Making St. John Henry Newman church doctor is a ‘huge encouragement’ to British Catholics
byBy Jonathan Luxmoore, OSV News OXFORD, England — British Catholics welcomed a papal decision to elevate St. John Henry Newman, a former Protestant and…
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US bishops: Youth are ready to make world better, give them room to discern how
byBy Carol Glatz, Catholic News Service ROME — Young people have such a great desire to make the world a better place that church…
Amid shift in public opinion on immigration, Catholic advocates praise bipartisan attempt at reform
byBy Kate Scanlon, OSV News WASHINGTON — Catholic immigration advocates praised the bipartisan effort behind the reintroduction of legislation in Congress that would give…
Pope paves way for St. John Henry Newman to be formally named doctor of the church
byBy Gina Christian, OSV News St. John Henry Newman — the 19th-century theologian, intellectual and preacher who journeyed from Anglicanism to Catholicism, powerfully shaping…
Bishop at US gathering in Rome: To follow God’s call is to go on a ‘spiritual adventure’
byBy Carol Glatz, Catholic News Service ROME — God, not AI, answers the questions that really matter in life, and God has an idea…
Festival of digital missionaries celebrates faithful witness in the digital age
byBy Junno Arocho Esteves, Catholic News Service ROME — Rome’s historic Risorgimento Square, built in the 19th century in honor of the unification of…
World will hear young people’s joy, shouting for peace on earth, pope says
byBy Carol Glatz, Catholic News Service VATICAN CITY — The enthusiastic joy of young people, who love Jesus and want all wars to stop,…
Pope Leo meets with top Russian Orthodox cleric amid war, strained relations
byBy Gina Christian, OSV News Pope Leo XIV met with a top Russian Orthodox cleric, the first such visit from Moscow since the papal…
Report on alleged conditions at ICE’s Florida detention sites prompts Catholic leaders’ call for change
byBy Kimberley Heatherington, OSV News A new report alleges that three Florida immigration detention sites deny timely medical care, potentially resulting in deaths, and…
‘Never get used to violence,’ says NY cardinal after mass shooting in building near St. Patrick’s
byBy Gina Christian, OSV News “We should never get used to violence or lose our respect for the sacredness of human life,” said Cardinal…