As Pope Leo marks birthday, more positive views of US Catholics may be on horizon, says scholar
(OSV News) — As the first U.S.-born pope marked his birthday, a Catholic scholar told OSV News he sees a potential shift toward
‘Remarkable victory’: Life advocates welcome defeat of assisted suicide bill in England and Wales
LIVERPOOL, England (OSV News) — The Catholic Church in England and Wales has welcomed the defeat of a bill to legalize assisted suicide.
Trump backs Irish unification, bucking US neutrality, drawing US Irish Catholic praise
WASHINGTON (OSV News) — President Donald Trump backed Irish unification during a meeting Sept. 12 with Irish Prime Minister Micheál Martin in Dublin,
Washington Letter: Cost-of-living worries and Trump take center stage as midterms near
WASHINGTON (OSV News) — With 50 days left before the midterm elections as of Sep. 14, polls show Americans are increasingly concerned about
Full text: Pope Leo XIV’s Angelus address given Sept. 13, 2026
VATICAN CITY (OSV News) — The following is the full text of Pope Leo XIV’s Angelus address given Sunday Sept. 13 at
Pope Leo commemorates 9/11, praying for all who ‘bear wounds of that tragic day’
ROME (OSV News) — Pope Leo XIV commemorated the 25th anniversary of the terrorist attacks of Sept. 11, 2001, in his Sunday Angelus
Judge shields more Catholic health providers as Illinois assisted suicide law takes effect
(OSV News) — A federal judge on Sept. 11 temporarily blocked Illinois from enforcing the state’s physician-assisted suicide law, which permits physicians to
9/11 Mass at the national shrine in DC calls on Catholics to be agents of reconciliation
WASHINGTON (OSV News) — While overwhelming sorrow at the memory of the dead from 9/11 comes easily, the continuing challenge for Catholics is
Victim 0001: Friends recall Father Mychal Judge’s 9/11 loss and legacy
(OSV News) — The offering placed before the altar on Sept. 11, 2001, was unlike any ever seen at St. Peter’s Catholic
Bishop Barron’s new film explores beauty of France’s gothic cathedrals ahead of pope’s visit
(OSV News) — A new documentary from Bishop Robert E. Barron of Winona-Rochester, Minnesota, promises to take viewers on a journey through the