Communion: A life-saving balm for mental illness
The first time I was in an in-patient locked psychiatric unit, I was overwhelmed by the amount of suffering I saw in the people there. While conversations about mental health […]
Florida bishops plead with governor to stay execution of 72-year-old inmate
TALLAHASSEE, Fla. (OSV News) — “There is a way to punish without ending another human life: life-long incarceration without the possibility of parole,” the Florida Conference of Catholic Bishops wrote to […]
Trump issues Columbus Day proclamation, a holiday established after anti-immigrant violence
WASHINGTON (OSV News) — President Donald Trump issued a proclamation for Columbus Day, a holiday first created in the aftermath of deadly anti-immigrant violence. President Benjamin Harrison proclaimed Oct. 21, 1892, […]
In Egypt, Trump touts ‘phase 2’ of ceasefire deal after Hamas releases living Israeli hostages
(OSV News) — President Donald Trump said during a meeting in Egypt on Oct. 13 that “phase two has started” of a peace deal between Israel and Hamas in response to […]
Bible translation debate highlights church teaching on homosexuality
(OSV News) — A Bible translation approved for private use by the U.S. Catholic bishops’ conference has drawn some objections over the wording of certain verses addressing same-sex relations — but […]
Givers to Catholic Christmas gift program for world’s poor gain sense of ‘increased faith’
(OSV News) — More than a thousand Catholic groups including schools and various parish ministries across the country are expected to start their yearly push to collect toys and school supplies […]
New program would ‘change the whole paradigm’ for those released from prison
(OSV News) — Scrolling through his phone, Jamarson Fitzgerald shares shots of a good life: smiling with his three daughters, posing while on the job, a photo of a newspaper clipping […]
CNEWA director: Sense of relief as hostages freed, ceasefire holds — but peace vulnerable
(OSV News) — Scenes of joy, relief and tearful welcomes flooded media across the world Oct. 13 as the remaining Israeli hostages were freed from Hamas captivity in the Gaza Strip […]
Pope asks Catholics to support missions with prayer, donations
VATICAN CITY (CNS) — In separate videos recorded in English, Spanish and Italian, Pope Leo XIV urged every Catholic parish around the globe to observe World Mission Sunday Oct. 19 […]
Vatican announces formal nomination of judges in Father Rupnik trial
VATICAN CITY (CNS) — Three months after Cardinal Víctor Manuel Fernández said the Vatican had identified the judges who would form the tribunal in the canonical trial against Slovenian Father […]