 general audience Dear brothers and sisters, in our continuing catechesis on the Jubilee theme of “Jesus Christ our Hope,” today we consider how the […]
Pope recommends ‘Litany of Humility’ for church officials
VATICAN CITY (CNS) — The “Litany of Humility,” which often is attributed to Cardinal Rafael Merry del Val, “outlines a model that is valid for all those who exercise responsibilities […]
Jesus provides sustenance, not ready-made answers, pope says
VATICAN CITY (CNS) — Power, possessions and rank do not satisfy the deep desire for real meaning in life, Pope Leo XIV said. “It is only the resurrected Jesus who […]
Chicago Catholics confront ICE, fear and protests to protect migrants’ dignity, religious rights
CHICAGO (OSV News) — Amid ongoing federal immigration enforcement operations and protests in Chicago, Catholic faithful and clergy there are trying to both uphold the human dignity of affected immigrants and […]