Catholic school’s sensory room a calming space that supports students’ learning, well-being January 25, 2026By OSV News The Catholic Light Filed Under: 2026 Catholic Schools Week, News, Schools, World News The calming space is designed to help children relax, refocus, and build coping skills so they can return to class ready to learn.
Former ambassadors seek renewed bipartisanship to fight human trafficking January 25, 2026By OSV News OSV News Filed Under: Child & Youth Protection, News, Respect Life, World News Efforts to combat human trafficking have languished in the first year of the second Trump administration and their revival requires bipartisan support, according to five former diplomats who served as ambassadors-at-large to combat human trafficking.
Trump administration ends federally funded research with fetal tissue from elective abortions January 22, 2026By OSV News OSV News Filed Under: Feature, Health Care, News, Respect Life, World News The Trump administration Jan. 22 announced a policy ending the use of fetal tissue from elective abortions in federally funded research.
Indonesian bishop who renounced red hat resigns over ‘conflict’ January 22, 2026By OSV News UCA News Filed Under: Bishops, News, Vatican, World News Indonesian Bishop Paskalis Bruno Syukur of Bogor, who previously declined to become a cardinal, has resigned amid allegations of mismanagement in the diocese.
In a moment of Vatican sweetness, Pope Leo receives lambs in ancient St. Agnes tradition January 21, 2026By OSV News OSV News Filed Under: News, Saints, Vatican, World News Adding some sweetness to the usual general audience-focused Wednesday, Pope Leo XIV was presented with two lambs Jan. 21 as part of an ancient Roman Catholic tradition marking the feast of St. Agnes of Rome.
NY state drops case to mandate religious groups cover abortion in employee health insurance January 20, 2026By OSV News OSV News Filed Under: Feature, News, Respect Life, World News The state of New York has given up on trying to enforce an insurance regulation that would have forced Catholic and other religious organizations to pay for abortions.
Charges for pro-life activists over disruption at abortion clinic dismissed in plea deal January 19, 2026By OSV News OSV News Filed Under: News, Respect Life, World News Six pro-life activists, most of them Catholics, arrested last year for disrupting the activities of an abortion clinic in Pennsylvania as part of a Red Rose Rescue, have had their charges dismissed in a plea deal.
USCCB president exhorts faithful to heed MLK’s call to be ‘a drum major for justice’ January 18, 2026By OSV News OSV News Filed Under: Bishops, Feature, News, Racial Justice, World News Marking the Jan. 19 Martin Luther King Jr. Day, Archbishop Paul S. Coakley of Oklahoma City, president of the U.S. bishops’ conference, urged Catholics to reflect on how they are called to be “drum majors for justice” in their own communities.
Capuchin friar who was one of last people with direct ties to Padre Pio dies at age 85 January 16, 2026By OSV News The Dialog Filed Under: News, Saints, World News Capuchin Franciscan Father John Aurilia — the former assistant to St. Padre Pio whose final interview last October on the Wilmington’s Diocese’s Catholic Forum broke records as it was viewed nearly 300,000 times — died Jan. 13 in Wilmington. He was 85.
Vatican completes official mosaic portrait of Pope Leo XIV for papal basilica January 15, 2026By OSV News OSV News Filed Under: Arts & Culture, News, Vatican, World News The Vatican has completed the official mosaic portrait of Pope Leo XIV, continuing a centuries-old tradition that marks the election of each new pontiff. The circular mosaic, known as a tondo, was created by the Vatican Mosaic Studio of the Fabric of St. Peter’s and will be installed in the Basilica of St. Paul Outside the Walls.
Pope Leo XIV to visit Spain this summer, with stops in Madrid, Barcelona and the Canary Islands January 10, 2026By OSV News OSV News Filed Under: News, Vatican, World News With the jubilee year now officially ended, the pope’s travel schedule is also expected to ramp up, with one trip especially dear to the pontiff just confirmed: a June visit to Madrid, Barcelona and the Canary Islands.
Minneapolis Catholic leaders speak out about community fear after ICE-involved shooting January 9, 2026By OSV News The Catholic Spirit Filed Under: Gun Violence, Immigration and Migration, News, World News An interfaith gathering of faith leaders in Minneapolis Jan. 8 drew a crowd as faith leaders raised concerns about the impact immigration enforcement actions are having on people in the community, including Catholic parishes in Minneapolis.
