U.S. Catholics urged to build culture of life, pray for end to abortion during January vigil November 21, 2025By OSV News OSV News Filed Under: Bishops, News, World News The U.S. Catholic bishops Nov. 19 called on the faithful to observe a nationwide prayer vigil Jan. 22-23 “to pray for an end to abortion and a greater respect for all human life in post-Roe America.”
Christian charity makes faith in Christ credible, pope says November 21, 2025By Cindy Wooden Catholic News Service Filed Under: Catholic Charities, Feature, News, Vatican, World News The Catholic Church’s charitable activity makes the Christian faith credible, Pope Leo XIV said, thanking members of Caritas Internationalis for living out what they believe.
The Cabrini Pledge: An invitation to be keepers of hope November 21, 2025By Bishop Nicholas DiMarzio OSV News Filed Under: Bishops, Commentary, Immigration and Migration The bishops of the Committee on Migration of the U.S. Conference of Catholic Bishops have asked our people to pledge to seek the intercession of Mother Cabrini by committing ourselves to prayer and discernment.
U.S. bishops name head of racial justice committee November 21, 2025By Gina Christian OSV News Filed Under: Bishops, Black Catholic Ministry, News, Racial Justice, World News The U.S. bishops have named Bishop Daniel E. Garcia of Austin, Texas, as the first-ever chairman of their Subcommittee for the Promotion of Racial Justice and Reconciliation.
Marriage tribunals do not pit law against pastoral care, pope says November 21, 2025By Cindy Wooden Catholic News Service Filed Under: Marriage & Family Life, News, Vatican, World News Theology, law and pastoral concern always go together in the work of Catholic tribunals considering marriage cases, Pope Leo XIV said.
Just what we need November 20, 2025By Rita Buettner Catholic Review Filed Under: Blog, Commentary, Open Window I realize there is a glove in each pocket, long forgotten and left behind from last winter.
Chicago Catholic coalition sues ICE over denial of holy Communion, pastoral care November 20, 2025By Simone Orendain Filed Under: Feature, Immigration and Migration, News, World News A group of clergy and religious, and a Catholic social justice organization filed a lawsuit Nov. 19 against the Trump administration over being barred from bringing holy Communion and pastoral care to detainees at an immigration processing center just west of Chicago.
Ceding territory ‘won’t stop Russia,’ Ukrainian bishop says as dozens die in Ternopil attack November 20, 2025By OSV News OSV News Filed Under: News, War in Ukraine, World News As media reports spread that the new peace proposal for Ukraine drafted by the Trump administration could envision the country ceding territory and limiting the size of its military in exchange for security guarantees from the United States, a Ukrainian bishop said the immediate reaction of his people was that it was “fake news” and that “they could not believe it.”
As two versions of events emerge, Mexican diocese mourns a murdered priest November 20, 2025By David Agren OSV News Filed Under: News, World News A Mexican priest was drugged and robbed before being murdered, according to court testimony.
Nobel Laureate challenges young people at Loyola lecture to demand justice for Congo November 20, 2025By Katie V. Jones Catholic Review Filed Under: Colleges, Feature, Local News, News, Social Justice The violence is organized, systematic and serves a chilling purpose. Women and girls in the Democratic Republic of the Congo – some as young as 6 months old – endure what Dr. Denis Mukwege described as “extreme sexual violence,” their bodies used as weapons in a war fueled by the world’s insatiable demand for minerals.
Sister Katherine O’Neil, I.H.M., dies at 84 November 20, 2025By Catholic Review Staff Catholic Review Filed Under: Local News, News, Obituaries A funeral Mass for Sister Katherine O’Neil (formerly known as Sister Mary St. Germaine) of the Sisters, Servants of the Immaculate Heart of Mary was offered Nov. 20 at Our Lady of Peace Residence in Dunmore, Pa. Sister Katherine died Nov. 13. She was 84.
Pope to bishops: Be prophets of peace, harmony in your dioceses November 20, 2025By Cindy Wooden Catholic News Service Filed Under: Bishops, News, Vatican, World News Following the example of St. Francis of Assisi, bishops are called to be close to the people in their dioceses and peacemakers in a world marked by division and tension, Pope Leo XIV told the bishops of Italy.
