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…
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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…
US bishops’ president calls for Holy Hour of peace amid ‘current climate of fear’
byBy Gina Christian, OSV News (OSV News) — Amid soaring domestic and global tensions, the head of the U.S. Conference of Catholic Bishops has called for…
Let communication be conducted by real human beings, not AI, pope says
byBy Carol Glatz , Catholic News Service VATICAN CITY (CNS) —Humanity must not allow technology, especially AI, to obscure, exploit or suppress human voices,…
Sacred Scripture is a living reality that develops, grows in tradition, pope says
byVATICAN CITY (CNS) — The Word of God is not “fossilized,” but rather develops and grows in tradition, Pope Leo XIV said. The Church’s…
Archdiocese of Paris convenes council in response to historic rise in catechumens
byPARIS (OSV News) — The Archdiocese of Paris is launching a major churchwide council in response to a surge in adult and youth conversions across…
3 US bishops applaud House for passing legislation supporting pregnant women
by(OSV News) — Three U.S. bishops who chair committees of the U.S. Conference of Catholic Bishops are applauding two pieces of legislation designed to support pregnant women…
Vigil for Life summons Catholics to be apostles of ‘a civilization of love’
byWASHINGTON (OSV News) — While continuing to work to change laws to protect the unborn and support pregnant women in need, “we need to redouble…