Pope accepts resignation of West Virginia bishop, names Washington auxiliary as successor
WASHINGTON (OSV News) — Pope Leo XIV has accepted the resignation of Bishop Mark E. Brennan of Wheeling-Charleston, West Virginia, and named as
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Am I obligated to do my penance right away for my confession to be valid?
Q: Recently I went to confession on Saturday afternoon before my parish’s vigil Mass. The priest told me to say a rosary
Hope meets history in Pope Leo XIV’s Chicago
(OSV News) — As a South Sider, it still feels strange to say it out loud: The pope is from the South
Appeals court temporarily blocks policy permitting distribution of abortion pill by mail
WASHINGTON (OSV News) — An appeals court on May 1 temporarily blocked a federal policy permitting mifepristone, sometimes called the abortion pill, to
Feds charge ‘Purgatory’ cybercriminal in swatting attack on Pope Leo’s alma mater
PHILADELPHIA (OSV News) — Federal authorities have charged a juvenile with a hoax that prompted an August 2025 active shooter scare at Villanova
Augustinian charisms of truth, unity, love revealed in Pope Leo’s pastoral style, say panelists
(OSV News) — One year in, Pope Leo XIV’s papacy has been rooted in truth, unity and love — the distinct gifts of
Pope Leo XIV’s first-year themes of unity, community have Augustinian ties
CHICAGO (OSV News) — One of the first things Pope Leo XIV said from the balcony of St. Peter’s Basilica upon his
The Sheep Detectives
NEW YORK (OSV News) – Like the creatures for which it’s named, director Kyle Balda’s comic mystery “The Sheep Detectives” (Amazon MGM)
2 Vatican dicasteries jointly release document on ‘integral ecology’ in family life
ROME (Vatican News) — The Vatican Dicastery for Promoting Integral Human Development and the Dicastery for Laity, Family and Life have jointly
SBA commits to $160 million in midterm and 2028 elections spending amid growing challenges
WASHINGTON (OSV News) — A key national pro-life group said it plans to spend $160 million in the 2026 midterm elections and the