Pope says he hopes Trump-Putin meeting leads to ceasefire in Ukraine
byBy Catholic News Service CASTEL GANDOLFO, Italy — Arriving in Castel Gandolfo, Pope Leo XIV told reporters he hoped U.S. President Donald Trump and…
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Hope is knowing God is always ready to forgive, pope says at audience
byBy Cindy Wooden, Catholic News Service VATICAN CITY — God never gives up on anyone, even when the person betrays God’s love, Pope Leo…
At 80th anniversary Mass in Nagasaki, people urged to bring Christ’s love, peace to world
byBy Mark Zimmermann / Catholic Standard, OSV News In his homily at a solemn Peace Memorial Mass Aug. 9, Archbishop Peter Michiaki Nakamura of…
Amid ‘reverse migration,’ sisters in Mexico accompany migrants trapped by US policies
byBy Rhina Guidos / Global Sisters Report, OSV News MEXICO CITY — It is difficult to know how many have passed by the mural…
Catholic family experts tie marriage to dropping US fertility rate
byBy Katie Yoder, OSV News To explain the dropping U.S. fertility rate, Catholic fertility and family policy experts are pointing to marriage. “One of…
For these young adults, soon-to-be-saint Frassati has ignited their faith amid fellowship
byBy Simone Orendain, OSV News CHICAGO — With the canonization of Blessed Pier Giorgio Frassati coming up Sept. 7, only a century after his…
Prepare space in your hearts for God’s love to grow, pope urges
byBy Cindy Wooden, Catholic News Service VATICAN CITY — While enjoying a summer break from school or work, Catholics should not neglect “the Lord’s…
Knights of Columbus called to be ‘heralds of hope’ as order’s 143rd Supreme Convention opens
byBy Nicole Olea / Catholic Standard, OSV News WASHINGTON — The 143rd Supreme Convention of the Knights of Columbus opened in Washington Aug. 5…
Black Catholics reflect on 60 years of the Voting Rights Act and challenges today
byBy Kimberley Heatherington, OSV News A little more than 60 years ago — March 7, 1965 — approximately 600 peaceful demonstrators approached the foot…
Nagasaki Franciscan monastery that survived atomic blast still stands as messenger of peace
byBy Katarzyna SzalajkoOSV News WARSAW, Poland — Eighty years ago two of the world’s deadliest weapons were dropped on Hiroshima and Nagasaki, Japan, bringing…