San Antonio priest laicized, excommunicated after calling Popes Francis and Leo ‘usurpers’ August 18, 2026By Simone Orendain OSV News Filed Under: Feature, News, Vatican, World News A priest of the Archdiocese of San Antonio who was “found guilty of schism” has been removed from the clerical state and excommunicated, according to the archbishop of the archdiocese.
Pope offers prayers for Zimbabwe ferry disaster as death toll passes 90 August 18, 2026By Junno Arocho Esteves OSV News Filed Under: Feature, News, Vatican, World News Pope Leo XIV sent condolences to the families of the victims of a tragic ferry accident in Zimbabwe that has killed over 90 people.
Pope calls for end to West Bank violence, pursuit of two-state solution August 17, 2026By Junno Arocho Esteves OSV News Filed Under: Conflict in the Middle East, Feature, News, Vatican, World News Warning against increased violence in the West Bank, Pope Leo XIV urged world leaders to decisively pursue an independent Palestinian state alongside Israel.
Pope ‘saddened’ by devastation in Indonesia following earthquake August 17, 2026By Junno Arocho Esteves OSV News Filed Under: Feature, News, Vatican, World News Pope Leo XIV conveyed his solidarity with the people of Indonesia after a powerful 7.7-magnitude earthquake struck the country’s eastern coast, triggering a tsunami warning and leaving thousands displaced in the aftermath.
True beauty found in enduring love, which ‘ennobles and lifts us up,’ pope says on feast of Assumption August 16, 2026By Junno Arocho Esteves OSV News Filed Under: Feature, News, Vatican, World News Christians are called to reflect Mary’s authentic beauty, which is revealed through a life of enduring love rather than worldly aesthetic standards, Pope Leo XIV said.
Values, service highlight nursing career spanning 59 years August 14, 2026By Samantha Smith Special to the Catholic Review Filed Under: Feature, Health Care, Local News, News For 59 years, Jacqueline “Jackie” Brock has built her nursing career around a simple calling: caring for people when they are at their most vulnerable. At Ascension St. Agnes Hospital in Baltimore, she has served patients in orthopedic nursing, the emergency department, operating room and registration area, bringing the hospital’s mission and values into each role.
World cannot remain indifferent to suffering of migrant children, pope says August 14, 2026By Junno Arocho Esteves OSV News Filed Under: Feature, Immigration and Migration, News, Vatican, World News The world must no longer look at the plight of migrants, especially children, as a problem to be managed or quantified, but as a call to protect human rights and dignity, Pope Leo XIV said.
Vatican City mints new coins featuring face of Pope Leo XIV August 14, 2026By Courtney Mares OSV News Filed Under: Feature, News, Vatican, World News Numismatists take note. The Vatican City State Mint has issued a new set of coins to mark Pope Leo XIV’s pontificate and the Jubilee Year of St. Francis of Assisi.
‘Strange Land’: The Hillbilly Thomists drop new album while on tour August 14, 2026By Katie Yoder OSV News Filed Under: Feature, News, Video, World News A surprise new album from The Hillbilly Thomists — a band of Dominican friars whose music regularly hits the Billboard bluegrass charts — invites listeners to encounter God in a special way.
Pope Leo XIV offers prayers, financial assistance to disaster-stricken Colombia August 13, 2026By Junno Arocho Esteves OSV News Filed Under: Feature, News, Vatican, World News Pope Leo XIV sent a donation of 100,000 euros (approximately $115,321) for humanitarian relief efforts in Colombia, which is still reeling in the aftermath of a deadly earthquake early this week.
Supreme Court sets date for case over Catholic preschools and Colorado’s ‘universal’ program August 13, 2026By OSV News OSV News Filed Under: Feature, News, World News The U.S. Supreme Court set a November date for oral arguments in a case over a clash between Catholic preschools and the state of Colorado over whether those schools can participate in the state’s universal preschool program.
Fire damages building used for youth activities at St. Joseph, Fullerton August 13, 2026By Jay Sorgi Special to the Catholic Review Filed Under: Feature, Local News, News The damage was extensive, but so was the gratefulness that no one was hurt after what parish and archdiocesan leaders suspect was an Aug. 10 lightning strike which led to a fire within a building on the campus of St. Joseph in Fullerton.
