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 are architects of hope by reason of their vocation.” That … Continue reading →

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 “disastrous and inhuman consequences.” “It is unacceptable and unjustifiable to … Continue reading →

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 on the stage as thunderous applause broke out and the … Continue reading →

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 to give witness to their faith. “Yours is not just … Continue reading →

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 a proposal from U.S. President Donald Trump — the Latin … Continue reading →

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 are concrete expressions of belief that the church is “catholic” … Continue reading →

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 Kilpatrick, president of The Catholic University of America, recently spoke … Continue reading →

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 that killed two men. The attack on the Heaton Park … Continue reading →

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 and assist migrants is also part of each person’s obligation … Continue reading →

(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 at least 36 people dead and 200 injured.  Orthodox Christians … Continue reading →