Bishop Brennan of Brooklyn, NY, offers prayers for those impacted by building collapse November 13, 2026By OSV News OSV News Filed Under: Feature, News, World News Bishop Robert J. Brennan of Brooklyn offered prayers for those affected by a building collapse on Nov. 11, which killed at least eight people and injured more than a dozen others.
NY archbishop, archdiocese, healthcare ministry join in suit over state’s assisted suicide law November 4, 2026By OSV News OSV News Filed Under: Feature, Health Care, News, Respect Life, World News Catholic opposition to state laws permitting assisted suicide for the terminally ill is expanding in federal courts.
Hicks: Vocations week a ‘beautiful witness of those who have responded to God’s call to serve’ November 3, 2026By OSV News OSV News Filed Under: Feature, News, Vocations, World News National Vocation Awareness Week — which this year began Nov. 1 and ends Nov. 7 — “reminds us of the beautiful witness of those who have responded to God’s call to serve in ordained ministry as priests and deacons, and men and women who serve in consecrated life,” Archbishop Ronald A. Hicks of New York said in a statement.
Serving vulnerable pregnant and parenting women is ‘heroic’ work, says USCCB pro-life chair October 30, 2026By OSV News OSV News Filed Under: Feature, News, Respect Life, World News The chairman of the U.S. bishops’ Committee on Pro-Life Activities expressed gratitude Oct. 27 “for all those who work to provide necessary resources to women, babies, and families during pregnancy and beyond.”
Cardinal Tobin of Newark, NJ, to undergo surgery for mass on his kidney October 29, 2026By OSV News OSV News Filed Under: Feature, News, World News Cardinal Joseph W. Tobin of Newark has been found to have a kidney mass and is scheduled to undergo surgery on Oct. 29 to remove it, according to an archdiocesan announcement.
Spain and its Church in shock, grief after high speed train collision leaves dozens dead October 28, 2026By OSV News OSV News Filed Under: Feature, News, World News The Church in Spain expressed its sorrow and solidarity with the victims of an Oct. 28 train accident between Urda and Los Yébenes, near the historic town of Toledo, entrusting the deceased, the injured and their families to prayer.
Pope recognizes heroic virtues of 6 Catholics, from missionary bishops to Padre Pio’s spiritual son October 26, 2026By OSV News Filed Under: News, Saints, Vatican, World News Pope Leo XIV has authorized decrees recognizing the heroic virtues of a group of Catholics from all walks of life — from a Peruvian bishop to an Italian spiritual son of St. Padre Pio.
Oregon bishops offer prayers following Silver Rail school shooting October 16, 2026By OSV News OSV News Filed Under: Feature, Gun Violence, News, World News Oregon’s Catholic bishops expressed sympathy and encouraged the community to support those affected by a shooting at a Bend, Oregon, elementary school that left five dead and two wounded.
US bishops’ president urges Catholics ‘to put their faith before politics’ in November elections October 15, 2026By OSV News OSV News Filed Under: Feature, News, World News Ahead of the Nov. 3 midterm elections, Archbishop Paul S. Coakley, president of the U.S. Conference of Catholic Bishops, issued a statement Oct. 14 reminding the faithful that “For citizens in a representative democracy such as our own, participation in public life — including voting — is both a right and a responsibility.”
Trump sends Pope Leo ‘get well’ wishes following cancer diagnosis October 15, 2026By OSV News OSV News Filed Under: Feature, News, Vatican, World News President Donald Trump offered Pope Leo XIV his “best wishes” and “love” in a short interview with reporters Oct. 14, the day after the pope’s doctors announced that the pope had been diagnosed with lung cancer.
US bishops, lawmakers offer prayers for Pope Leo after cancer diagnosis October 14, 2026By OSV News OSV News Filed Under: Feature, News, Vatican, World News Following the Holy See’s Oct. 13 announcement that Pope Leo XIV was diagnosed with lung cancer and had the lower lobe of his right lung removed, Church and civic leaders expressed their hope and prayers for his full recovery.
Prayers for pope ahead of surgery invoke Our Lady of Fatima on miracle of sun anniversary October 13, 2026By OSV News OSV News Filed Under: Feature, News, Vatican, World News As Pope Leo XIV entered the hospital Oct. 13 for surgery, Cardinal Stanislaw Dziwisz, longtime secretary to St. John Paul II, offered prayers through the intercession of the Polish pope and Our Lady of Fatima.
