Amid unprecedented chaos in Haiti, missionaries bring Christmas hope
byBy Eduardo Campos Lima, OSV News In Haiti, where insecurity has devastated daily life since the 2021 assassination of President Jovenel Moïse, many religious…
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3,000 Catholic school kids, Black Eyed Peas members make new Christmas song
byhttps://clients.osvnews.com/scripts/sccmgcgi.dll#:~:text=https%3A//www.youtube.com/watch%3Fv%3DD217azQ3Pkg By Simone Orendain, OSV News As many as 3,000 Catholic school children from poor families in the Philippines made their pop music debut…
Biden commutes most federal death-row sentences to life in prison
byBy Kate Scanlon, OSV News WASHINGTON — Several days after speaking with Pope Francis, President Joe Biden announced Dec. 23 that he would commute…
Report: Most US executions in 2024 come down to 4 states
byBy Kate Scanlon, OSV News WASHINGTON — Just four states were responsible for three-quarters of the executions that took place in the U.S. in…
Kyiv’s St. Nicholas Catholic church suffers damage during Russian morning attack
byBy OSV News KYIV, Ukraine — During a Dec. 20 Russian missile strike on Kyiv, Catholic St. Nicholas Church, a significant architectural monument of the Ukrainian…
Former America magazine editor-in-chief Matt Malone plans to leave Jesuits, priesthood
byBy OSV News Former America magazine editor-in-chief Father Matt Malone plans to leave the Jesuit order and petition to be dispensed from the obligations…
How Father Tolton handled travails, transitions is model for living out the faith, says bishop
byBy Jay Nies, OSV News JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. — The soft-spoken cleric felt a combination of weariness and relief as the train pulled into…
Jesus is the path and destination for Jubilee pilgrims, pope says
byBy Justin McLellan, Catholic News Service VATICAN CITY — Pope Francis called on Catholics to focus their Holy Year 2025 pilgrimages on Jesus Christ,…
Top DDF official says truth in abuse cases is ‘critical’ as Father Rupnik investigation continues
byBy Sarah Mac Donald, OSV News Transparency and truth are of “critical importance” in the work of the Pontifical Commission for the Protection of…
Iraqi police intercepted terrorists planning to assassinate him, pope says in new book
byBy Carol Glatz, Catholic News Service VATICAN CITY — On Pope Francis’ 88th birthday, two major newspapers on both sides of the Atlantic Ocean published two…