Further drop in US married households spurs call to action for Church leaders
byBy Kimberley Heatherington, OSV News (OSV News) — Approaching the twin annual observances of World Marriage Day (Feb. 8) and National Marriage Week (Feb….
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Pope Leo denounces human trafficking as a ‘crime against humanity’
byBy Devin Watkins, OSV News VATICAN CITY (Vatican News) — Ahead of the 12th World Day of Prayer and Awareness against Human Trafficking, Pope…
Shevchuk: Faith endures as Ukraine’s source of hope as full-scale war marks 4th anniversary
byBy Katarzyna Szalajko, OSV News (OSV News) — Nearly four years after Russia launched its full-scale invasion of Ukraine on Feb. 24, 2022, intensified…
Pope Leo XIV calls for prayers for children with incurable diseases
byBy Courtney Mares, OSV News ROME (OSV News) — Pope Leo XIV has called on people around the world to pray for children living…
These Olympic athletes are leaning on faith going into the Winter Games
byBy Lauretta Brown , OSV News (OSV News) — Among the best athletes in the world preparing in early February to push the limits…
Lapse of last US-Russia nuclear treaty ‘simply unacceptable,’ says Archbishop Coakley
byBy Gina Christian, OSV News (OSV News) — As global tensions soar, the head of the nation’s Catholic bishops has denounced the lapse of a key…
Pope adds feast day of St. John Henry Newman to universal calendar
byBy Carol Glatz, Catholic News Service VATICAN CITY (CNS) — Pope Leo XIV has added the feast day of St. John Henry Newman, who…
Pope praises religious for courageous witness serving the marginalized
byBy Carol Glatz, Catholic News Service VATICAN CITY (CNS) — Pope Leo XIV praised consecrated men and women for going to the world’s peripheries…
Report shares insights into consecrated religious who, bishop says, reveal God’s call to love ‘with one’s whole life’
by(OSV News) — Consecrated men and women “reveal God’s invitation to love him with one’s whole life” on earth, in hope of doing so eternally in heaven, said Archbishop Ronald A. Hicks, chairman of…
Olympics 2026: Pope calls for ‘healthy competition’ to unite people at Winter Games
byBy Junno Arocho Esteves, OSV News (OSV News) — In a message to the Archdiocese of Milan, Pope Leo XIV expressed his hope that…