Pope’s World Peace Day message to focus on hope, forgiveness
byBy Cindy Wooden, Catholic News Service VATICAN CITY — The annual celebration of the World Day of Peace during the Holy Year 2025 will…
National/World News
Priests say ‘edifying’ Eucharistic congress has called the church ‘to something more’
byBy Lauretta Brown, OSV News INDIANAPOLIS — Lucas Oil football stadium was packed July 17 with tens of thousands of people completely silent in…
Olympian alumnae trio from Maryland Catholic high school makes swimming history in Paris
byBy Maureen Boyle, OSV News WASHINGTON — The Olympian alumnae trio from a Catholic high school in suburban Washington achieved greatness and made history…
Unity in country, church is ‘an elusive enterprise’ that requires attention, cardinal says
byBy Catherine Buckler, OSV News WASHINGTON — Celebrating an Aug. 3 Mass for the Outreach 2024 LGBTQ Catholic Ministry Conference at Georgetown University, Cardinal…
300 religious leaders call on State Department to address religious persecution in India
byBy Gina Christian, OSV News An Catholic bishop in Chicago from an Eastern church whose origins go back to St. Thomas the Apostle has…
Diocesan Holy Doors will not be feature of Jubilee 2025, Vatican says
byBy Cindy Wooden, Catholic News Service VATICAN CITY— While bishops around the world are asked to designate their cathedrals or other significant churches as…
Pope pleads for restraint in Middle East after killing of Hamas leader
byBy Cindy Wooden, Catholic News Service VATICAN CITY — As fears of a widening war in the Middle East grew again in early August,…
American Olympic medalists in Paris known for leaning on faith
byBy OSV News Among American Olympians achieving a spot on the podium in Paris are Catholics who have expressed their dependence on faith over…
Amid devastation of Israel-Hamas war, miracles happen, says Caritas Jerusalem
byBy Dale Gavlak, OSV News The staff of the international Catholic relief arm Caritas Jerusalem are expressing praise and gratitude for God’s seeming miraculous…
Retired FBI agent, clergy abuse survivor and social workers appointed to bishops’ National Review Board
byBy Gina Christian, OSV News A retired FBI agent will head up the U.S. bishops’ consultative safe environment body, while a clergy abuse survivor,…