Increase in US executions largely driven by Florida, year-end report says
byWASHINGTON (OSV News) — Although there was a significant increase in executions in the U.S. in 2025, a smaller number of new death sentences…
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Las Posadas Navideñas: Journeying to Bethlehem alongside the Holy Family
by(OSV News) — With the Advent season well underway, Catholics are fully expectant, preparing spiritually for the birth of their Savior at Christmas on…
Approximately 50 Planned Parenthood clinics closed in 2025, report says
byWASHINGTON (OSV News) — Approximately 50 Planned Parenthood clinics closed in 2025 as the group lost its ability to bill Medicaid, according to a report…
Pope urges people to protect, cultivate even smallest signs of peace, hope
byVATICAN CITY (CNS) — The “confrontational” tone dominating both global and national politics is “deepening instability and unpredictability day by day,” Pope Leo XIV…
Rather than chasing productivity, turn to God to resolve restlessness, pope says
byVATICAN CITY (CNS) — In today’s fast-paced world with pressures for results and efficiency, Pope Leo XIV said many have been stripped of their…
God wants all people to be saved, pope says at Jubilee of Prisoners
byVATICAN CITY (CNS) — Even in difficult situations and harsh places, like prisons, when people focus on caring for one another, respecting each other…
‘Enough’ of antisemitic violence, say pope, archbishop after Australia attack
by(OSV News) — After two gunmen targeted Jewish beachgoers at an event celebrating the first day of Hanukkah in a terror attack at Sydney’s…
3 months after fatal shooting, Minneapolis church is restored for worship
byMINNEAPOLIS (OSV News) — On a cold, wintery day, with the congregation gathered around Archbishop Bernard A. Hebda of St. Paul and Minneapolis and Auxiliary…
On Guadalupe feast day, pope prays leaders shun lies, hatred, division, disrespect for life
byVATICAN CITY (CNS) — Pope Leo XIV prayed for Mary’s maternal intercession so that she would help nations avoid lies and hatred and instruct…
Church leaders call for immediate ceasefire after drone kills over 100 civilians — including 63 children — in Sudan
by(OSV News) — A Catholic bishop in South Sudan appealed for peace, respect of human life and the protection of civilians in Sudan, as the town of…