US bishops name head of racial justice committee
byBy Gina Christian , OSV News (OSV News) — The U.S. bishops have named Bishop Daniel E. Garcia of Austin, Texas, as the first-ever…
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Pope to bishops: Be prophets of peace, harmony in your dioceses
byBy Cindy Wooden, Catholic News Service VATICAN CITY (CNS) — Following the example of St. Francis of Assisi, bishops are called to be close…
Believers must care for the poor and creation, pope says
byVATICAN CITY (CNS) — If people do not see themselves as “caretakers of the garden of creation, we end up becoming its destroyers,” Pope…
Pope assures the poor they are loved by God, calls on governments to act
byBy Cindy Wooden, Catholic News Service VATICAN CITY (CNS) — Before joining hundreds of people for lunch, Pope Leo XIV celebrated Mass for the…
Synod study groups release ‘interim’ reports as most continue working
byBy Cindy Wooden, Catholic News Service VATICAN CITY (CNS) — The study groups Pope Francis had established to provide an in-depth reflection on controversial,…
New Barna data shows Gen Z leads in weekly in-person church attendance
by(OSV News) — They were the first generation to have technology at their fingertips from birth — “digital natives” who grew up with the Internet,…
Bishops approve new National Eucharistic Congress for summer 2029
byBALTIMORE (OSV News) — The U.S. bishops have given the green light to hold the 11th National Eucharistic Congress in the summer of 2029, in a Nov….
Bishops will consecrate US to Sacred Heart of Jesus for 250th anniversary of its founding
byBALTIMORE (OSV News) — As the U.S. marks its 250th anniversary next year, the U.S. bishops will consecrate the nation to the Sacred Heart…
US bishops approve ‘special pastoral message’ on immigration
byBALTIMORE (OSV News) — The U.S. Conference of Catholic Bishops approved a “special pastoral message on immigration” Nov. 12, voicing “our concern here for…
Caribbean bishops plead for peace amid US strikes, military buildup
by(OSV News) — Catholic bishops in the Caribbean are calling for dialogue, cooperation and calm amid rising geopolitical tensions that have seen a U.S. military buildup in…