Supreme Court temporarily allows Trump administration to hold up billions in foreign aid
WASHINGTON (OSV News) — The U.S. Supreme Court Sept. 9 paused a judge’s order requiring President Donald Trump’s administration to spend billions in previously approved foreign aid the president has sought […]
‘Miracle girl’: Baltimore native’s childhood cure from leukemia helped canonize America’s first saint 50 years ago
EASTON, Md. (OSV News) — It has been a half century since Mother Elizabeth Ann Seton was declared a saint Sept. 14, 1975, but the woman whose miraculous healing helped […]
Oldest organ in Christendom sounded for first time in 800 years, leaving organist speechless
JERUSALEM (OSV News) — After 800 years of silence, the pipes from the oldest organ in Christendom played again, filling the reception hall of Jerusalem’s Franciscan Monastery of St. Saviour with […]
Peace, dignity emphasized at prayer service ahead of UN General Assembly
NEW YORK (OSV News) — Pleas for peace and the dignity of every person from Catholic and United Nations leaders marked the United Nations Annual Prayer Service, held at the Church […]
Being a bishop requires humility, creativity, pope says
VATICAN CITY (CNS) — Close to 200 clerics who had been named bishops in the past year were not the only ones in the Vatican’s New Synod Hall to have […]
Charlie Kirk, Iryna Zarutska and the conversations we need to have
On Sept. 10, conservative activist Charlie Kirk, 31, was shot and killed during a speaking event in Utah. He leaves behind a wife and two very young children. Assassination is […]
US bishops deepen commitment to fight racism with new permanent body
(OSV News) — The U.S. Catholic bishops have deepened their commitment to combating racism, by making permanent a subcommittee dedicated to working for racial justice and reconciliation in society. The U.S. […]
Retired Bishop Gaydos of Jefferson City dies at 82; he served ‘with a shepherd’s care’
JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. (OSV News) — Retired Bishop John R. Gaydos, 82, who served as the third bishop of Jefferson City from 1997 to 2017, died peacefully the morning of Sept. […]
Officials call for prayer after conservative activist Charlie Kirk shot and killed
(OSV News) — President Donald Trump said conservative activist Charlie Kirk died after being shot Sept. 10 during an event at Utah Valley University in Orem, Utah. Public officials and other […]
Armed guards, security drills: Catholic schools enhance security after Minneapolis
(OSV News) — From armed guards to enhanced drills, Catholic schools throughout the country are bolstering their security measures, following last month’s deadly mass shooting targeting students at a Minneapolis school […]