Ezra Jin Mingri, lawmakers call on Trump to push Xi to free prisoners of conscience
WASHINGTON (OSV News) — Ezra Jin Mingri, founder and pastor of an underground church in China and a former prisoner of conscience in
Experts: Henri Nouwen, who died in 1996, ‘remains deeply relevant’ for his ‘relational’ spirituality
(OSV News) — Three decades after his death, Father Henri Nouwen — spirituality author, priest, psychologist and pastor to persons with disabilities —
Supreme Court declines to intervene in custody dispute between California parents and surrogate
WASHINGTON (OSV News) — The Supreme Court declined Sept. 22 to intervene in a custody dispute between California parents and a surrogate who
Serbian cardinal pleads against country’s exclusion after Ratko Mladic’s burial with honors
LINZ, Austria (OSV News) — Cardinal Ladislav Nemet of Belgrade is urging Western governments not to let recent controversy over the funeral of
Pope Leo XIV calls on Latin American bishops to lead from ground, not ‘behind a desk’
(OSV News) — Pope Leo XIV reminded Latin American bishops that true shepherds go out and care for their flock rather than
Washington Letter: Advocates push Trump to raise human rights issues in Xi meeting
WASHINGTON (OSV News) — Ahead of his planned meeting with Chinese President Xi Jinping — where topics ranging from artificial intelligence to the
What happens during a beatification?
(OSV News) — Beatifications are a tremendous milestone in the process of canonization. The Latin word “beatus,” a title bestowed on the
Pope Leo XIV to travel 19,000 miles on 14 flights during trip to Peru, Argentina, and Uruguay
ROME (OSV News) — Pope Leo XIV will travel more than 19,000 miles on 14 flights during a November trip to Peru, Argentina
Why the FBI investigated Archbishop Sheen during WWII
(OSV News) — In 1943, at the height of the Second World War, an anonymous source alerted the Federal Bureau of Investigation
Archbishop Sheen: How the philosophy professor became ‘God’s microphone’
(OSV News) — It was while a professor at The Catholic University of America in Washington that Archbishop Fulton J. Sheen began