More U.S. bishops decry societal tensions, call for renewal of heart, human dignity January 28, 2026By Gina Christian OSV News Filed Under: Bishops, Catholic Social Teaching, Feature, Immigration and Migration, News, World News More U.S. Catholic bishops are sounding the alarm over an increasingly frayed social order both at home and abroad — while calling for a renewal of heart and a recommitment to Gospel values safeguarding God-given human dignity.
Pope Leo: Let us raise our voices for peace January 28, 2026By OSV News Vatican News Filed Under: Conflict in the Middle East, News, Vatican, World News “I’ll only say that we must pray very much for peace.” Those were the words of Pope Leo XIV given in a brief statement to Italian television as he left Villa Barberini, his residence in Castel Gandolfo, where, as usual, he had spent his Tuesday both resting and working.
Pope appeals for end to antisemitism, prejudice, genocide January 28, 2026By Carol Glatz Catholic News Service Filed Under: News, Religious Freedom, Vatican, World News Pope Leo XIV called for an end to all antisemitism, prejudice, oppression and persecution worldwide.
Doomsday Clock now at 85 seconds to midnight; ‘failure of leadership’ faulted January 28, 2026By Gina Christian OSV News Filed Under: News, World News The Doomsday Clock — a model indicating how close humanity is to self-destruction through its own technologies — has edged to 85 seconds to midnight, its sponsoring organization announced Jan. 27.
Hispanic Pro-Life Conference: ‘We must unite our voices’ against abortion January 28, 2026By Marietha Góngora V. OSV News Filed Under: Immigration and Migration, News, Respect Life, World News Following the National March for Life, the pro-life organization Alianza por la Vida (Alliance for Life) held its annual daylong conference to discuss ways Latino Catholics can continue to build a culture of life. This year, the conference shared the central theme of the national march: “Life is a Gift.”
Cardinal Parolin meets with Danish king, prime minister amid tensions over Greenland January 27, 2026By Junno Arocho Esteves OSV News Filed Under: News, Vatican, World News Cardinal Pietro Parolin, Vatican secretary of state, concluded a two-day visit in Denmark with a meeting with the country’s king and foreign minister as tensions between Europe and the United States still loom.
‘Crisis of relativism’ threatens peace in Europe, pope says January 27, 2026By Junno Arocho Esteves OSV News Filed Under: News, Vatican, World News Pope Leo XIV warned participants at a European conference on peacebuilding that the “spread of relativism” and reducing truth to a mere opinion undermine the moral foundations needed to build a lasting peace.
Pro-life leaders say there still is ‘a lot that needs to be done’ by the Trump administration January 27, 2026By Kate Scanlon OSV News Filed Under: News, Respect Life, World News Leaders of several pro-life organizations who spoke with OSV News at the 53rd annual March for Life in Washington Jan. 23 said the Trump administration still has work to do when it comes to their cause.
Cardinal Tobin: ‘Say no to violence,’ stop funding ‘lawless organization’ after protester killings January 26, 2026By OSV News OSV News Filed Under: Immigration and Migration, News, U.S. Congress, World News Cardinal Joseph W. Tobin of Newark, New Jersey, joined several religious leaders for a Jan. 25 “National Faith Call to Action,” organized and hosted online by Faith in Action, a global, nonpartisan, faith-based network that counts 1,000 congregations in the U.S., as well as in Haiti, Central America, Africa and Eastern Europe.
Amid tensions in Minnesota, Archbishop Hebda calls for conversion of hearts January 26, 2026By Joe Ruff The Catholic Spirit Filed Under: Gun Violence, Immigration and Migration, News, World News After a second fatal shooting in January involving federal agents in Minneapolis during an increase in federal immigration enforcement, Archbishop Bernard A. Hebda presided over an evening Mass for peace Jan. 25 at the Cathedral of St. Paul in St. Paul.
Russia aims to ‘freeze’ Ukrainians, prelate says; missile attacks turn Kyiv into ‘cold trap’ January 26, 2026By Katarzyna Szalajko OSV News Filed Under: News, War in Ukraine, World News Russia’s latest missile strikes on Kyiv and other Ukrainian cities were aimed deliberately at civilians and civilian infrastructure and bear clear signs of crimes against humanity, Major Archbishop Sviatoslav Shevchuk said, as Ukraine enters another week of winter fighting.
All Christians must humbly, joyfully invite others to trust in God, pope says January 26, 2026By Carol Glatz Catholic News Service Filed Under: Ecumenism and Interfaith Relations, Feature, News, Vatican, World News All Christians are called to invite everyone to trust in Christ, who enlightens and consoles, Pope Leo XIV said.
