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 →

VATICAN CITY (CNS) — Meeting an international cast of film directors and actors, Pope Leo XIV spoke about the power of cinema to help people “contemplate and understand life, to recount its greatness and fragility and to portray the longing … Continue reading →

VATICAN CITY (CNS) — Pope Leo XIV fulfilled a promise made by the late Pope Francis to return to Canada’s Indigenous communities artifacts — including an Inuit kayak, masks, moccasins and etchings — that have been held by the Vatican … Continue reading →

WASHINGTON (OSV News) — The White House “border czar” Tom Homan called the U.S. Catholic bishops “wrong” Nov. 14, two days after the body of bishops in the U.S. Conference of Catholic Bishops voted overwhelmingly to issue a rare group statement … Continue reading →

(OSV News) — Gov. Kevin Stitt of Oklahoma, a Republican who supports the death penalty, issued a commutation for a death-row prisoner shortly before his scheduled execution by lethal injection Nov. 13. The move was applauded by Archbishop Paul S. Coakley … Continue reading →

(OSV News) — Artificial intelligence can provide both “great opportunities” and “great dangers” — as well as “an evangelical opportunity” for the church, a moral theologian and ethicist advised the nation’s Catholic bishops.  Paul Scherz, professor of theology at the University … Continue reading →

By Anto Akkara KOCHI, India (OSV News) — Pope Leo XIV‘s words Nov. 12 brought cheer to the Catholic community in the southern Christian heartland of India, the state of Kerala, over the beatification of Mother Eliswa Vakayil. The founder … Continue reading →

BALTIMORE (OSV News) — During the U.S. bishops’ annual fall meeting in Baltimore, Bishop Daniel E. Thomas of Toledo, Ohio, chair of the bishops’ pro-life committee, spoke with OSV News about its priorities and the importance of offering “healing and the … Continue reading →

WASHINGTON (OSV News) — As he signed legislation to end the federal government shutdown late Nov. 12, President Donald Trump reiterated his call to end the Senate’s longstanding filibuster rule. But spokespersons for multiple pro-life organizations expressed concern to OSV News … Continue reading →

VATICAN CITY (CNS) — Academic rigor, dialogue and openness to other cultures and disciplines are essential for a Catholic university and even more so for the Pontifical Lateran University, which is often called “the pope’s university,” Pope Leo XIV said. … Continue reading →