Pope Leo’s new encyclical offers hope, call to shared moral discernment, say experts June 2, 2026By Gina Christian OSV News Filed Under: AI, Feature, News, Vatican, World News Pope Leo XIV’s new encyclical on artificial intelligence is now a core document on AI ethics — one that offers hope amid grave warnings, while serving as a call to a shared moral discernment, Catholic experts told OSV News.
Notre Dame of Maryland University announces its 15th president June 1, 2026By Katie V. Jones Catholic Review Filed Under: Colleges, Feature, Local News, News Dr. Abagail “Abby” Van Vlerah was named the 15th president of Notre Dame of Maryland University (NDMU) June 1. She will begin her new role July 6 after Dr. Marylou Yam, NDUM’s current president, retires June 30.
First stop for Pope Leo in Spain will be center that gives royal treatment to homeless June 1, 2026By Paulina Guzik OSV News Filed Under: Feature, News, Vatican, World News A Caritas center called CEDIA 24 Horas Social Project is part of the social ministry of the Church of Madrid for those who are homeless and that’s where Pope Leo will head right after the meeting with the royals, diplomats and Spanish authorities — sending a clear message of priorities to Spanish society and the country’s politicians.
Pope Leo calls Archbishop Fulton Sheen ‘a light of faith’ who touched millions with the Gospel June 1, 2026By Courtney Mares OSV News Filed Under: Feature, News, Saints, Vatican, World News Pope Leo XIV praised Venerable Fulton J. Sheen on June 1 as “a light of faith, hope, and love” whose radio and television broadcasts brought the Gospel to millions of Americans — including the pope himself as a child.
Can Catholics as consumers drive a better AI future? June 1, 2026By Courtney Mares OSV News Filed Under: AI, Feature, News, Vatican, World News As a small group of tech companies race to dominate the artificial intelligence era, much of the world has been left wondering whether ordinary people have any voice in the AI future that is being built.
Faithful join in rosary for peace in Washington as pope leads the Marian devotion for world May 31, 2026By Mark Zimmermann OSV News Filed Under: Feature, Marian Devotion, News, Saints, Vatican, World News Joining Pope Leo XIV in a worldwide rosary for peace, several hundred people gathered at the Basilica of the National Shrine of the Immaculate Conception in Washington May 30 to seek the intercession of the Blessed Virgin Mary to bring peace to the hearts of people and peace to nations at war.
Knights of Peter Claver express ‘full support’ for Pope Leo slavery apology May 29, 2026By Gina Christian OSV News Filed Under: Feature, News, Vatican, World News The Knights of Peter Claver, one of the Catholic Church’s largest historically Black Catholic lay fraternal organizations, said it “offers its full support” for Pope Leo XIV’s acknowledgment of the Church’s role in slavery.
Pope Leo XIV heads to Spain — a missionary country he knows by heart May 29, 2026By Ines San Martin OSV News Filed Under: Feature, News, Vatican, World News As the first pope in modern history to have spent much of his priestly ministry as a missionary, Pope Leo arrives in Spain June 6 with a unique familiarity not only with the country itself — which he has visited almost 50 times — but also with the missionary tradition that helped shape Catholicism across much of the world.
National Eucharistic Pilgrimage commemorates Catholic history along South Atlantic coast May 29, 2026By Maria Wiering OSV News Filed Under: Eucharist, Feature, News, World News (OSV News) — After a Pentecost launch, the National Eucharistic Pilgrimage is marking its first full weekend with events in the Diocese of Charlotte, North Carolina. Four parishes in the Tar Heel State are hosting Mass and Eucharistic adoration as the nine perpetual pilgrims traveling this year’s route head north along the East Coast. The […]
Relics of sister to whom Jesus appeared, showing his Sacred Heart, will come to the U.S. in June May 29, 2026By Caroline de Sury OSV News Filed Under: Feature, News, Saints, World News The relics of St. Margaret Mary Alacoque, the French Visitation sister who experienced visions of Jesus revealing his Sacred Heart, will be present with the U.S. bishops in Orlando, Florida, when they consecrate the United States to Jesus’ Sacred Heart June 11.
Meet the Silicon Valley priest advising tech companies on artificial intelligence ethics May 29, 2026By Courtney Mares OSV News Filed Under: AI, Feature, News, World News Father Brendan McGuire used to be a Silicon Valley technology executive. Now he’s hearing their confessions. Today, the Irish-born pastor of St. Simon Catholic Parish in Los Altos, California, is helping to shape the moral conscience of the artificial intelligence industry.
Pew: Most Americans who attend religious services have heard about political, social issues recently May 29, 2026By Kate Scanlon OSV News Filed Under: Feature, News, World News Most U.S. adults who regularly attend religious services have heard their clergy speak about at least one political or social issue recently, according to a new Pew Research Center survey.
