Patriarch Bartholomew visit an ‘historic moment of Christian unity,’ says Virginia bishop
(OSV News) — Meeting with Ecumenical Patriarch Bartholomew I during his apostolic visit to the U.S. was “incredible,” and marked a “historic moment of Christian unity,” said Bishop Michael F. Burbidge […]
Catholic high school boys choir wows in ‘America’s Got Talent’ season finale
CHICAGO (OSV News) — A Catholic high school boys’ choir from Chicago made it to the top five on the season finale of “America’s Got Talent” Sept. 24, prompting a message […]
Do animals go to heaven?
(OSV News) — It’s a familiar question: What should we tell children when a pet dies and they ask whether animals have souls and go to heaven? The answer to the […]
Trump orders prosecutors to seek death penalty when available for DC homicides
WASHINGTON (OSV News) — As President Donald Trump directed top prosecutors to increase the number of death penalty cases sought in the nation’s capital by bringing federal charges, Catholic opponents of […]
Talks reveal heroism, humor and holiness of Irish Jesuit killed in WWI, admired by saints
CHICAGO (OSV News) — Organizers of the sainthood cause for an Irish Jesuit priest who was killed while trying to save two Protestant soldiers on a World War I battlefield, and […]
Father Rupnik’s alleged victim receives standing ovation at documentary premiere
(OSV News) — A new documentary on the abuses allegedly committed by Father Marko Rupnik and survivors’ pursuit of justice received high praise at the Toronto International Film Festival, or […]
Head of Romanian Greek Catholic Church dies at 94
VATICAN CITY (CNS) — Cardinal Lucian Muresan, major archbishop of Fagaras and Alba Iulia and head of the Romanian Greek Catholic Church, died Sept. 25 at the age of 94. […]
Vatican appeals court makes major ruling in financial fraud case
VATICAN CITY (CNS) — The Vatican City State Court of Appeals handed a major victory to Cardinal Angelo Becciu and eight other defendants convicted in late 2023 of crimes related […]
Pope taps Italian canon lawyer for top position at Dicastery for Bishops
VATICAN CITY (CNS) — In the first major appointment of his papacy, Pope Leo XIV chose an Italian expert in canon law to succeed him as prefect of the Dicastery […]
Pope chooses theme for World Day of the Sick 2026
VATICAN CITY (CNS) — Loving someone who is sick requires “concrete gestures of closeness,” just like that shown in the Gospel story of the Samaritan who helps the person beaten […]