Pope Leo urges youth to find hope, friendship in Christ in uncertain times August 3, 2025By Junno Arocho Esteves Catholic News Service Filed Under: Feature, Jubilee 2025, News, Vatican, World News Addressing an estimated 1 million young people, Pope Leo XIV urged them to forge genuine relationships rooted in Christ rather than ephemeral online connections that can reduce individuals to a commodity.
Amid shift in public opinion on immigration, Catholic advocates praise bipartisan attempt at reform August 2, 2025By Kate Scanlon OSV News Filed Under: Feature, Immigration and Migration, News, World News Catholic immigration advocates praised the bipartisan effort behind the reintroduction of legislation in Congress that would give legal status to some eligible immigrants who currently lack legal authorization to be in the U.S.
Planned Parenthood defunding remains in question amid legal challenges August 1, 2025By Kate Scanlon OSV News Filed Under: Feature, News, Respect Life, U.S. Congress, World News Whether Planned Parenthood will ultimately be stripped of its federal funding remained in question amid ongoing lawsuits over a provision in President Donald Trump’s legislative agenda that would cut those funds for one year.
Experts see US UNESCO exit as blow to historic preservation for churches, other sites August 1, 2025By Gina Christian OSV News Filed Under: Arts & Culture, Feature, News, World News The Trump administration’s recent decision to withdraw the U.S. from the United Nations’ cultural agency comes just weeks ahead of a Catholic UNESCO World Heritage site anniversary celebration — and the exit stands to erode historic preservation efforts more broadly, experts told OSV News.
Thousands visit Blessed Frassati’s remains in Rome for Jubilee of Youth August 1, 2025By Carol Glatz Catholic News Service Filed Under: Feature, Jubilee 2025, News, Saints, Vatican, World News Volunteers watching over the relics of Blessed Pier Giorgio Frassati gently placed items from the faithful on top of his casket to make a third-class relic for the visitors to the Basilica of Santa Maria sopra Minerva, near Rome’s Pantheon, one afternoon during the Jubilee of Youth.
Young teen’s relics a reminder for pilgrims that holiness ‘is not impossible’ August 1, 2025By Junno Arocho Esteves Catholic News Service Filed Under: Feature, Jubilee 2025, News, Saints, Vatican, World News Along one of Rome’s busiest streets, Via del Corso, traffic moves slowly as hundreds of pilgrims crisscross traffic on foot to get to their destination.
Court dismisses case against prominent exorcist priest August 1, 2025By Lauretta Brown OSV News Filed Under: Feature, News, World News A criminal case against a popular evangelist and exorcist was dismissed July 30.
Against the odds, CRS has delivered aid to 1.7 million in Gaza since 2023 August 1, 2025By Gina Christian OSV News Filed Under: Conflict in the Middle East, Disaster Relief, Feature, News, World News Despite daunting odds, Catholic Relief Services and its on-the-ground partners have managed to deliver aid to 1.7 million people in Gaza since 2023, according to new data.
Pope paves way for St. John Henry Newman to be formally named doctor of the church July 31, 2025By Gina Christian OSV News Filed Under: Feature, News, Saints, Vatican, World News Pope paves way for St. John Henry Newman to be formally named doctor of the church
Sister Rita Ann Naughton, I.H.M., dies at 88 July 31, 2025By Catholic Review Staff Catholic Review Filed Under: Local News, News, Obituaries Sister Rita Ann Naughton (formerly known as Sister Mary Sarto) of the Sisters, Servants of the Immaculate Heart of Mary July 23.
St. Bernardine Choir celebrates 50 years of song, spirit and community July 31, 2025By Katie V. Jones Catholic Review Filed Under: Arts & Culture, Black Catholic Ministry, Feature, Local News, News The joyful sound of 75 voices singing in praise filled St. Bernardine Catholic Church all the way up to its trademark gold dome July 27 as the church’s beloved choir celebrated its 50th anniversary with a reunion concert.
Volkswagen’s Brazil ranch probed for human trafficking; Catholic priest exposed it July 31, 2025By Eduardo Campos Lima OSV News Filed Under: Feature, News, World News A decades-long fight for justice in Brazil may be nearing a historic verdict. A judge is expected to rule soon on whether German automaker Volkswagen is guilty of using slave labor at a cattle ranch it owned in the Amazon rainforest during the 1970s. A Catholic priest first denounced the alleged crimes against workers and tirelessly fought for justice.
