Junno Arocho Esteves, Catholic News Service

In a country like Papua New Guinea, where roughly 98% of the population identify as Christian, with Catholics making up the majority of that...

Each year, churches around the world commemorate World Mission Sunday to highlight, encourage and promote the Catholic Church's missions around the world. The day, which...

Throughout 2024, Franciscans around the world commemorate the 800th anniversary of St. Francis of Assisi receiving the stigmata on Sept. 17, 1224, the appearance...

(OSV News) -- A study published in July revealed that a new analysis of the Shroud of Turin, including the composition and a microscopic...

ROME -- Israel's escalation in Rafah is only worsening the humanitarian situation for countless men, women and children caught in the crossfire, said Ireneusz...

ROME -- A judge in Argentina ruled that two bishops and two priests were liable for gender-based discrimination and violence toward a group of...

ROME -- Pope Francis expressed his condolences to the people of Taiwan after a powerful earthquake struck the island nation's eastern shore. In a message...

ROME (OSV News) -- World Central Kitchen, a humanitarian organization that delivers food in war-torn countries, expressed outrage after seven of its workers were...

ROME -- The Vatican, especially Pope Francis, must double its efforts and urge the international community to end the massacre of Palestinians killed in...

ROME -- The shock of the surprise attack by Hamas militants on Israel, in which hundreds were killed, wounded or kidnapped, has left a...