USCCB president warns against partisanship; nuncio urges bishops to follow pope’s ‘maps of hope’ November 11, 2025By Lauretta Brown OSV News Filed Under: Bishops, Feature, News, World News In his farewell address to his brother bishops, Archbishop Timothy P. Broglio of the U.S. Archdiocese for the Military Services, outgoing president of the U.S. Conference of Catholic Bishops, emphasized the need to “convince people to listen to each other” amid polarization.
Archbishop Coakley, Bishop Flores elected president and vice president of USCCB at Baltimore meetings November 11, 2025By OSV News OSV News Filed Under: Bishops, Feature, Local News, News Archbishop Paul S. Coakley of Oklahoma City and Bishop Daniel E. Flores of Brownsville, Texas, were elected Nov. 11 as president and vice president, respectively, of the U.S. Conference of Catholic Bishops at the bishops’ meetings in Baltimore.
Bishops tell pope they’ll continue to stand with migrants, defend right to worship freely at Baltimore meetings November 11, 2025By OSV News Filed Under: Bishops, Feature, Local News, News, Vatican In a message to Pope Leo XIV at the start of their fall plenary assembly in Baltimore, the U.S. bishops told the pope Nov. 11 that they “will continue to stand with migrants and defend everyone’s right to worship free from intimidation.”
Catholics in Mexico oppose proposed online media gag law November 11, 2025By David Agren OSV News Filed Under: News, Religious Freedom, social media, World News Mexican Catholics have expressed alarm at a proposal to oversee the online expressions of priests and bishops through a reform of the country’s Religious Associations and Public Worship Law.
Texans vote overwhelmingly to enshrine parental rights in state constitution November 11, 2025By Tony Gutierrez OSV News Filed Under: Marriage & Family Life, News, Religious Freedom, World News Texas voters overwhelmingly approved an amendment enshrining parental rights in the state’s constitution Nov. 4.
First plenary of French bishops under Cardinal Aveline discusses turbulent topics November 11, 2025By Caroline de Sury OSV News Filed Under: Bishops, News, World News The first plenary of the French bishops under the leadership of Cardinal Jean-Marc Aveline of Marseille as the new president of the bishops’ conference did not get away from the topic of abuse.
Former diocesan fundraising director indicted on wire fraud for alleged 6-figure theft November 11, 2025By Gina Christian OSV News Filed Under: Giving, News, World News A former director of stewardship and development for the Diocese of Kansas City-St. Joseph, Missouri, has been arrested and charged with theft, with federal prosecutors alleging he stole more than $150,000 using his diocesan credit card.
Pope asks for extra care when using AI in medicine November 11, 2025By Cindy Wooden Catholic News Service Filed Under: Health Care, News, Vatican, World News The more fragile a human life is, the greater the responsibility of those charged with caring for it, whether in person or through the use of technology, Pope Leo XIV said.
Bishop: Survival of Christian communities in Nigeria depends on security, justice November 11, 2025By Katarzyna Szalajko OSV News Filed Under: News, Religious Freedom, World News Faith is a matter of life and death in northern Nigeria, said Bishop John Bogna Bakeni of Maiduguri.
U.S. bishops celebrate Mass to ‘beg the Holy Spirit to inspire’ November 10, 2025By Katie V. Jones Catholic Review Filed Under: Bishops, Local News, News Arriving by motor coaches, more than 320 bishops from across the United States streamed into the Basilica of the National Shrine of the Assumption of the Blessed Virgin Mary in Baltimore Nov. 10, where they donned matching vestments to celebrate Mass on the first day of their annual fall plenary assembly.
‘Do you love Jesus more than your political opinion?’: Bishop Tyson says the church faces a test November 10, 2025By Kimberly Heatherington OSV News Filed Under: Bishops, Catholic Social Teaching, Immigration and Migration, News, World News The U.S. policy of mass deportation toward immigrants lacking legal authorization to be in the U.S., potentially affects one in six Catholics (18 percent) in the U.S., either because they are vulnerable personally or live with someone who is, according to a joint Catholic-Evangelical report issued earlier this year.
Supreme Court declines Kim Davis case seeking to overturn same-sex marriage ruling November 10, 2025By Kate Scanlon OSV News Filed Under: Feature, Marriage & Family Life, News, Supreme Court, World News The U.S. Supreme Court declined Nov. 10 a case that asked it to revisit its landmark ruling in Obergefell v. Hodges that legalized same-sex marriage nationwide. The 2015 ruling overturned state laws defining marriage as the union of a man and a woman, a decision the head of the U.S. Catholic bishops at the time called a “tragic error.”
