VATICAN CITY (CNS) — Dozens of small handmade signs and large bold banners waved in the crowd of some 30,000 visitors in St. Peter’s Square wishing Pope Leo XIV a happy birthday Sept. 14. Two gold mylar balloons with the … Continue reading →

(OSV News) — The widow of slain conservative activist Charlie Kirk delivered an address Sept. 12, vowing that his legacy would live on and urging the nation, particularly its youth, to embrace faith, family and the controversial movement he had … Continue reading →

VATICAN CITY (CNS) — Pope Leo XIV welcomed Brian Burch as the new U.S. ambassador to the Holy See Sept. 13, accepting his letters of credential and a chocolate cake topped with a metallic red sign saying, “Happy Birthday Pope … Continue reading →

WASHINGTON (OSV News) — The same week President Donald Trump spoke at a hearing of the Department of Justice’s Religious Liberty Commission in Washington, a key Catholic bishop said some of his immigration policies risk presenting the church with religious liberty … Continue reading →

WASHINGTON (OSV News) — St. Pier Giorgio Frassati, canonized by Pope Leo XIV Sept. 7, now has a special connection to Washington. A parish in the nation’s capital that has become a haven for young adult Catholics now has a … Continue reading →

VATICAN CITY (CNS) — At a time when people feel powerless to help migrants and refugees, Christians must continue to insist that “there is no justice without compassion, no legitimacy without listening to the pain of others,” Pope Leo XIV … Continue reading →

WASHINGTON (OSV News) — Officials are urging calm and increased dialogue after the fatal shooting of conservative activist Charlie Kirk Sept. 10 during an event at Utah Valley University in Orem, Utah. The same week in Washington, lawmakers reacted to Russian … Continue reading →

GNIEZNO, Poland (OSV News) — At a major peace summit in Poland, church leaders from around the globe urged Christians to be bold in building peace amid wars in Ukraine, the Holy Land, Africa and beyond. Apologizing for his personal … Continue reading →

(OSV News) — Catholics in the U.S. “like what they’ve seen so far” in Pope Leo XIV, with 8 in 10 viewing the new pope favorably — and significant numbers of non-Catholics agreeing, according to a new study from Pew … Continue reading →

PARIS (OSV News) — Spread between iconic churches of the City of Lights, such as Notre Dame Cathedral, St. Eustache and St. Sulpice, over 800 religious men and women, and members of institutes of consecrated lay people, gathered in Paris … Continue reading →