South Sudan bishops warn of genocide, plead for peace as fears of a full-scale war grow January 29, 2026By Fredrick Nzwili OSV News Filed Under: News, Religious Freedom, World News As fears of a return to full-scale war in South Sudan escalate, Catholic bishops in the country have reiterated their call for peace and dialogue, amid fighting and mobilization in parts of the country.
Deadly violence in Minneapolis tied to ICE agents is ‘unacceptable,’ top cardinal says January 29, 2026By Carol Glatz Catholic News Service Filed Under: Immigration and Migration, News, Vatican, World News Asked about the deadly shootings by U.S. federal agents in Minneapolis, Cardinal Pietro Parolin, Vatican secretary of state, said the violence unfolding there is “unacceptable.”
Lack of faith, especially among youth, should spur evangelization, pope says January 29, 2026By Carol Glatz Catholic News Service Filed Under: Evangelization, Feature, News, Vatican, World News The increasing number of people who do not see the Gospel as a fundamental resource for their life should inspire — not discourage — Catholics in rediscovering the joy of evangelization, Pope Leo XIV said.
First woman to lead Church of England in its 1,400-year history confirmed in ceremony January 29, 2026By Junno Arocho Esteves OSV News Filed Under: Ecumenism and Interfaith Relations, News, World News Archbishop Sarah Mullally was confirmed as the 106th archbishop of Canterbury and the Church of England’s first woman leader in its 1,400-year history.
Trump administration asks federal court to pause Louisiana’s abortion pill challenge January 29, 2026By Kate Scanlon OSV News Filed Under: News, Respect Life, World News A key national pro-life group has accused the U.S. Department of Justice of undermining Louisiana’s efforts to roll back the Biden administration’s eased restrictions on mifepristone when it asked a court to pause the Pelican State’s challenge to that policy.
‘With joy,’ Dominican fulfills mission to provide religious sister’s presence throughout school January 29, 2026By OSV News The Catholic Spirit Filed Under: News, Schools, World News Sister Amelia Hueller of the Dominican Sisters of St. Cecilia in Nashville, Tenn., is on a mission at Providence Academy in Plymouth that is unique in the Dominican Sisters’ work in the Archdiocese of St. Paul and Minneapolis and around the world.
Affording Catholic schools: School choice programs, other options can help numbers add up January 29, 2026By Kimberly Heatherington Filed Under: News, Schools, World News In a nation fixated on affordability, a Catholic school K-12 education can easily become a contested line in the family budget.
Cardinal Fernández warns against ‘ex cathedra’ condemnations online, urges humility January 29, 2026By Paulina Guzik OSV News Filed Under: News, Vatican, World News The prefect of the Dicastery for the Doctrine of the Faith opened the discastery’s Jan. 27-29 plenary session with a strong call for humility in thought, theology and online discourse.
Cardinal Woelki says he is finished with German Synodal Way, will skip sixth assembly January 28, 2026By OSV News OSV News Filed Under: Child & Youth Protection, News, Synodality, World News Cardinal Rainer Maria Woelki of Cologne bid his farewell to the German Synodal Way and said he won’t participate in the upcoming sixth assembly, starting Jan. 29.
Speakers, attendees at OneLife LA push for greater respect for life: ‘Everyone is a blessing’ January 28, 2026By Mike Cisneros Angelus Filed Under: News, Respect Life, World News Personal testimonies like Bishop Seitz’s at the OneLife event highlighted the challenges, responsibilities — and blessings — in being pro-life in today’s environment. Apart from abortion, the Jan. 24 event at the Cathedral of Our Lady of the Angels also highlighted other life issues, among them immigration, drug abuse and assisted suicide.
U.S. bishops’ president calls for Holy Hour of peace amid ‘current climate of fear’ January 28, 2026By Gina Christian OSV News Filed Under: Bishops, Feature, Gun Violence, Immigration and Migration, News, World News Amid soaring domestic and global tensions, the head of the U.S. Conference of Catholic Bishops has called for a Holy Hour for peace as “a moment of renewal for our hearts and for our nation.”
Mexico’s bishops call for peace efforts after soccer field massacre claims 11 lives January 28, 2026By David Agren OSV News Filed Under: Gun Violence, News, World News Mexico’s bishops called on the country to “work together toward peace” after a massacre on a soccer field in west-central Guanajuato state claimed 11 lives and injured a dozen more.
