Weigel: Jimmy Lai’s ‘witness to human dignity’ an ‘expression of his faith’ November 12, 2025By Paulina Guzik OSV News Filed Under: News, Religious Freedom, World News As reports spread that U.S. President Donald Trump appealed directly to China’s Xi Jinping to free jailed Hong Kong media tycoon Jimmy Lai when they met in South Korea Oct. 30, American theologian George Weigel told OSV News that Lai “is a non-violent, deeply committed defender of not simply his rights to free speech, but to those of the people of Hong Kong” and that his “witness to human dignity and to basic human rights is an expression of his Catholic faith.”
House to vote on shutdown deal; Catholic groups urge action on health care costs November 12, 2025By Kate Scanlon OSV News Filed Under: Feature, Health Care, News, U.S. Congress, World News A key procedural vote in the Senate signaled the beginning of a funding deal that may bring about the end of the longest federal government shutdown in U.S. history. But Catholic groups expressed concerns that the potential deal leaves the matter of health insurance subsidies to a future vote with an uncertain outcome and just as premiums are skyrocketing.
Bishops will consecrate U.S. to Sacred Heart of Jesus for 250th anniversary of its founding November 12, 2025By Gina Christian OSV News Filed Under: Bishops, Feature, News, World News As the U.S. marks its 250th anniversary next year, the U.S. bishops will consecrate the nation to the Sacred Heart of Jesus.
Alleged apparitions of Jesus in Dozulé, France, not supernatural, Vatican says November 12, 2025By Cindy Wooden Catholic News Service Filed Under: News, Vatican, World News Jesus did not appear to a woman in Dozulé, France, in the 1970s, and the messages she claimed to receive, including about Jesus’ second coming, are misleading and twist central Christian teachings, said the prefect of the Dicastery for the Doctrine of the Faith.
Seeing everyone as a brother or sister is part of Christianity, pope says November 12, 2025By Cindy Wooden Catholic News Service Filed Under: News, Vatican, World News Being a Christian means recognizing every person as a brother or sister and always being ready to lend a helping hand, Pope Leo XIV said.
Caribbean bishops plead for peace amid US strikes, military buildup November 12, 2025By Gina Christian OSV News Filed Under: Bishops, News, World News Catholic bishops in the Caribbean are calling for dialogue, cooperation and calm amid rising geopolitical tensions that have seen a U.S. military buildup in the region.
U.S. bishops advance new sainthood cause for ‘Good Samaritan’ Jesuit priest November 12, 2025By Michael R. Heinlein OSV News Filed Under: Bishops, News, Saints, World News The U.S. bishops voted overwhelmingly Nov. 11 to support the advancement of a canonization cause for Jesuit Father Richard Thomas.
Survey: Young adults are the most engaged, most at risk of leaving church November 12, 2025By Gina Christian OSV News Filed Under: Feature, News, World News, Youth Ministry A new survey shows young adult Catholics are the most engaged in the Latin Church in the U.S. – but the “strong” dynamic is also “fragile,” and questions of leaving the church persist.
‘Leo from Chicago:’ Vatican releases new documentary on pope’s early years November 12, 2025By Junno Arocho Esteves OSV News Filed Under: Feature, Movie & Television Reviews, News, Vatican, World News A new documentary released by the Vatican on Pope Leo XIV’s early life is more than just a film about the life of the new pope, but the story of an ordinary person who answered a calling to serve the church, said Vatican News journalist Salvatore Cernuzio.
Churches should be joyful places of sharing gift of faith, pope says November 12, 2025By Cindy Wooden Catholic News Service Filed Under: News, Vatican, World News Pope Leo XIV was given the keys to the Church of St. Anselm on Rome’s Aventine Hill, a church whose history is closely tied to his namesake.
New English version of Bible to be called The Catholic American Bible November 12, 2025By OSV News OSV News Filed Under: Bible, Bishops, News, World News A new English version of the Bible will be released in 2027 with the name The Catholic American Bible, according to Bishop Steven J. Lopes, chairman of the U.S. Conference of Catholic Bishops’ Committee on Divine Worship. The announcement was made Nov. 11 during the Fall Plenary of the USCCB.
USCCB president warns against partisanship; nuncio urges bishops to follow pope’s ‘maps of hope’ November 11, 2025By Lauretta Brown OSV News Filed Under: Bishops, Feature, News, World News In his farewell address to his brother bishops, Archbishop Timothy P. Broglio of the U.S. Archdiocese for the Military Services, outgoing president of the U.S. Conference of Catholic Bishops, emphasized the need to “convince people to listen to each other” amid polarization.
