WASHINGTON (OSV News) — The Department of Education will issue new guidance “protecting the right to prayer” in public schools, President Donald Trump said Sept. 8 during remarks at the Museum of the Bible for the Department of Justice’s Religious Liberty … Continue reading →

MINNEAPOLIS (OSV News) — The funeral service for Fletcher Merkel, 8, was held Sept. 7 at Mount Olivet Lutheran Church in Minneapolis, just over a mile from Annunciation Catholic Church, where he and another student were shot and killed during … Continue reading →

(OSV News) — Remembered for her passion for charity, teaching music and unwavering humility, the Duchess of Kent — a senior Catholic member of the British royal family — died Sept. 4 at age 92. Cardinal Vincent Nichols of Westminster said … Continue reading →

VATICAN CITY (CNS) — Walking through the Holy Door of St. Peter’s Basilica, the culmination of any Jubilee pilgrimage, many LGBTQ Catholics and the people who minister with them kissed or caressed the panels of the door. Some cried. “When … Continue reading →

(OSV News) — As previous complaints have emerged about an accused priest recently arrested in an online sting operation, a Wisconsin diocese has said “there is no cover-up.”  Bishop Donald J. Hying of Madison, Wisconsin, issued a Sept. 6 message in … Continue reading →

(OSV News) — The Catholic Church has its first millennial saint. At a packed canonization Mass in Rome, with 80,000 attending, it was the face of the mother that said it all during the canonization Mass — Antonia Salzano was … Continue reading →

VATICAN CITY (CNS) — The Catholic Church needs the theological study and model of Mary, Pope Leo XIV said, calling for a great promotion of Mariology in parishes, religious life and educational centers. Mary, the mother of Jesus, “never ceases … Continue reading →

VATICAN CITY (CNS) — In a Jubilee year dedicated to hope, Pope Leo XIV and Christian leaders will commemorate “new martyrs and witnesses of the faith” — people whose lives were signs of hope to the people around them and … Continue reading →

Pope Leo XIV gives a surprise pre-Mass greeting to the more than 80,000 people gathered in St. Peter’s Square, ahead of the canonization Mass of Blessed Carlo Acutis and Blessed Pier Giorgio Frassati Sept. 7, 2025. (OSV News photo/Guglielmo Mangiapane, … Continue reading →

VATICAN CITY (CNS) — The greatest risk in life is to waste it by not seeking to follow God’s plan, Pope Leo XIV said, proclaiming two new saints — two young laymen of the 20th and 21st centuries. “Sts. Pier … Continue reading →