World News Archive

Maine Bishop after 18 Killed in Shooting: ‘God Is Always with Us’

OSV News – “Evil is part of the world in which we live,” said Bishop Robert P. Deeley of Portland, Maine, during a Mass on Friday, October 27, in Lewiston, […]

Report: Medical Abortions Spike in Year Since Dobbs

WASHINGTON D.C. (OSV News) – The number of legal abortions provided by virtual-only clinics via abortion pill prescriptions spiked 72 percent in the year following the Supreme Court’s reversal of […]

Pope at Synod: Wanting to ‘Control’ God Is Idolatry

VATICAN CITY (CNS) – To reform the Church is to put God first and adore Him, and to love and serve others, Pope Francis said at the Mass marking the […]

News Briefs: October 29, 2023

Synod to Issue ‘Letter to the People of God’ VATICAN CITY (CNS) – According to Vatican officials, members of the Synod of Bishops will issue a “Letter to the People […]

Former Laundromat in Richmond Is Now Catholic Outreach Center

RICHMOND (OSV News) – An abandoned laundromat might seem an odd place to transform into a Society of St. Vincent de Paul facility for community outreach. But then, the story of […]

As Synod Winds Down, Members Urged to Sow Patience

VATICAN CITY (CNS) – As members of the assembly of the Synod of Bishops return home, share the results of their work, and prepare for the final synod assembly in […]

News Briefs: October 22, 2023

Synod Addresses Pain Church Has Caused People VATICAN CITY (CNS) – The synodal way is not an invention of Pope Francis, but it is based on Jesus’ way of inclusivity […]

Oct. 17 is day of prayer, fasting for peace in Holy Land

(OSV News) — As war between Israel and Hamas rages, Catholics in the U.S. are heeding a call to pray and fast for peace in the Holy Land. In an […]

Notre Dame President to Step Down at End of Academic Year

(OSV News) – The longtime president of the University of Notre Dame will step down at the end of the current academic year to return to teaching and ministry at the […]

National Eucharistic Pilgrimage Invites Young People to Join

The National Eucharistic Congress is inviting young people to step out in faith – literally – by walking hundreds of miles in a major national pilgrimage. Organizers are inviting young […]

U.S. Bishops, Pope React to Attack on Israel WASHINGTON, D.C. (OSV News) – U.S. Catholic bishops, including Bishop David J. Malloy of Rockford, Illinois, Chairman of the U.S. Conference of Catholic […]

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Pontifical Mission Societies ‘Fearlessly, Courageously’ Propose the Gospel

(OSV News) – The Pontifical Mission Societies “fearlessly, courageously propose the Gospel” amid both hardships and hope, U.S. National Director Monsignor Kieran Harrington told OSV News. “The truth is that I […]