Ahead of Lourdes visit, alleged Rupnik victims appeal to pope to end Vatican’s ‘prolonged silence’ September 26, 2026By Junno Arocho Esteves OSV News Filed Under: Feature, News, Vatican, World News In an open letter addressed to Pope Leo XIV, five alleged victims of sexual abuse at the hands of Slovenian Father Marko Rupnik said the silence and lack of information regarding the artist’s canonical trial added to their suffering.
At UNESCO, pope laments paradox of celebrating AI while human dignity ‘discarded’ September 25, 2026By Junno Arocho Esteves OSV News Filed Under: AI, Feature, News, Vatican, World News Pope Leo XIV warned diplomats, academics and youth delegates that human dignity is being cast to the wayside in the name of efficiency and productivity in the era of AI.
Panama Church abuse inquiry reveals administrative failures in landmark truth-seeking review September 25, 2026By Junno Arocho Esteves OSV News Filed Under: Feature, News, World News Archbishop José Domingo Ulloa Mendieta of Panama reiterated the Church’s commitment to safeguarding and accountability after an independent inquiry he ordered revealed decades of negligent record-keeping and a system that prioritized perpetrators rather than victims.
Pope Leo XIV calls on Latin American bishops to lead from ground, not ‘behind a desk’ September 23, 2026By Junno Arocho Esteves OSV News Filed Under: Feature, News, Vatican, World News Pope Leo XIV reminded Latin American bishops that true shepherds go out and care for their flock rather than lead from behind a desk.
Aparecida shrine celebrates completion of Rupnik-designed western facade September 21, 2026By Junno Arocho Esteves OSV News Filed Under: Feature, News, World News While France’s Lourdes shrine moves to cover mosaics by Father Marko Rupnik, Brazil’s National Shrine of Our Lady of Aparecida in São Paulo celebrated new installations by the artist, who faces decades of allegations of sexual, spiritual and psychological abuse.
Pope grants Jubilee Year for Guadalupe Basilica anniversary September 15, 2026By Junno Arocho Esteves OSV News Filed Under: Feature, News, Vatican, World News The Archdiocese of Mexico City announced that Pope Leo XIV has declared a Jubilee Year to commemorate the 50th anniversary of the dedication of the Basilica of Our Lady of Guadalupe.
2 decades after Regensburg, Church leaders say Pope Benedict’s speech was misinterpreted but prophetic September 14, 2026By Junno Arocho Esteves OSV News Filed Under: Feature, News, Vatican, World News Of all the discourses he delivered in his nearly eight-year pontificate — with the exception of his 2013 resignation — Pope Benedict XVI’s Sept. 12, 2006, address at the University of Regensburg sparked unprecedented global reaction.
Mozambique bishops say questions remain unanswered 3 months after bishop’s murder September 11, 2026By Junno Arocho Esteves OSV News Filed Under: Feature, News, World News The bishops’ conference of Mozambique said it has yet to receive any details on the murder of Bishop Osório Citora Afonso of Quelimane, who was shot dead in his residence in June.
German archbishop says US-Mexico border wall recalls Berlin Wall, warns against loss of humanity September 8, 2026By Junno Arocho Esteves OSV News Filed Under: Feature, Immigration and Migration, News, World News Touring the U.S.–Mexico border between Ciudad Juárez, Mexico, and El Paso, Texas, Archbishop Stefan Hesse of Hamburg said the towering fortifications and razor wire dividing the two border communities evoked a painful memory in his own country’s history: the Berlin Wall.
Pope Leo expresses hope Ukraine, Russia negotiations bear fruit September 7, 2026By Junno Arocho Esteves OSV News Filed Under: Feature, News, Vatican, War in Ukraine, World News Pope Leo XIV once again appealed for peace in Ukraine and prayed that U.S.-led negotiation efforts would finally bring an end to the death and destruction caused by the conflict now in its fourth year.
A long-awaited reckoning: A timeline of the Father Marko Rupnik case September 3, 2026By Junno Arocho Esteves OSV News Filed Under: Feature, News, Vatican, World News For over three decades, the allegations of sexual, psychological and spiritual abuse against Slovenian Father Marko Rupnik were met with cover-ups and bureaucratic delays.
Gaza school reopening is a reminder that ‘hope is stronger than fear,’ bishop says September 1, 2026By Junno Arocho Esteves OSV News Filed Under: Conflict in the Middle East, Feature, News, World News As children worldwide head back to classrooms this fall, students in Gaza are returning to a vastly different reality as the school at Holy Family Parish reopens for the first time since the start of Israel’s military campaign.
