In Assisi, cardinals and friars celebrate the 800th anniversary of St. Francis’ death October 7, 2026By OSV News OSV News Filed Under: Feature, News, Saints, World News At the stroke of midnight Oct. 4, church bells tolled across the Italian hilltown of Assisi to mark the 800th anniversary of St. Francis’ death.
Supreme Court expected to hear religious liberty, gun and environmental cases in its new term October 7, 2026By Kate Scanlon OSV News Filed Under: Feature, News, Supreme Court, World News The U.S. Supreme Court began its new term Oct. 5, with cases on its schedule involving religious liberty, guns, immigration and the environment.
Ahead of papal visit, archbishop warns of a ‘wounded Argentina’ at Our Lady of Luján shrine October 7, 2026By David Agren OSV News Filed Under: Feature, News, Vatican, World News Archbishop Jorge García Cuerva of Buenos Aires pleaded for unity, describing the country as wounded and deeply divided ahead of a visit to Argentina by Pope Leo XIV.
Pope Leo receives a relic of Blessed Fulton Sheen from Peoria’s bishop October 7, 2026By Courtney Mares OSV News Filed Under: Feature, News, Saints, Vatican, World News Bishop Louis Tylka of Peoria, Illinois, presented Pope Leo XIV with a relic of the recently beatified Blessed Fulton Sheen during a private audience at the Vatican Oct. 5.
Vermont diocese seeks to withdraw bankruptcy filing, citing legal costs, lack of progress October 7, 2026By Gina Christian OSV News Filed Under: Feature, News, World News The Diocese of Burlington, Vermont, has moved to withdraw its bankruptcy filing, two years to the day after seeking relief to address sexual abuse claims.
Relevant Radio’s ‘Father Rocky’ named new director of Our Lady of Champion shrine October 6, 2026By Gina Christian OSV News Filed Under: Feature, News, World News A priest known for his nationwide radio ministry has been tapped to lead the first and only Church-approved Marian apparition site in the U.S.
Vatican meeting on ‘Amoris Laetitia’ to focus on listening, not past debates, officials say October 6, 2026By Junno Arocho Esteves OSV News Filed Under: Feature, News, Vatican, World News A decade after the release of “Amoris Laetitia” (“The Joy of Love”) sparked both praise and criticism, Vatican officials say an upcoming meeting on the document will focus on listening to pastoral experiences rather than rehashing old disputes.
Tennessee Catholic bishops join call for clemency for inmate who survived execution attempt October 6, 2026By Kate Scanlon OSV News Filed Under: Feature, News, Respect Life, World News After Tennessee officials failed in their Sept. 30 attempt to execute death row inmate Christa Gail Pike for a 1995 murder, a number of faith leaders, including Tennessee’s Catholic bishops, have called for her sentence to be commuted to life imprisonment.
An evening of hope during Transitus prayer service October 6, 2026By Katie V. Jones Catholic Review Filed Under: Feature, Local News, News, Saints During an Oct. 3 prayer service, Archbishop William E. Lori reminded those gathered at the Shrine of St. Anthony in Ellicott City that while the service commemorated the death of St. Francis of Assisi 800 years ago, the evening was really about hope.
Pope writes to Gaza priest after strike kills 5, including Christian mother, daughter October 5, 2026By Junno Arocho Esteves OSV News Filed Under: Conflict in the Middle East, Feature, News, Vatican, World News The pastor of Gaza’s only Catholic parish revealed that Pope Leo XIV sent a personal condolence message following an Israeli missile strike that killed five people, including a Christian mother and daughter.
Pope moves St. Peter’s archpriest to Italian diocese without naming successor October 5, 2026By Junno Arocho Esteves OSV News Filed Under: Feature, News, Vatican, World News Pope Leo XIV named Cardinal Mauro Gambetti, who has served for over five years as archpriest of St. Peter’s Basilica and the pope’s vicar for Vatican City, as archbishop of the central Italian Archdiocese of Chieti-Vasto.
Catholic education leaders applaud proposed rules on tax credit October 5, 2026By Gina Christian Filed Under: Feature, News, Schools, World News Catholic education leaders are applauding proposed regulations for the Federal Scholarship Tax Credit, which incentivizes private contributions to K-12 scholarships benefiting students in public, charter or private schools, including religious.
