Trump peace plan to end Israel-Hamas war in Gaza met with cautious optimism, skepticism September 30, 2025By Kate Scanlon OSV News Filed Under: Conflict in the Middle East, News, World News President Donald Trump released a 20-point peace plan to end the Israel-Hamas war Sept. 29, which was met with cautious optimism from some world leaders and skepticism from others as it remained to be seen whether Hamas would accept the agreement amid increasing international concern about humanitarian conditions in the Gaza Strip.
Christian leaders blame Israel for dwindling number of Christians in Holy Land September 30, 2025By Junno Arocho Esteves OSV News Filed Under: Conflict in the Middle East, Ecumenism and Interfaith Relations, News, World News Christian leaders in the Holy Land, as well as Palestinian government officials, condemned Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu’s recent speech at the United Nations General Assembly and blamed the Israeli occupation for the decreasing number of Christians in the area.
Pope’s October prayer intention celebrates ‘Nostra Aetate’ September 30, 2025By Cindy Wooden Catholic News Service Filed Under: Ecumenism and Interfaith Relations, News, Vatican, World News Pope Leo XIV has asked Catholics to join him in praying that members of different religions would work together to make life better for everyone rather than allowing their different beliefs to be used “as weapons or walls.”
Rosary can change the world, pontifical charity urges before a million children pray September 30, 2025By Katarzyna Szalajko OSV News Filed Under: Feature, Marian Devotion, News, World News, Youth Ministry This October, over a million children around the world will lift their voices in prayer as pontifical charity Aid to the Church in Need marks the 20th anniversary of its One Million Children Praying the Rosary campaign. What began in 2005 as a small gathering in Venezuela has grown into a global movement reaching across every continent.
Religious freedom in nation’s schools examined by Religious Liberty Commission September 30, 2025By Kate Scanlon OSV News Filed Under: Feature, News, Religious Freedom, Schools, World News The third meeting of the Department of Justice’s Religious Liberty Commission Sept. 29 examined a range of religious liberty issues related to public and private schools, as well as reflections on recent instances of violence at houses of worship.
Report: Graduate, college-level seminary enrollments continued to slide September 30, 2025By Gina Christian OSV News Filed Under: News, Vocations, World News Graduate-level and college-level enrollment at Catholic seminaries in the U.S. were down significantly in the 2024-2025 academic year, while high school seminary enrollment has held steady, according to statistics released by the Center for Applied Research in the Apostolate at Georgetown University in its Fall 2025 CARA Report.
Hope, healing highlight prayer service and Mass a month since Annunciation shooting September 30, 2025By Joe Ruff OSV News Filed Under: Feature, Gun Violence, News, World News Sharing hugs, tears and smiles, more than 150 people gathered on the lawn outside Annunciation Catholic Church and School in Minneapolis for a morning prayer service Sept. 27.
Catholic bishops mourn deadly attack on Latter-day Saints church in Michigan September 29, 2025By Gina Christian OSV News Filed Under: Feature, Gun Violence, News, World News Several Catholic bishops are expressing their sorrow over a deadly attack at a Michigan house of worship, which took place just weeks after a mass shooting at a Minnesota Catholic church.
Pope will declare St. John Henry Newman doctor of the church Nov. 1 September 29, 2025By Cindy Wooden Catholic News Service Filed Under: News, Saints, Vatican, World News Pope Leo XIV announced he will proclaim St. John Henry Newman a doctor of the church Nov. 1 during the Jubilee of the World of Education.
Pope’s communications day theme focuses on using media responsibly September 29, 2025By Cindy Wooden Catholic News Service Filed Under: Journalism, News, Vatican, World News Pope Leo XIV, the object of dozens of “deepfake” videos, has chosen “Preserving human voices and faces” as the theme for the Catholic Church’s celebration of World Communications Day in 2026.
Pope encourages European parliamentarians to pursue ‘healthy secularism’ September 29, 2025By Cindy Wooden Catholic News Service Filed Under: News, Religious Freedom, Vatican, World News Pope Leo XIV encouraged members of the European Parliament to pursue “a healthy secularism” that maintains the distinction between religions and governments.
As Nantes cathedral opens after 2020 fire, Notre Dame in Paris presents reopened towers September 29, 2025By Caroline de Sury OSV News Filed Under: Arts & Culture, News, World News The northwestern French city of Nantes waited for this moment for five long years and on Sept. 27, reopened its cathedral after the 2020 arson attack. The church celebrated with local and state officials present, and topped its reopening with ballet dancers flying on the cathedral’s square.
