VATICAN CITY (CNS) — Modern hermits seek solitude not to escape the world but to learn how to listen more closely to God, to their neighbors and to creation, Pope Leo XIV said as he met about 50 Italian hermits … Continue reading →

(OSV News) — Historic momentum is felt across the Middle East as thousands gathered Oct. 11 in Tel Aviv, Israel, for the last mass gathering before the hostage release expected to take place Oct. 13, and tens of thousands of Palestinians … Continue reading →

VATICAN CITY (CNS) — Christians must avoid using their faith to label those who are different — often the poor — as enemies to be avoided and rejected, Pope Leo XIV said. “Some forms of worship do not foster communion … Continue reading →

VATICAN CITY (CNS) — With the start of the first phase of a peace deal between Israel and Gaza, Pope Leo XIV prayed for a just and lasting peace that respects all people. “We ask God, who is the true … Continue reading →

VATICAN CITY (CNS) — In the presence of the original statue of Our Lady of Fatima, which has one of the bullets from the attempted assassination in 1981 of St. John Paul II embedded in its crown, Pope Leo XIV … Continue reading →

WASHINGTON (OSV News) — Israel’s government ratified what the White House called the “first phase” of a ceasefire deal for the Gaza Strip, as President Donald Trump indicated he planned to visit the region. The same week, the federal government shutdown … Continue reading →

WASHINGTON (OSV News) — Panelists and advocates for migration at the 22nd Annual Immigration Law and Policy Conference Oct. 9 examined challenges the Trump administration’s immigration policy presents for their cause. The conference — organized by the Catholic Legal Immigration Network … Continue reading →

(OSV News) — As the first apostolic exhortation under Pope Leo XIV — “Dilexi Te” was released at the Vatican Oct. 9, Israel and Hamas initially agreed on a peace deal that would end a two-year war that has devastated … Continue reading →

(OSV News) — She prayed with college basketball players before games, counseled them after losses, and reminded them that faith, not fame, was the real victory. Now, Sister Jean Dolores Schmidt, the spirited chaplain who became a national symbol of … Continue reading →

Why do we suffer? How does God allow it? Where is God when we hurt? These are typical questions of theodicy: the attempt to account for God’s goodness in the midst of evil.  It is tempting to make such matters … Continue reading →