‘Christianity is about being present in suffering,’ director of new film about St. Kolbe says
WARSAW, Poland (OSV News) — Rather than beginning with St. Maximilian Kolbe’s early life or missionary work, new film “Triumph of the Heart” opens at the moment many accounts conclude: his […]
OSV Editors: On 100 days of Leo
(OSV News) — During the homily at his inauguration Mass, Pope Leo XIV said: “I was chosen, without any merit of my own, and now, with fear and trembling, I […]
Hope is knowing God is always ready to forgive, pope says at audience
VATICAN CITY (CNS) — God never gives up on anyone, even when the person betrays God’s love, Pope Leo XIV said. Christian hope flows from “knowing that even if we […]
Report: Christian church attacks down, but recent totals still higher than 2018-2022
(OSV News) — Attacks on Christian churches in the U.S. last year totaled 415 — down from 485 in 2023 — although they are “significantly higher” than totals recorded from 2018 […]
For Gazans, the deep silence of hunger has replaced noise of daily life
By Diaa Ostaz (OSV News) — The streets of Gaza are quieter than they used to be — not because peace has returned. The deep silence of hunger has replaced the […]
Petition filed at Supreme Court seeks overturn of landmark same-sex marriage ruling
WASHINGTON (OSV News) — About a decade after the Supreme Court issued its landmark ruling in Obergefell v. Hodges, overturning state laws defining marriage as the union of a man and […]
Head of Spanish political party criticizes Catholic Church’s defense of Muslim community
(OSV News) — The Spanish bishops’ conference was criticized by the head of Spain’s far-right VOX party after the church expressed religious concerns following a local council’s measure that would effectively […]
Canadian court OKs priest’s abuse suit against prominent priest, religious order
(OSV News) — A Canadian court has ruled a Basilian priest can continue his civil suit against fellow Basilian Father Thomas Rosica and the Basilian Fathers of Toronto, with the plaintiff, […]
At 80th anniversary Mass in Nagasaki, people urged to bring Christ’s love, peace to world
(OSV News) — In his homily at a solemn Peace Memorial Mass Aug. 9, Archbishop Peter Michiaki Nakamura of Nagasaki, Japan, issued a passionate plea to the world. “We must abandon […]
As Latino communities live in fear of ICE, LA Catholics find ways to help hurting families
LOS ANGELES (OSV News) — There’s no getting around the word: Fear. In largely Latino communities across Southern California shaken by weeks of immigration enforcement raids on city sidewalks and local […]