(OSV News) — President Donald Trump and law enforcement officials said Sept. 12 they had a suspect in custody in connection to the fatal shooting of conservative activist Charlie Kirk Sept. 10 during an event at Utah Valley University in Orem, … Continue reading →

VATICAN CITY (CNS) — Pope Leo XIV told 192 new bishops from around the world that they must respond promptly to allegations of inappropriate or abusive behavior by priests. “These cannot be put in a drawer — they must be … Continue reading →

VATICAN CITY (CNS) — Great spiritual traditions and mature critical thinking enable humanity to go beyond ethnicities, clans and cliques, which recognize only those who are similar and reject those who are different, Pope Leo XIV said. “We need an … Continue reading →

WASHINGTON (OSV News) — Religious freedom violations are an early warning sign of where mass atrocities could occur around the globe, a new report from the U.S. Commission on International Religious Freedom said. The report, issued Sept. 9, drew a link … Continue reading →

(OSV News) — Catholic faithful in Arizona gathered in prayer following the fatal shooting of conservative activist Charlie Kirk during a Sept. 10 public speaking event at Utah Valley University in Orem, Utah. Kirk, 31, was slain while hosting a campus … Continue reading →

(OSV News) — While lawsuits proceed, a federal appeals court has allowed implementation of a provision of the One Big Beautiful Bill Act that would eliminate Medicaid funding for Planned Parenthood and its affiliates for one year. The First U.S. Circuit … Continue reading →

WASHINGTON (OSV News) — President Donald Trump marked the 24th anniversary of the terror attacks of Sept. 11, 2001, at the Pentagon, prior to his scheduled trip to New York for a similar event, and in the shadow of the nation’s … Continue reading →

PHILADELPHIA (OSV News) — Pope Leo XIV’s fellow Augustinians have elected a Philadelphia-area native as the order’s new prior general. The order’s Province of St. Thomas of Villanova announced in a Sept. 9 media release that Augustinian Father Joseph L. Farrell … Continue reading →

BALTIMORE (OSV News) — Archbishop William E. Lori of Baltimore and leaders of the Knights of Columbus and Catholic Near East Welfare Association visited Jerusalem, the Palestinian West Bank and other parts of the Holy Lands Sept. 2-6, connecting with ministries … Continue reading →

VATICAN CITY (CNS) — Getting phone calls from the pope continues to bring “great joy” to the hundreds of people receiving shelter and support from the only Latin-rite Catholic church in Gaza, the parish priest said. About 450 people forced … Continue reading →