FOCUS names Jonathan Reyes as CEO October 10, 2026By Gina Christian OSV News Filed Under: Colleges, Feature, News, World News A longtime Catholic youth ministry is welcoming a new leader whose work draws on Church history while developing new evangelization outreaches.
Cornell Catholic ministry calls on students to witness to faith amid university sexual assault case October 9, 2026By Gina Christian OSV News Filed Under: Colleges, Feature, News, World News As Cornell University grapples with a high-profile sexual assault case, Catholic leaders on campus said they are responding with “prayer, pastoral care, and renewed commitment to the formation of Catholic students,” along with an 11-page pastoral letter to guide the faithful on campus.
‘Mission renewal’ starts with priests, Catholic education, says archbishop in pastoral letter October 9, 2026By Gina Christian OSV News Filed Under: Feature, News, World News An Oregon archbishop is calling for “mission renewal” across his archdiocese, urging personal holiness, a recommitted clergy, a focus on Catholic education and the efforts of lay faithful to foster a “culture of evangelization.”
World Mission Sunday has ‘borne fruit in my own life,’ says Pope Leo October 8, 2026By Gina Christian OSV News Filed Under: Feature, News, Vatican, World News The aim of World Mission Sunday (Oct. 18), established 100 years ago by Pope Pius XI, has “borne fruit in my own life,” said Pope Leo XIV.
Women’s equality, uniqueness must be respected, says Vatican UN diplomat October 8, 2026By Gina Christian Filed Under: News, Vatican, World News Recognizing “equal dignity and rights” for men and women must be the “foundation of a just and human-centered society,” said the Vatican’s top diplomat to the United Nations.
Vermont diocese seeks to withdraw bankruptcy filing, citing legal costs, lack of progress October 7, 2026By Gina Christian OSV News Filed Under: Feature, News, World News The Diocese of Burlington, Vermont, has moved to withdraw its bankruptcy filing, two years to the day after seeking relief to address sexual abuse claims.
Relevant Radio’s ‘Father Rocky’ named new director of Our Lady of Champion shrine October 6, 2026By Gina Christian OSV News Filed Under: Feature, News, World News A priest known for his nationwide radio ministry has been tapped to lead the first and only Church-approved Marian apparition site in the U.S.
Catholic education leaders applaud proposed rules on tax credit October 5, 2026By Gina Christian Filed Under: Feature, News, Schools, World News Catholic education leaders are applauding proposed regulations for the Federal Scholarship Tax Credit, which incentivizes private contributions to K-12 scholarships benefiting students in public, charter or private schools, including religious.
Greenland Catholics eye new security agreement with relief, concern and commitment to the Gospel, says priest October 5, 2026By Gina Christian OSV News Filed Under: Feature, News, World News Catholics in Greenland are regarding a new security agreement with a mixture of relief and concern, while remaining committed to the call of the Gospel, said the island’s only Catholic parish priest.
Virginia bishop urges faithful to ‘pray, fast and vote no’ on abortion, same-sex marriage amendments October 1, 2026By Gina Christian OSV News Filed Under: Feature, News, Respect Life, World News Bishop Michael F. Burbidge of Arlington, Virginia, is urging the faithful to pray, fast and vote “no” on enshrining abortion and same-sex marriage in that state.
Universal health care a ‘moral imperative,’ Vatican’s top diplomat tells UN September 30, 2026By Gina Christian OSV News Filed Under: Feature, Health Care, News, Vatican, World News Universal health care is “a moral imperative,” as “the Holy See has consistently reiterated,” the Vatican’s top diplomat told the United Nations.
Notre Dame rector files defamation suit against online posters of anonymous abuse allegations September 30, 2026By Gina Christian OSV News Filed Under: Colleges, Feature, News, World News A former campus residence rector at the University of Notre Dame in Indiana has filed suit against several individuals who earlier this year had anonymously accused her online of sexual abuse.
