French bishops decry vote legalizing ‘assisted dying’ as ‘turning point’ in nation’s history July 16, 2026By Caroline de Sury OSV News Filed Under: Feature, News, Respect Life, World News PARIS (OSV News) — France’s bishops are strongly criticizing a “radical choice” made by French lawmakers to legalize “assisted dying.” A watershed vote by the National Assembly July 15 legalized assisted dying, including euthanasia and assisted suicide in certain cases. Cardinal Jean-Marc Aveline of Marseille and president of the bishops’ conference, lamented that “members of […]
Death toll in Venezuela nears 5,000 as earthquake recovery intensifies July 16, 2026By Junno Arocho Esteves OSV News Filed Under: Feature, News, World News Twin earthquakes in Venezuela have left nearly 5,000 people dead, according to government officials, triggering a massive mobilization of humanitarian aid organizations.
Senators press Blanche on mifepristone lawsuits, Epstein survivors July 16, 2026By Kate Scanlon OSV News Filed Under: Feature, News, Respect Life, World News During his July 15 confirmation hearing before the Senate Judiciary Committee, Acting U.S. Attorney General Todd Blanche took questions from senators on issues ranging from objections to the way the Department of Justice handled the release of the Epstein files to the way it has approached state challenges to a policy permitting distribution of mifepristone by mail.
Pilgrims walk in the steps of the Georgia Martyrs July 16, 2026By Michael R. Heinlein OSV News Filed Under: Eucharist, Feature, News, World News In late October, a little more than a month after Archbishop Fulton Sheen is to become “blessed,” the sixth beatification on American soil will take place — this time of five Franciscan martyrs who died in 1597 in the Georgia seedbed of American Catholicism.
Catholic group helps parishes to share a table with the poor, following pope’s example July 15, 2026By Courtney Mares OSV News Filed Under: Feature, News, Vatican, World News When Pope Leo XIV sat down to lunch with people experiencing homelessness and poverty at Castel Gandolfo this month, he offered a model that one Catholic organization says any parish can follow.
US Franciscans appeal for help in ending Israeli settler violence against Christians July 15, 2026By Junno Arocho Esteves OSV News Filed Under: Conflict in the Middle East, Feature, News, World News Franciscans in the United States urged U.S. Secretary of State Marco Rubio to help stop increased attacks against Christians by Israeli settlers in the West Bank.
Exhibit highlights St. John Paul II’s US visits, esteem for nation’s foundational documents July 15, 2026By Kurt Jensen OSV News Filed Under: Feature, News, World News In his seven visits to America during his papacy, St. John Paul II often shared his mastery of the nation’s foundational documents — the Declaration of Independence, the Constitution and the Bill of Rights.
Sen. Lindsey Graham dies at 71; SC governor selects his sister to finish his term July 14, 2026By Kate Scanlon OSV News Filed Under: Feature, News, World News Darline Graham Nordone, the sister of the late Sen. Lindsey Graham, will complete the remainder of his term in the U.S. Senate, Gov. Henry McMaster, R-S.C., said July 13.
‘Keep Venezuelans in your hearts’ after earthquakes, says Catholic relief worker July 14, 2026By Gina Christian OSV News Filed Under: Feature, News, World News Damage from two back-to-back earthquakes that struck Venezuela June 24 is “a lot worse than expected,” said a Catholic Relief Services disaster response worker, who asked people to “keep Venezuelans in their hearts.”
After Vatican’s excommunication, SSPX in Kenya insists on Catholic identity, fighting archdiocese July 14, 2026By Frederick Nzwili OSV News Filed Under: Feature, News, Vatican, World News As African bishops continue to back Pope Leo XIV over the excommunication of the Society of St. Pius X, known as SSPX, the traditionalist group in Kenya rejected the schismatic tag as it moved to assure followers of its Roman Catholic identity.
Rates of HIV, AIDS down, but children still vulnerable, says Vatican diplomat to UN July 13, 2026By Gina Christian OSV News Filed Under: Feature, News, World News Much has been done to mitigate rates of HIV and AIDS, but more work remains as children are still vulnerable to the virus and the disease it causes, said the Holy See’s diplomatic representative to the United Nations in a July 10 address.
Donning hardhats, Archbishop Hebda, students help raise wall for Pope Leo Village in St. Paul July 13, 2026By Joe Ruff OSV News Filed Under: Feature, News, World News Donning a hardhat and work gloves July 8, Archbishop Bernard A. Hebda of St. Paul and Minneapolis and students from St. Catherine University in St. Paul helped raise a wall of the first duplex being built in the Twin Cities as part of a national Habitat for Humanity initiative called the Pope Leo Village.
