US bishops form new task force over AI concerns, meet with tech leaders September 16, 2026By Gina Christian OSV News Filed Under: AI, Feature, News, World News Amid recent calls from several artificial intelligence leaders for a slowdown in the technology’s development, the nation’s Catholic bishops are engaging tech leaders and lawmakers to address concerns over AI and online child safety.
As Pope Leo marks birthday, more positive views of US Catholics may be on horizon, says scholar September 14, 2026By Gina Christian OSV News Filed Under: Feature, News, Vatican, World News As the first U.S.-born pope marked his birthday, a Catholic scholar told OSV News he sees a potential shift toward more positive views of Catholicism in the U.S. compared to the past two decades.
Msgr. Roger Landry takes leave from Pontifical Missions Societies amid misconduct investigation September 12, 2026By Gina Christian OSV News Filed Under: Feature, News, World News Msgr. Roger J. Landry has taken a temporary leave from his position as director of the Pontifical Mission Societies USA, following allegations he violated priestly conduct codes for two dioceses with which he is affiliated.
Indianapolis archbishop grants Mass dispensation amid ICE detention fears September 10, 2026By Gina Christian OSV News Filed Under: Feature, Immigration and Migration, News, World News Archbishop Charles C. Thompson of Indianapolis has granted a temporary dispensation from Sunday Mass and holy days of obligation for those fearing immigration detention.
Labor Day a call to build communion, equity amid challenges of AI, says Archbishop Fabre September 4, 2026By Gina Christian OSV News Filed Under: AI, Feature, News, World News This year’s Sept. 7 observance of Labor Day underscores Pope Leo XIV’s call to be “builders of communion” while safeguarding human dignity, as artificial intelligence “reshapes our economy and our work,” said Archbishop Shelton J. Fabre of Louisville, Kentucky.
A Massachusetts priest is urging prayers for a man who attacked him during a parish Holy Hour September 4, 2026By Gina Christian OSV News Filed Under: Feature, News, World News ather Christopher Peschel, pastor of Our Lady of Mount Carmel Church in New Bedford, Massachusetts, sustained minor injuries Aug. 31 as he tried to prevent 59-year-old Jose Nascimento from stealing the parish’s monstrance.
Catholic aid worker in Nepal sees ‘long road’ to recovery after ‘unprecedented’ disaster for region September 1, 2026By Gina Christian OSV News Filed Under: Feature, News, World News Devastation from Aug. 26 flooding and mudslides along the Nepal-China border is staggering, and the road to recovery will be long, a Catholic aid worker now on the ground in that nation told OSV News.
East Tennessee diocese mourns Dolly Parton as ‘one of our own’ August 27, 2026By Gina Christian OSV News Filed Under: Feature, News, World News The Diocese of Knoxville, Tennessee, is remembering the late Dolly Parton — whose career as a singer, songwriter, actress, businesswoman and philanthropist spanned decades — as “one of our own.”
‘Prayer is our number one weapon’ against Russian aggression, says papal nuncio to Ukraine August 21, 2026By Gina Christian OSV News Filed Under: Feature, News, Vatican, War in Ukraine, World News As Russia’s full-scale war on Ukraine — which continues attacks launched in 2014 — nears its fifth year, OSV News sat down Aug. 12 with Archbishop Visvaldas Kulbokas, papal nuncio to Ukraine, for a reflection on faith and prayer amid relentless conflict.
Security issues show AI needs greater human oversight, say Catholic experts August 11, 2026By Gina Christian OSV News Filed Under: AI, Feature, News, Vatican, World News Recent security issue disclosures from major artificial intelligence developers Anthropic and OpenAI point to a need for even greater human oversight of the technology, two Catholic experts told OSV News.
Msgr. Rossetti resumes deliverance ministry after removal as DC exorcist August 7, 2026By Gina Christian OSV News Filed Under: Feature, News, World News A priest who was removed as an Archdiocese of Washington exorcist is relaunching his nonprofit deliverance ministry, while remaining a priest in good standing in his home diocese.
Spokane bishop calls for prayers, outreach as wildfires ravage area August 4, 2026By Gina Christian OSV News Filed Under: Feature, News, World News A Washington state bishop is calling for prayer as wildfires have torched entire neighborhoods, leading to thousands of evacuations and hundreds of destroyed buildings.
