Holy Land patriarch welcomes announcement of initial peace deal ‘with joy’ as ‘first step’
byBy Judith Sudilovsky , OSV News JERUSALEM (OSV News) — The Latin Patriarchate of Jerusalem welcomed “with joy” the announcement of an initial agreement…
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Church must ‘walk poor with the poor’ to serve Christ, says Pope Leo in new exhortation
byBy Gina Christian , OSV News (OSV News) — In his first apostolic exhortation, Pope Leo XIV has taken up the call of Pope…
Catholic ministries that inter abandoned cremated remains are about ‘honoring the dead’
byNEW ORLEANS (OSV News) — A funeral urn filled with ashes was found abandoned in 2022 on a park bench in Tennessee, more than…
Vatican confirms papal trip to Turkey, Lebanon Nov. 27-Dec. 2
byVATICAN CITY (CNS) — Pope Leo XIV’s first papal trip abroad will be to Turkey and Lebanon Nov. 27-Dec. 2, the Vatican press office…
Pope to young people: Friendship with Jesus leads to love, not propaganda
byVATICAN CITY (CNS) — True disciples of Christ listen to and understand others, and they always speak the truth, even in the presence of…
Men, women in the law can be ‘architects of hope’ to nation, cardinal says at Red Mass
byBy Mark Zimmermann / Catholic Standard, OSV News WASHINGTON (OSV News) — At the Red Mass celebrated on the day before the Supreme Court’s new…
Proclaiming the Gospel includes welcoming migrants, pope says at Jubilee
byBy Cindy Wooden, Catholic News Service VATICAN CITY (CNS) — The joint celebration of the Jubilee of Migrants and the Jubilee of the Missions…
Pope Leo XIV prays for victims of deadly earthquake in central Philippines
by(OSV News) — Pope Leo XIV said prayers for victims of a 6.9 magnitude earthquake in the central part of the Philippines that killed…
In North Carolina, ‘we got through the first year’ after Helene, ‘but we’re not over it’
byASHEVILLE, N.C. (OSV News) — A year after Helene devastated Western North Carolina, signs of recovery are everywhere — from rebuilt roads and bridges,…
Elderly are a gift, blessing to be welcomed, pope says
byVATICAN CITY (CNS) — Getting old is part of the wonder of creation and is a sign of hope, Pope Leo XIV said. “Instead…