(OSV News) — As English Catholics commemorate their church’s Victorian-era restitution, some are asking whether their country should also atone for past anti-Catholic cruelties. “From the Reformation onwards, the state used the new Anglican Church as an organ of control, while … Continue reading →

CASTEL GANDOLFO, Italy (CNS) — People of faith cannot love God while despising his creatures, and people cannot call themselves Christians without caring for everything fragile and wounded, including the earth, Pope Leo XIV told climate activists and political and … Continue reading →

(OSV News) — Bishop Daniel E. Thomas of Toledo, Ohio, chair of the U.S. Conference of Catholic Bishops’ Committee on Pro-life Activities, spoke with OSV News Oct. 1, the first day of Respect Life Month, about maintaining hope in a culture … Continue reading →

JERUSALEM (OSV News) — The last time peace activist and social entrepreneur Maoz Inon spoke to his father was at 7:30 a.m. on Oct. 7, 2023, after he posted on the family chat about missiles falling and sounds of war all … Continue reading →

(OSV News) — Onscreen, the small and visibly speedy boat plows its way through the waves, while a glowing green title at the top of the frame reads “unclassified.” Seconds later, the image — and the vessel with it — explode … Continue reading →

Summary of the pope’s Oct. 1, 2025 general audience catechesis Dear brothers and sisters, in our continuing catechesis on Jesus our hope, we are meditating today on Jesus’ resurrection, the very source of our faith and hope. With great meekness, … Continue reading →

WARSAW, Poland (OSV News) — As her relics start to tour the U.S. and more than 125 years after her death in a cloistered convent in Normandy, St. Thérèse of Lisieux continues to inspire the church. Her “little way” of … Continue reading →

(OSV News) — Five years after the release of Pope Francis’ encyclical on fraternal love, and amid a rise in political violence, the leader of the U.S. Catholic bishops is pleading for a rediscovery of — and respect for — a … Continue reading →

WASHINGTON (OSV News) — Congressional lawmakers failed to pass legislation to fund the federal government, resulting in a federal government shutdown at the end of September. Catholic groups that serve the poor urged lawmakers to end gridlock.  A government shutdown occurs … Continue reading →

VATICAN CITY (CNS) — Sharing the joy of being loved by God despite one’s human flaws is the mission of the Catholic Church, Pope Leo XIV said. “This is the heart of the mission of the church: not to administer … Continue reading →