UPDATE: ‘Cruel hoax’ active shooter alert disrupts Villanova’s opening Mass
PHILADELPHIA (OSV News) — An active shooter at Villanova University reported late afternoon Aug. 21 was a “cruel hoax,” a university official said less than two hours after the initial scare […]
On the road to Our Lady: How pilgrimage taught me the power of community
CZESTOCHOWA, Poland (OSV News) — When you are born in a major pilgrimage destination, you grow up with a treasure — a national shrine and sacred image — within reach […]
Bishops meet in Colombia to discuss future of church’s Pan-Amazon region
(OSV News) — More than 90 bishops from different parts of the Pan-Amazon region gathered in Bogotá, Colombia, Aug. 17-20 to take a fundamental step in the implementation of some […]
Federal judge blocks Texas 10 Commandments law from being enforced in some school districts
(OSV News) — A federal judge on Aug. 20 partially blocked Texas from enforcing a law requiring public school classrooms to display the Ten Commandments, finding the law violated the First […]
Building God’s kingdom requires listening, dialogue, pope says
VATICAN CITY (CNS) — At a time when many governments seem unable promote peace, justice and development for all, Christians must be prophetic, reaching out to others and daring to […]
Blessed Pier Giorgio Frassati shows how to ‘be holy in the normalcy of our lives’
(OSV News) — In a well-circulated photo, Blessed Pier Giorgio Frassati appears to pause during a mountain hike and leans against his walking stick, smoking a pipe. His posture is relaxed […]
Vatican studying possible papal trip to Turkey, Lebanon
VATICAN CITY (CNS) — A plan for Pope Leo XIV to visit Lebanon as well as Turkey in late November and early December is being studied, a Vatican official said. […]
First lay synod in India’s Eastern Catholic Church seeks greater representation
KALOOR, India (OSV News) — A lay group in an Eastern Catholic archdiocese has demanded greater representation of laypeople in the India-based church’s decision-making bodies after concluding its first-ever “Almaya Synod,” […]
Land transfer including Indigenous sacred site blocked again; Trump plans appeal
WASHINGTON (OSV News) — A federal appeals court temporarily blocked Aug. 18 a federal land transfer to a copper mining giant that would lead to the destruction of a site […]
US bishops’ president calls for special collection for Catholic aid groups in Gaza
(OSV News) — The president of the U.S. bishops’ conference called for a special collection to bolster the Catholic Church’s response to a deepening humanitarian catastrophe in the Gaza Strip […]