PARIS (OSV News) — At just 29, Sister Albertine Debacker is proving that habit and hashtag can go hand in hand. The French nun has become an unexpected but powerful voice for the church, reaching hundreds of thousands of young people … Continue reading →

(OSV News) — Washington state’s government and its Catholic bishops reached an agreement Oct. 10 in a federal lawsuit over the state’s mandatory reporter law they said could force priests to violate the seal of confession. In an order filed with … Continue reading →

(OSV News) — “Every culture, every language” has value in the celebration of the Mass — and bilingual liturgical music can help heal divides, while drawing faithful into an encounter with Jesus Christ and one another, a longtime Hispanic Catholic composer … Continue reading →

EMMITSBURG, Md. (OSV News) — Auxiliary Bishop Gregg M. Caggianelli of the U.S. Archdiocese for the Military Services in an Oct. 5 homily recalled a recent conversation with a Naval officer who came across a painting depicting Jesus protecting a sailor … Continue reading →

(OSV News) — The words of “Dilexi Te” (“I Have Loved You”) — the apostolic exhortation on love for the poor released by the Vatican Oct. 9 — come from the pen of two pontiffs, Pope Francis and Pope Leo … Continue reading →

VATICAN CITY (CNS) — Religious freedom is “a cornerstone of any just society” and contributes to building peace, Pope Leo XIV said. Welcoming a delegation to the Vatican Oct. 10 from Aid to the Church in Need, Pope Leo said … Continue reading →

VATICAN CITY (CNS) — Consecrated men and women can wake up the world, being small beacons of light pointing the way to God’s plan of peace and salvation for humanity, Pope Leo XIV said. “Today, the church asks you to … Continue reading →

 ATLANTA (OSV News) — Lawyers, former inmates and leaders of justice reform were among the nearly 140 participants who attended a restorative justice conference rooted in Catholic social teaching. Advocates from across the country shared “collective wisdom” to bring the … Continue reading →

Scripture Readings for Oct. 12, 2025, Twenty-eighth Sunday in Ordinary Time 2 Kgs 5:14-17Ps 98:1, 2-3, 3-4​​2 Tm 2:8-13Lk 17:11-19 A writer once said that the two most popular prayers on earth are “Help, help, help!” and “Thank you, thank … Continue reading →

(OSV News) — If a journey of a thousand miles begins with a single step, how many steps — how many journeys — does it take to save the planet? To celebrate three occasions — the worldwide Jubilee 2025; the 10th … Continue reading →