Swiss Guard to mark 500th anniversary of the Sack of Rome October 12, 2026By OSV News OSV News Filed Under: Feature, News, World News The Pontifical Swiss Guard is preparing a commemorative year to mark the 500th anniversary of the Sack of Rome, in which 147 Swiss Guards lost their lives protecting the pope.
Charles Village comeback October 12, 2026By Lisa Harlow Special to the Catholic Review Filed Under: Feature, Local News, News Ss. Philip and James doesn’t measure its last five years in numbers, its pastor says. But the numbers tell a story anyway: Mass attendance has more than doubled, young families are filling out its ministries and the historic Charles Village parish posts one of the highest attendance rates for a Catholic church in Baltimore City, with more than 600 people at Sunday Mass when The Johns Hopkins University is in session.
Pope Leo XIV to undergo surgery to remove lung nodule October 11, 2026By Junno Arocho Esteves OSV News Filed Under: Feature, News, Vatican, World News Pope Leo XIV announced that he will undergo surgery after doctors discovered a nodule, or lump, in his lungs.
FOCUS names Jonathan Reyes as CEO October 10, 2026By Gina Christian OSV News Filed Under: Colleges, Feature, News, World News A longtime Catholic youth ministry is welcoming a new leader whose work draws on Church history while developing new evangelization outreaches.
US bishops to vote for conference secretary, chairs of 6 standing committees October 10, 2026By OSV News OSV News Filed Under: Feature, News, World News Ahead of their annual fall meeting, the nation’s Catholic bishops have announced the nominees for the leadership of six standing committees and for their conference’s secretary.
In rare interviews, Alito defends court’s independence, reflects on impact of Dobbs leak October 10, 2026By Kate Scanlon OSV News Filed Under: Feature, News, Supreme Court, World News In interviews at the start of the new Supreme Court term, Justice Samuel Alito expressed concern about what he called “a concerted effort to intimidate the court.”
Mike Ditka dies at 86: A life of football, fire, and Catholic faith October 9, 2026By John Knebels OSV News Filed Under: Feature, News, Obituaries, World News Mike Ditka, the Hall of Fame football player and fiery coach who led the Chicago Bears to their only Super Bowl championship, died Friday, Oct. 9, at age 86. His family announced his death, remembering him not only as a football legend but as “the heart of our family.”
Bishops discuss cohabitation of young couples at Vatican meeting on marriage and family October 9, 2026By Courtney Mares OSV News Filed Under: Feature, News, Vatican, World News On the third day of a weeklong Vatican meeting on marriage and family Oct. 9, Catholic bishops grappled with a trend that worries many Church leaders: young couples choosing to live together rather than wed.
Bishop Dewane recalled for his ‘remarkable legacy of faithful service’ to Church October 9, 2026By OSV News OSV News Filed Under: Feature, News, Obituaries, World News Retired Bishop Frank J. Dewane of Venice, who led the southwest Florida diocese for nearly 20 years before his retirement in May, died Oct. 7, the feast of Our Lady of the Rosary, at Sarasota Memorial Hospital after a brief illness. He was 76.
Cardinal Antonio Tagle elected dean of the College of Cardinals October 9, 2026By Courtney Mares OSV News Filed Under: Feature, News, World News The Vatican announced Oct. 9 that Cardinal Luis Antonio Tagle has been elected as the new dean of the College of Cardinals upon the retirement of 92-year-old Cardinal Giovanni Battista Re.
Irish sister brings front-line missionary perspective to Vatican curial role October 9, 2026By Junno Arocho Esteves Filed Under: Feature, News, Vatican, World News (OSV News) — In accepting her dual appointment as head of the Vatican’s missionary network and as adjunct secretary at the Dicastery for Evangelization, Sister Mary Teresa Barron said it was clear the Church prioritized lived missionary experience over theological acumen. In an interview with OSV News Oct. 9, the 57-year-old Irish nun said she […]
Sydney bishops discuss plans for Eucharistic Congress with Pope Leo, with dates set October 9, 2026By Marilyn Rodrigues OSV News Filed Under: Feature, News, World News Catholics can officially mark their calendars for the next International Eucharistic Congress: It will take place in Sydney Sept. 24-Oct. 1, 2028.
