In Egypt, Trump touts ‘phase 2’ of ceasefire deal after Hamas releases living Israeli hostages October 14, 2025By Kate Scanlon OSV News Filed Under: Conflict in the Middle East, News, World News President Donald Trump said during a meeting in Egypt on Oct. 13 that “phase two has started” of a peace deal between Israel and Hamas in response to a question from a reporter about when the next stage of negotiations would begin.
Trump issues Columbus Day proclamation, a holiday established after anti-immigrant violence October 14, 2025By Kate Scanlon OSV News Filed Under: News, World News In a proclamation Trump signed Oct. 9, ahead of the Oct. 13 holiday, he called Christopher Columbus “the original American hero, a giant of Western civilization, and one of the most gallant and visionary men to ever walk the face of the earth.”
Florida bishops plead with governor to stay execution of 72-year-old inmate October 14, 2025By OSV News OSV News Filed Under: News, Respect Life, World News “There is a way to punish without ending another human life: life-long incarceration without the possibility of parole,” the Florida Conference of Catholic Bishops wrote to Gov. Ron DeSantis, urging the state’s Catholic governor to stay the scheduled Oct. 14 execution of Samuel “Sammy” Smithers.
Pope to hermits: Your isolation is a connection with God, others, creation October 14, 2025By Cindy Wooden Catholic News Service Filed Under: Consecrated Life, News, Vatican, World News Modern hermits seek solitude not to escape the world but to learn how to listen more closely to God, to their neighbors and to creation, Pope Leo XIV said as he met about 50 Italian hermits who came to the Vatican for the Jubilee of Consecrated Life.
Bible translation debate highlights church teaching on homosexuality October 13, 2025By Gina Christian OSV News Filed Under: Bible, Bishops, News, World News A Bible translation approved for private use by the U.S. Catholic bishops’ conference has drawn some objections over the wording of certain verses addressing same-sex relations — but a Scripture scholar and consultant for the bishops told OSV News the text still makes clear the church’s biblical teaching on homosexuality.
CNEWA director: Sense of relief as hostages freed, ceasefire holds — but peace vulnerable October 13, 2025By Paulina Guzik OSV News Filed Under: Conflict in the Middle East, Feature, News, World News Scenes of joy, relief and tearful welcomes flooded media across the world Oct. 13 as the remaining Israeli hostages were freed from Hamas captivity in the Gaza Strip as part of the U.S.-brokered ceasefire agreement.
Pope asks Catholics to support missions with prayer, donations October 13, 2025By Cindy Wooden Catholic News Service Filed Under: Missions, News, Vatican, World News In separate videos recorded in English, Spanish and Italian, Pope Leo XIV urged every Catholic parish around the globe to observe World Mission Sunday Oct. 19 and take up the annual collection that supports Catholic missionary work.
Vatican announces formal nomination of judges in Father Rupnik trial October 13, 2025By Cindy Wooden Catholic News Service Filed Under: News, Vatican, World News Three months after Cardinal Víctor Manuel Fernández said the Vatican had identified the judges who would form the tribunal in the canonical trial against Slovenian Father Marko Rupnik on charges of spiritual and sexual abuse, the judges were formally nominated.
Amid historic deal, Gaza pastor says little is left after ‘tsunami’ of destruction October 13, 2025By Paulina Guzik OSV News Filed Under: Conflict in the Middle East, News, World News Historic momentum is felt across the Middle East as thousands gathered Oct. 11 in Tel Aviv, Israel, for the last mass gathering before the hostage release expected to take place Oct. 13, and tens of thousands of Palestinians started to make their way back to their homes in northern Gaza Strip.
Real faith changes the way Christians live, treat each other, pope says October 13, 2025By Carol Glatz Catholic News Service Filed Under: Feature, Marian Devotion, News, Vatican, World News Christians must avoid using their faith to label those who are different — often the poor — as enemies to be avoided and rejected, Pope Leo XIV said.
Pope: Palestinians, Israelis must see each other as brothers, sisters October 13, 2025By Carol Glatz Catholic News Service Filed Under: Conflict in the Middle East, News, Vatican, World News With the start of the first phase of a peace deal between Israel and Gaza, Pope Leo XIV prayed for a just and lasting peace that respects all people.
More than 230 pilgrimages across the U.S. mark 10 years of ‘Laudato Si’ October 12, 2025By Kimberly Heatherington OSV News Filed Under: Environment, Jubilee 2025, News, World News To celebrate three occasions — the worldwide Jubilee 2025; the 10th anniversary of the 2015 release of Pope Francis’ landmark environmental encyclical “Laudato Si'”; and the annual ecumenical Season of Creation Sept. 1-Oct. 4 — Catholics across America have committed themselves to spiritual expeditions not on the well-worn pilgrimage routes of Europe, but in their own communities.
