(OSV News) — More than a quarter of the global population still lacks access to seven basic needs identified as fundamental by the late Pope Francis — with close to 60% living in nations with severe restrictions on religious freedom, and … Continue reading →

ROCHESTER, N.Y. (OSV News) — The Catholic bishops of New York state are calling on the state’s faithful to stand in solidarity with immigrants and refugees. In a joint statement released Nov. 13, the bishops pointed to church teachings related to … Continue reading →

By Cecilia Seppia / Vatican News ROME (OSV News) — Missionaries in Congo denounced a “shameful silence” of the international community as 20 people were killed in a terrorist attack Nov. 14 at the North Kivu village of Byambwe, in Congo, … Continue reading →

(OSV News) — In its 2025 report, the Vienna-based Observatory on Intolerance and Discrimination against Christians, or OIDAC, noted “a significant rise in personal attacks” against Christians in 2024. The OIDAC Europe Report 2025, which was published Nov. 17, identified 2,211 … Continue reading →

VATICAN CITY (CNS) — At a time when young people spend so much time in “digital environments,” members of the Catholic Biblical Federation need to ask how they are fulfilling the Second Vatican Council’s mandate to give everyone access to … Continue reading →

(OSV News) — When bishops from Poland and Germany gather to commemorate one of Europe’s most famous acts of reconciliation, discussion will focus on its historic significance and continued meaning for the present.     “As tensions resurface today in the face of … Continue reading →

VATICAN CITY (CNS) — The study groups Pope Francis had established to provide an in-depth reflection on controversial, complex or “emerging” questions raised during the Synod of Bishops on synodality have published interim reports. The groups were asked to look … Continue reading →

BALTIMORE (OSV News) — As division tears at society, the nation and even the Catholic Church, the Eucharist provides healing and unity, said Auxiliary Bishop James Massa of Brooklyn. “It draws us back to the source. It makes us one in … Continue reading →

(OSV News) — This is the text of Pope Leo XIV’s homily at the Mass he celebrated Nov. 16, 2025, for the Jubilee of the Poor in St. Peter’s Basilica at the Vatican. Dear brothers and sisters, The last Sundays of … Continue reading →

VATICAN CITY (CNS) — The Gospel readings at Mass in November call Catholics “to reflect on the travails of history and the end times,” not to frighten them but to remind them of Jesus’ promise that “evil cannot destroy the … Continue reading →