OSV News

In the inaugural report by the U.S. Conference of Catholic Bishops on the “State of Religious Liberty in the United States,” published on January...

BALTIMORE -- Loyola University Maryland officially acknowledged its historical ties to slavery with the release of a comprehensive 27-page report detailing the Baltimore university's...

NAIROBI, Kenya -- Cardinal Fridolin Ambongo Besungu of Kinshasa, Congo, president of the Symposium of Episcopal Conferences of Africa and Madagascar, or SECAM, said...

PORT-AU-PRINCE, Haiti -- The six nuns kidnapped in Port-au-Prince, Haiti, Jan. 19 have been freed, and the archbishop of the capital was overjoyed and...

WASHINGTON -- At least 18 Catholic bishops have signed on to a call by PAX Christi USA for the U.S. government to redirect military...

Bishop Mario E. Dorsonville of Houma-Thibodaux, Louisiana, passed away unexpectedly late Jan 19 due to complications from recent health problems, according to a post...

MEXICO CITY -- Six nuns from the Congregation of the Sisters of St. Anne were kidnapped Jan. 19 while traveling on a bus in...

By Rita Buettner, OSV Maybe it’s because the excitement of the holidays has passed and the Christmas lights are disappearing. Maybe it’s because the time off...

TORONTO -- According to the Catholic Civil Rights League's database, at least 85 Catholic churches have been set ablaze or vandalized since the unproven...

A weekday Mass at a California parish was interrupted as police pursued an alleged armed suspect who had fled into the church. Stunned parishioners at...