Archbishop calls for prayer, solidarity after twin earthquakes devastate Venezuela June 26, 2026By Junno Arocho Esteves OSV News Filed Under: Feature, News, World News The archbishop of Caracas called for prayers and solidarity after back-to-back earthquakes struck Venezuela, killing at least 188 people and injuring hundreds more.
National Eucharistic Pilgrimage reaches Maine before turning toward Philadelphia June 26, 2026By Maria Wiering OSV News Filed Under: Eucharist, Feature, News, World News Catholics of all ages walked through downtown Manchester, New Hampshire, June 21, following the Eucharist in a monstrance sheltered by an embroidered baldichino raised on four poles.
Bishops plan Mass on pilgrimage mountain Trump administration seeks to seize June 25, 2026By Gina Christian OSV News Filed Under: Feature, Immigration and Migration, News, World News As the Trump administration moves to seize a diocesan pilgrimage site for the border wall, bishops from New Mexico and Texas are calling on the faithful to join them for Mass on the mountain.
Pope Leo hosts Pulitzer Prize-winning authors at Vatican for discussion on power of written word June 25, 2026By Courtney Mares OSV News Filed Under: Books, Feature, News, Vatican, World News Pulitzer Prize winners, a Nobel laureate, celebrated novelists and authors from nearly a dozen countries met at the Vatican June 24 for an audience with Pope Leo XIV, who reflected on the importance of books to reveal who we are and “our inner dialogue with God.”
SSPX doubles down on defiance of Vatican II in open letter June 25, 2026By Junno Arocho Esteves OSV News Filed Under: Feature, News, Vatican, World News (OSV News) — The traditionalist Society of St. Pius X issued an open letter to Pope Leo XIV and the College of Cardinals asserting its adherence to Catholic tradition while proceeding with plans to consecrate four new bishops without a papal mandate. In a statement that included a 28-page “Profession of Faith” published June 24, […]
Trump cancels plans to sign housing bill, demanding Congress pass voter ID bill June 24, 2026By Kate Scanlon OSV News Filed Under: Feature, News, World News President Donald Trump on June 24 canceled his plans to sign bipartisan legislation aimed at addressing the rising cost of housing, demanding that Congress pass a voter ID bill that lacks a clear path to passage in the Senate.
Eucharist transforms believers into Christ’s body and counters division, pope says June 24, 2026By Josephine Peterson OSV News Filed Under: Eucharist, Feature, News, Vatican, World News Participation in the Eucharist transforms believers into the Body of Christ and offers a remedy to the divisions affecting families and communities, Pope Leo XIV said during his weekly general audience June 24.
When the White House hosted a Catholic wedding, and then a baptism June 24, 2026By OSV News OSV News Filed Under: America's 250th anniversary, Feature, News, World News U.S. President Andrew Jackson had a reputation as a violent man: While still a teenager he fought the British during the American Revolution; as an adult he became a skillful Indian-fighter in the South; and he became famous as a military commander after his bloody victory over the British outside New Orleans at the end of the War of 1812.
Sudanese priest who chose to remain with his people shot dead in broad daylight June 24, 2026By Fredrick Nzwili OSV News Filed Under: Feature, News, Religious Freedom, World News Catholic leaders in Sudan are renewing calls to end violence against innocent civilians after the killing of Father Youhanna Al-Amin, a priest serving in the Diocese of El-Obeid, who chose to remain with his people amid worsening security situation in the region.
USCCB and pro-life leaders: Abortion pills remain key post-Dobbs challenge June 24, 2026By Kate Scanlon OSV News Filed Under: Feature, News, Respect Life, World News On the fourth anniversary of the Dobbs v. Jackson Women’s Health Organization decision by the U.S. Supreme Court, the U.S. Catholic bishops’ conference and pro-life leaders pointed to abortion pills as among key challenges for the cause of protecting the right to life of unborn children.
DOJ to join Dominicans’ suit on NY gender identity law for long-term care facilities June 23, 2026By Kurt Jensen OSV News Filed Under: Feature, News, Religious Freedom, World News The Department of Justice has moved to become a co-plaintiff in a lawsuit against New York state filed by the Dominican Sisters of Hawthorne, who operate a 42-bed palliative care program for the dying poor.
Pakistan Catholics counter persecution with hope, says bishops’ human rights director June 23, 2026By Gina Capellazzi OSV News Filed Under: Feature, News, Religious Freedom, World News As Pakistan’s religious minorities continue to face rights violations, that nation’s Catholic bishops are fostering hope the faithful can live out their faith with confidence.
