Pope Leo XIV names Archbishop Caccia papal ambassador to United States
byBy Courtney Mares , OSV News ROME (OSV News) — Pope Leo XIV has named Archbishop Gabriele Caccia as the Vatican’s ambassador to the…
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Drone strike on Iraqi Catholic church complex reopens old wounds
byBy Dale Gavlak , OSV News (OSV News) — The Catholic community in northern Iraq has been shaken by the attack of an explosive…
‘Christ is my identity, my foundation,’ says Catholic player on US women’s hockey team
byBy Mike Latona / Catholic Courier , OSV News ROCHESTER, N.Y. (OSV News) — The Olympic gold medal hanging from Haley Winn’s neck was…
Relic of St. Jude, apostle and patron of desperate causes, begins US tour
byBy Kurt Jensen (OSV News) — St. Jude may be best known in the United States for being the patron saint of St. Jude Children’s…
Pope says there is a ‘strong reactionary’ element in U.S. Catholic Church
byBy Cindy Wooden ROME (CNS) — The Catholic Church in the United States has “a very strong reactionary” element that is well-organized and refuses…
Morality of drone warfare questioned after attack on Iranian general
byBy Dennis Sadowski Catholic News Service WASHINGTON — The tweet early Jan. 3 from Bishop Richard F. Stika of Knoxville, Tennessee, asked for prayers….
Pope prays for dialogue as tensions mount between U.S., Iran
byBy Junno Arocho Esteves Catholic News Service VATICAN CITY — Pope Francis led pilgrims in prayers for peace as tensions between the United States…
Editorial — On Unity
byIn the United States and in the Catholic Church, the notion of unity is significant. We are, of course, states united in one nation….