New director of Office of Life, Justice and Peace hopes to promote dignity of all November 10, 2025By George P. Matysek Jr. Catholic Review Filed Under: Evangelization, Feature, Local News, News, Respect Life Collin Kourtz, a 34-year-old Virginia native who earned an engineering degree from Loyola University Maryland in Baltimore, took on his new role this fall in the archdiocese’s Institute for Evangelization, succeeding Erin Younkins.
Security for Syria’s religious minorities’ is disastrous, say religious freedom advocates November 8, 2025By Dale Gavlak OSV News Filed Under: Conflict in the Middle East, News, Religious Freedom, World News Continued attacks on Christians and other minorities in Syria at the hands of Islamists, some affiliated with the new Syrian interim government, call into question whether the war-torn country can rebuild without first securing its people.
Bishops, humanitarian leader urge bold, courageous action at UN climate conference November 8, 2025By Gina Christian OSV News Filed Under: Environment, News, World News Government officials, scientists, business leaders, activists and others from more than 190 nations will gather for the U.N.’s COP30, which will take place Nov. 10-21 in Belém, Brazil.
New ‘Nuremberg’ thriller examines capacity of ordinary men to commit extraordinary evil November 8, 2025By Katie Yoder OSV News Filed Under: Movie & Television Reviews, News, World News A new thriller about the Nuremberg trials held to prosecute high-ranking Nazi Germany officials following World War II wrestles with the capacity of ordinary men to commit extraordinary evil.
Jesuit Father Robert Hamm dies at 88 November 7, 2025By Catholic Review Staff Catholic Review Filed Under: Feature, Local News, News, Obituaries Jesuit Father Robert E. Hamm died Oct. 25 at Manresa Hall in Merion Station, Pa. He was 88, a Jesuit for 70 years and a priest for 57 years.
Ohio bishop ends funeral visitations in churches, citing liturgical directives November 7, 2025By Gina Christian OSV News Filed Under: News, World News, Worship & Sacraments Bishop David J. Bonnar of Youngstown, Ohio, has moved to end holding funeral visitations in Catholic churches in that diocese, citing the proper understanding of the Catholic funeral liturgy rubrics — as well as the disruption such viewings can cause in sacred spaces.
Caring for creation is part of peacemaking, pope tells COP30 November 7, 2025By Cindy Wooden Catholic News Service Filed Under: Environment, News, Vatican, World News As the international community rightly focuses on resolving war and conflict, countries must recognize that “peace is also threatened” by climate change and environmental destruction, the pope said in a message to the Leaders Summit of COP30 in Belem, Brazil.
Missionaries transform world by transforming lives, pope says November 7, 2025By Cindy Wooden Catholic News Service Filed Under: Missions, News, Vatican, World News Being a missionary means bringing the Gospel and its values into the world and transforming the lives of individuals, which can and must transform societies, Pope Leo XIV said.
Ecumenical group of faith leaders in Seattle demand SNAP funds be fully restored November 7, 2025By OSV News OSV News Filed Under: News, U.S. Congress, World News Rep. Pramila Jayapal invited various faith leaders to express their feelings on SNAP cuts detailed in the “One Big Beautiful Bill Act,” and the Trump administration’s refusal to use emergency funds to fund the program amid the government shutdown, causing many of the 42 million Americans who rely on SNAP — the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program — to find alternative ways to eat.
Pope Leo XIV urges Catholic technologists to spread the Gospel with AI November 7, 2025By Robert Duncan Catholic News Service Filed Under: Evangelization, News, Vatican, World News Pope Leo XIV said artificial intelligence should support the church’s mission of evangelization, urging Catholic technologists and venture capitalists gathered in Rome to build systems that help spread the Gospel.
Ahead of World Day of the Poor, first laundry for the poor under Pope Leo opened in Parma November 7, 2025By Paulina Guzik OSV News Filed Under: News, Vatican, World News During the pontificate of Pope Francis, the papal laundries for the poor were traditionally named after the pope. Pope Leo XIV asked that during his pontificate, they be named after St. Francis of Assisi.
US bishops will review health care guidelines during Baltimore meetings November 7, 2025By Gina Christian OSV News Filed Under: Bishops, Feature, News, World News During its 2025 fall plenary assembly, which will take place Nov. 10-13 in Baltimore, the U.S. Conference of Catholic Bishops will consider possible revisions to its “Ethical and Religious Directives for Catholic Health Care Services,” or ERD, document.
