US bishops’ doctrine chair defends Church’s just war tradition after Vance comments April 16, 2026By Kate Scanlon OSV News Filed Under: Conflict in the Middle East, Feature, News, Vatican, World News Shortly after Vice President JD Vance appeared to warn Pope Leo XIV to “be careful” when speaking about theology and taking issue with his description of the U.S. conflict in Iran as unjust, the U.S. bishops’ point-man on doctrine issued a forceful statement on the Church’s teaching about just war theory.
Catholic groups slam Trump’s attacks on Pope Leo, a ‘shepherd’ of souls, not a politician April 16, 2026By Gina Christian OSV News Filed Under: Feature, News, Vatican, World News A number of Catholic organizations are speaking out in defense of Pope Leo XIV, as President Donald Trump doubled down on his harsh criticism of Pope Leo XIV — with Vice President JD Vance, a Catholic convert, also claiming the pope should “be careful when he talks about matters of theology” in criticizing the U.S. and Israel’s war on Iran.
Catholics nurture environment in gardens, yards and beyond April 16, 2026By Katie V. Jones Catholic Review Filed Under: Environment, Feature, Local News, News Across the Archdiocese of Baltimore, Catholics are finding creative ways to care for God’s creation, transforming parish grounds, churchyards and personal backyards into vibrant, life-giving spaces.
Vatican foundation announces global events to honor Benedict XVI ahead of 2027 centenary April 15, 2026By Junno Arocho Esteves OSV News Filed Under: Feature, News, Vatican, World News The Joseph Ratzinger-Benedict XVI Vatican Foundation announced a series of initiatives across several continents that will take place throughout 2026 to mark the centenary of Pope Benedict XVI’s birth.
Odds on Peter: Trump vs the Pope April 15, 2026By Elizabeth Scalia OSV News Filed Under: Commentary Catholics will always be loyalty suspects in the United States of America. We love our country, but we will not (and should not) put it before Christ or his Church or the successors to his apostles.
Pro-life groups urge DOJ to stop opposing state abortion pill lawsuits April 15, 2026By Kate Scanlon OSV News Filed Under: Feature, News, Respect Life, World News A coalition of 78 pro-life groups sent a letter to acting U.S. Attorney General Todd Blanche urging the Department of Justice to stop asking courts to dismiss or pause state lawsuits to roll back the Biden administration’s eased restrictions on mifepristone.
Cameroon separatists declare temporary ceasefire ahead of pope’s visit to conflict-hit regions April 15, 2026By OSV News OSV News Filed Under: Feature, News, Vatican, World News Separatist factions operating in Cameroon’s Anglophone regions announced a temporary cessation of hostilities ahead of Pope Leo XIV’s stop in Cameroon on the second leg of his papal visit to the African continent.
Pope Leo on papal plane to Cameroon: St. Augustine invites all to search for God and truth today April 15, 2026By Courtney Mares OSV News Filed Under: Feature, News, Vatican, World News Pope Leo XIV spoke to journalists aboard the papal plane on April 15 on the five-hour flight from Algeria to Cameroon, underlining St. Augustine’s enduring importance today, saying that the saint’s invitation “to search for God and to search for truth is something that is very much needed today.”
An Open Letter to Cardinal Jean-Claude Hollerich, S.J. April 15, 2026By George Weigel Syndicated Columnist Filed Under: Commentary, The Catholic Difference Permit the suggestion, Your Eminence, that the Church’s pastors should avoid causing further confusion (and, indeed, whatever suffering is caused by those confusions) by helping God’s people embrace the mysteries of faith in love, rather than by suggesting that what has been settled by divine revelation and the authoritative teaching of the Church (in the 1994 apostolic letter Ordinatio Sacerdotalis) is not, in fact, settled.
DOJ report accuses Biden administration of ‘weaponizing’ prosecutions of pro-life activists April 15, 2026By Kurt Jensen OSV News Filed Under: Feature, News, Respect Life, World News More than a year after President Donald Trump pardoned 23 pro-life activists convicted of violating the federal Freedom of Access to Clinic Entrances, or FACE Act, and the Justice Department announced it would severely limit prosecutions of such cases, the department has issued an 882-page report accusing the Biden administration of weaponizing the prosecutions.
Dominicans who care for poor cancer patients sue over state’s transgender mandates April 15, 2026By OSV News OSV News Filed Under: Feature, News, World News The Dominican Sisters of Hawthorne, who operate a 42-bed nursing home that provides palliative care for the dying poor, are suing New York state over a 2024 law requiring long-term care facilities to use preferred pronouns and assign rooms based on gender identity.
Pope Leo XIV sets stage for June consistory with letter to cardinals April 15, 2026By OSV News OSV News Filed Under: Feature, News, Vatican, World News Pope Leo XIV sent a letter to the College of Cardinals thanking them for their participation in the January consistory and preparing the conversation for their next gathering June 26-27 — right before the solemnity of Sts. Peter and Paul.
