Marking Ukraine's Independence Day, Pope Leo XIV pledged his prayers for the Ukrainian people in a message to President Volodymyr Zelenskyy and encouraged Catholics to respond to Ukrainian religious leaders' request for prayers for peace Aug. 24.
"With a heart...
Catholic legislators are called to enact laws that reflect love of God and love of neighbor, Pope Leo XIV told an international group of lawmakers.
"The future of human flourishing depends on which 'love' we choose to organize our society...
Pope Leo XIV blessed five statues of Mary that refugees evicted from their islands in order to build a major U.S. military base plan to place in the chapels they hope to restore when they return to their homelands.
"The...
Catholic Church leaders have spotlighted a cholera outbreak in South Sudan and Sudan, as some faith-based humanitarian agencies moved to respond to the crisis.
As of Aug. 19, South Sudan had reported more than 88,000 cases and 1,500 deaths from...
In the heart of southern Africa, more than 200 catechists -- many of them laywomen -- are now equipped to share the Catholic faith, thanks to the generosity of fellow Catholics in the U.S.
"Their financial support was crucial in...
A new statue depicting Blessed Carlo Acutis is a message that conveys to the world that the Catholic Church is not an old institution but a young and vibrant church with a relevant message for today's culture, said the...
The Florida Conference of Catholic Bishops on Aug. 21 said it sent a letter to Gov. Ron DeSantis, R-Fla., asking him to stay the Aug. 28 scheduled execution of Curtis Windom and commute his sentence to life imprisonment without...
Practicing medicine today with a Catholic worldview is no easy task. Carolyn Manhart, an internal medicine physician in Omaha, recently spoke with OSV News' Charles Camosy about how her faith came to inform her practice of medicine and why...
A Central American nonprofit center in Florida reports one of its client family members -- despite having an active asylum claim and no criminal record -- was recently detained on his way to work and sent to Florida's "Alligator...
The Reverend John J. Mink, 65, passed away on Thursday, August 21, 2025, due to complications following a stroke. He was most recently the pastor of St. Ann Catholic Church in the Forty Acres section of Wilmington. A native...