New auxiliary ordained for New Jersey archdiocese is first Nicaraguan-born bishop in US
byBy Kurt Jensen, OSV News Pedro Bismarck Chau made history in Newark, New Jersey, Sept. 8 as the first Nicaraguan-born bishop in the United…
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Dialogue, joint aid show world religion is force for good, pope says
byBy Cindy Wooden, Catholic News Service VATICAN CITY — When people of different religions work together to serve people in need, they show the…
Pope: Church needs to promote greater study, understanding of Mary
byBy Carol Glatz, Catholic News Service VATICAN CITY — The Catholic Church needs the theological study and model of Mary, Pope Leo XIV said,…
New young saints encourage faithful to live life to the full, pope says
byBy Carol Glatz, Catholic News Service VATICAN CITY – The greatest risk in life is to waste it by not seeking to follow God’s…
Pope inaugurates center, farm dedicated to zero-waste, inclusive economy
byBy Carol Glatz, Catholic News Service VATICAN CITY — Surrounded by formal Italian gardens, ancient Roman ruins and long avenues of lush trees, Pope…
Where to watch the Carlo Acutis, Pier Giorgio Frassati canonizations
byBy Gina Christian, OSV News Thousands will gather in St. Peter’s Square Sept. 7 for the highly anticipated canonization of two modern saints —…
Holy See tells nations at UN to end threat of nuclear weapons, even as deterrence
byBy Gina Christian, OSV News Amid a global arms race, ending the threat of nuclear war — and even the testing of nuclear weapons…
Peace comes from dialogue, not ‘walls and barbed wire,’ pope says
byBy Cindy Wooden, Catholic News Service VATICAN CITY — The future Christians hope for and must build “is not one of walls and barbed…
Pope meets Israeli president, discusses ‘tragic’ situation in Gaza
byBy Cindy Wooden, Catholic News Service VATICAN CITY — As Israeli military operations in Gaza continued, Pope Leo XIV met with Israeli President Isaac…
Buried in Assisi, new saint is ‘true disciple’ of St. Francis, rector says
byBy Carol Glatz, Catholic News Service ASSISI, Italy — Soon-to-be St. Carlo Acutis is a fresh “shoot” budding from the 800-year-old spiritual “vine” of…