Ukraine remains hopeful for a papal visit, ambassador says
(OSV News) — Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy and his government’s representative to the Holy See are hopeful that Pope Leo XIV will
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Interest surges in U.S. beatification of Georgia Martyrs who died defending marriage
(OSV News) — The venue for the upcoming beatification of the Georgia Martyrs is expanding to accommodate thousands more people after a surge
Lebanon’s cardinal urges prayer, guidance as its president visits the White House
(OSV News) — Lebanon’s Cardinal Bechara Rai, the patriarch of the country’s Maronite Catholic Church, has urged for prayer and guidance as
Catholics urged to support Church in Africa, where faith ‘is growing rapidly’ amid great needs
WASHINGTON (OSV News) — U.S. Catholics can support Pope Leo XIV’s recent call for peace, reconciliation and interreligious dialogue in Africa by giving
‘Misa Azteca’ at LA cathedral mixes Catholic faith with Mexico’s Indigenous culture
Isabel González / Angelus LOS ANGELES (OSV News) — In the early 1990s, Joseph Julián González was driving from Los Angeles to California’s
Pope Leo quotes Bob Dylan song in book foreword calling for nuclear disarmament
ROME (OSV News) — Pope Leo XIV said the conscience of just one person can “be worth the entire world” when it comes
Pope Leo XIV makes surprise visit to pray for peace at the tomb of St. Benedict
ROME (OSV News) — Pope Leo XIV made a surprise visit to the Benedictine Abbey of Montecassino July 20, where he prayed for
CRS receives State Department funds to ‘significantly expand’ humanitarian aid to Cuba
(OSV News) — Catholic Relief Services is welcoming federal support that will help “significantly expand” humanitarian aid to Cuba, as the Caribbean nation
Synod study group report on same-sex attraction continues to draw mixed reactions
(OSV News) — Weeks after the release of a synod study group report on controversial pastoral issues, experts have continued to express mixed
Can’t go to Assisi? Visit a US replica of the tiny church where St. Francis founded order
(OSV News) — In Assisi, one of the main pilgrim draws is a tiny church dwarfed by its expansive surroundings, the Basilica