Proof of life for kidnapped Nigerian priest received by Alaska diocese where he served July 17, 2025By Gina Christian OSV News Filed Under: News, Religious Freedom, World News A kidnapped Nigerian priest, who previously served in Alaska, has managed to contact his home diocese, OSV News has learned.
Filled with hope, Christians know cries of the innocent will be heard, pope says July 17, 2025By Carol Glatz Catholic News Service Filed Under: Ecumenism and Interfaith Relations, News, Vatican, World News The cry of innocent victims and mothers mourning their children will not go unheard, Pope Leo XIV said.
Pope calls for ceasefire, dialogue, peace after church hit in Gaza July 17, 2025By Carol Glatz OSV News Filed Under: Conflict in the Middle East, Feature, News, Vatican, World News After an early morning attack on the Holy Family Church in Gaza, Pope Leo XIV called for an immediate ceasefire, dialogue and peace in the region.
School club gives students chance to benefit veterans, fosters Gospel value of serving others July 17, 2025By Sean Quinn OSV News Filed Under: News, Schools, World News, Young Adult Ministry A unique extracurricular activity at Seton Hall Preparatory School, an all-boys Catholic high school in West Orange, is giving students the chance to benefit military veterans while learning about the value of helping others.
Top Republican appears to walk back probe of Catholic entities amid charged committee hearing July 17, 2025By Kate Scanlon OSV News Filed Under: Catholic Charities, Feature, Immigration and Migration, News, U.S. Congress, World News During a contentious hearing, a top Republican on the House Committee on Homeland Security on July 16 appeared to walk back a previous statement that Catholic entities are among the nongovernmental organizations subject to a probe by the committee about their work with migrants.
Mahmoud v. Taylor: A Supreme Court victory for parents, freedom July 17, 2025By Jason Adkins OSV News Filed Under: Commentary, Religious Freedom, Supreme Court In a momentous decision that has far-reaching implications for the future of public education and religious liberty in the United States, the U.S. Supreme Court ruled in Mahmoud v. Taylor that parents, not the state, hold the primary right to direct the upbringing and education of their children.
Church leaders, faithful in procession to Detroit ICE office call for just immigration policies July 17, 2025By Daniel Meloy OSV News Filed Under: Immigration and Migration, News, World News Clergy, religious and pastors from various denominations led hundreds of lay faithful in making their voices heard in advocating for just immigration policies.
Lay associates journey with the Oblate Sisters of Providence July 17, 2025By Carole Norris Greene Special to the Catholic Review Filed Under: Consecrated Life, Feature, Local News, News Discussions among the Oblate Sisters of Providence regarding starting a lay associates program began in earnest in 1989, according to Oblate Sister of Providence Annette Beecham, director of the program that had its first installation in 1992. She was fresh out of formation at Duquesne University in Pittsburgh when she was assigned to develop it.
How and why to laugh like a saint July 17, 2025By Effie Caldarola OSV News Filed Under: Commentary, Saints Hearing that Ignatius’ rooms were full of laughter is a good reminder at a time when so many Americans are feeling anxious. We are, after all, in a Jubilee year of hope. We are Pilgrims of Hope. But I, like many, struggle with hope.
Study: Devotion to Mary has significant impact on discerning, sustaining vocations July 17, 2025By Gina Christian OSV News Filed Under: Consecrated Life, Feature, Marian Devotion, News, Vocations, World News Devotion to Mary is a significant factor in discerning and sustaining the call to priestly and religious life, according to a new study.
Videogame Review: ‘Clair Obscur: Expedition 33’ July 17, 2025By Adele Chapline Smith OSV News Filed Under: Arts & Culture, Movie & Television Reviews “Clair Obscur: Expedition 33” (Kepler), the debut title from French studio Sandfall Interactive, follows a cohort of citizens desperate to save a large number of people from imminent death. As it does so, the role-playing game also explores themes of grief, family and community.
Church of England weighs proposal to place St. Thomas More’s skull in shrine for veneration July 16, 2025By Simon Caldwell OSV News Filed Under: News, Saints, World News The Church of England is weighing plans to exhume and enshrine the head of St. Thomas More , the patron saint of statesmen and politicians, in time for the 500th anniversary of his 1535 martyrdom.
