Pope Leo XIV prays for victims of deadly earthquake in central Philippines
(OSV News) — Pope Leo XIV said prayers for victims of a 6.9 magnitude earthquake in the central part of the Philippines that killed at least 72 people late Sept. 30, […]
British cardinal shocked by Manchester synagogue attack; prayers pour in for victims
MANCHESTER, England (OSV News) — As England mourned after an Oct. 2 terror attack on a Manchester synagogue, Cardinal Vincent Nichols of Westminster, president of England and Wales bishops’ conference, expressed […]
Conforming to Christ as unprofitable servants
Scripture readings for Oct. 5, 2025, Twenty-seventh Sunday in Ordinary Time Hb 1:2-3; 2:2-4Ps 95:1-2, 6-7, 8-92 Tm 1:6-8, 13-14Lk 17:5-10 Between the disciples of Jesus and those whose faith […]
Pro-life advocates decry Trump FDA approving new generic abortion pill, again
WASHINGTON (OSV News) — The Food and Drug Administration recently approved a new generic form of mifepristone — a pill commonly, but not exclusively, used for early abortion — drawing criticism […]
Pope Leo calls rhetoric from Hegseth, Trump meeting with generals ‘worrying’
WASHINGTON (OSV News) — Pope Leo XIV expressed concern about rhetoric used by President Donald Trump and Secretary of Defense Pete Hegseth shortly after their Sept. 30 meeting with top U.S. […]
Marquette poll: Americans worry about political violence, but see few solutions
WASHINGTON (OSV News) — A large majority of Americans said political violence is a big problem, but sharp partisan differences persist on who they see as responsible, a new Marquette […]
Catholic hospital system sued for not providing ’emergency abortion’ as ‘standard of care’
(OSV News) — A Catholic health care system in California is being sued for its refusal to perform an abortion on a woman who twice experienced miscarriage, with the plaintiff alleging […]
St. Katharine Drexel’s legacy endures as Black Catholic university she founded turns 100
NEW ORLEANS (OSV News) — In a city renowned for its seemingly genetic ability to parade, party and partake, the 100th anniversary of Xavier University of Louisiana has focused on […]
Migrants, refugees are often models of hope and faith, pope says
VATICAN CITY (CNS) — Migrants and refugees often are “privileged witnesses of hope through their resilience and trust in God,” Pope Leo XIV said. “Often they maintain their strength while […]
NJ Catholic school teacher placed on leave over surrogate pregnancy
(OSV News) — A Catholic school educator in New Jersey has been pulled from her classroom, after she advised a school official her pregnancy was a surrogacy — a practice gravely […]