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.
Court battle continues as lawmaker intervenes to save pilgrimage site from Trump seizure July 28, 2026By Gina Christian OSV News Filed Under: Feature, Immigration and Migration, News, Religious Freedom, World News The Trump administration’s move to seize a New Mexico pilgrimage site for border wall construction — despite religious liberty objections — continues to be contested in court, as a Texas lawmaker has introduced legislation to stop the takeover.
Those targeted by immigration enforcement need ‘chance to be heard,’ says nun detained by ICE July 24, 2026By Gina Christian OSV News Filed Under: Feature, Immigration and Migration, News, World News Give those targeted in immigration enforcement operations “the chance to be heard,” said a religious sister detained by U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement agents for several hours June 28, amid an intended third-country deportation effort.
Violent extremist’s sentencing a call to protect kids online, says Catholic legal scholar July 23, 2026By Gina Christian OSV News Filed Under: Feature, News, World News The recent sentencing of a convicted online child predator to a 40-year prison term and renewed safety warnings from federal officials mark a call for parents to double down on protecting their kids in the digital sphere, a Catholic legal scholar told OSV News.
CRS receives State Department funds to ‘significantly expand’ humanitarian aid to Cuba July 22, 2026By Gina Christian OSV News Filed Under: Feature, News, World News Catholic Relief Services is welcoming federal support that will help “significantly expand” humanitarian aid to Cuba, as the Caribbean nation battles multiple crises.
Attacks on human dignity can never be normalized, say 2 US bishops after deadly ICE shootings July 21, 2026By Gina Christian OSV News Filed Under: Feature, Immigration and Migration, News, World News Two U.S. Catholic bishops are lamenting recent deadly immigration enforcement encounters, calling for God-given human dignity to be respected in every individual.
