Men, women in the law can be ‘architects of hope’ to nation, cardinal says at Red Mass
WASHINGTON (OSV News) — At the Red Mass celebrated on the day before the Supreme Court’s new term, Washington Cardinal Robert W. McElroy emphasized that “men and women of the law […]
Top Vatican official sees ‘perverse spiral of hatred’ in Israel-Gaza war
VATICAN CITY (CNS) — The Hamas attack on Israel two years ago “was inhuman and indefensible,” the Vatican secretary of state said, and Israel’s two-year-long war on Gaza has had […]
Eucharistic Encounter draws thousands to Tampa to feel presence of Jesus
TAMPA, Fla. (OSV News) — In the darkened arena, the chorus of 12,000 voices prayerfully sang “How Great thou Art.” And then it was as if a rock star stepped […]
Pope asks Vatican police to be witnesses of the Gospel through their work
VATICAN CITY (CNS) — Police work is a service for the safety and security of people and institutions, Pope Leo XIV said, but it is also a way for Christians […]
Cardinal Pizzaballa welcomes ceasefire talks as first step, urges prayer, perseverance
JERUSALEM (OSV News) — As indirect ceasefire talks began in Egypt between Israel and Hamas Oct. 6 in Sharm el-Sheikh, Egypt — aimed at finalizing a ceasefire deal based on […]
Mission, migrants make church ‘catholic,’ cardinal says
VATICAN CITY (CNS) — Sharing the Gospel with one’s neighbor, welcoming migrants who are Christian or setting off to a foreign land to share God’s love through charity and proclamation […]
CUA’s president discusses Catholic identity, challenges in higher education and AI
Catholic colleges and universities today face the challenge of maintaining a strong Catholic identity while adapting to the challenges of the modern world, including the field of artificial intelligence. Peter […]
Pope condemns ‘rise of antisemitic hatred,’ Manchester synagogue attacks
VATICAN CITY (CNS) — Pope Leo XIV decried “the rise of antisemitic hatred in the world,” particularly as evidenced by “the terrorist attack in Manchester,” England, Oct. 2, an attack […]
Proclaiming the Gospel includes welcoming migrants, pope says at Jubilee
VATICAN CITY (CNS) — The joint celebration of the Jubilee of Migrants and the Jubilee of the Missions is an opportunity to remind all Catholics that the duty to welcome […]
Ethiopian Catholics join Orthodox in mourning deaths, injuries suffered in scaffold collapse
(OSV News) — Catholic bishops in Ethiopia expressed deep sorrow and solidarity after the collapse of wooden scaffolding in an Ethiopian Orthodox church in the north of the country that left […]