Bishops’ new racial justice leader discusses healing racism, his own experience and DEI November 22, 2025By Gina Christian OSV News Filed Under: Bishops, News, Racial Justice, World News OSV News spoke with Bishop Daniel E. Garcia of Austin, Texas, moments after the Nov. 20 announcement of his appointment as the inaugural chairman of the U.S. Conference of Catholic Bishops’ Subcommittee for the Promotion of Racial Justice and Reconciliation.
Mexican for whom ‘¡Viva Cristo Rey!’ is life slogan wins Miss Universe contest November 22, 2025By David Agren OSV News Filed Under: Arts & Culture, News, World News Shortly after being crowned Miss Universe, the victorious Mexican contestant Fatima Bosch Fernández stood alone on stage, clutching an enormous bouquet of flowers, shedding tears of joy and basking in the applause of an international audience.
Gunmen abduct students in Nigerian Catholic school in worsening attacks on Christians November 21, 2025By Ngala Killian Chimton OSV News Filed Under: News, Religious Freedom, World News An unspecified number of students and teachers have been kidnapped from a Catholic school in central Nigeria, adding to a growing number of attacks on Christians in the West African nation.
Youth embrace Pope Leo’s message of hope following unique digital meeting November 21, 2025By OSV News OSV News Filed Under: Feature, News, Vatican, World News, Youth Ministry Pope Leo XIV encouraged American youth in a unique digital discussion Nov. 21, telling them that they were not only the “future of the church,” but “the present,” saying “your voices, your ideas, your faith matter right now.”
Pope tells U.S. high school students their voice, ideas, faith matter November 21, 2025By Cindy Wooden Catholic News Service Filed Under: Feature, News, Vatican, World News, Youth Ministry Pope Leo XIV urged U.S. high school students to be “intentional” with their screen time, their prayer time and their involvement in a local parish.
Pope meets young people returned to Ukraine from Russia November 21, 2025By Catholic News Service Catholic News Service Filed Under: News, Vatican, War in Ukraine, World News Thanks to a handful of countries, including the Vatican, some 1,600 Ukrainian children forcibly taken to Russia have been reunited with family members in Ukraine.
Funny hats show the joy of NCYC while T-shirt messages feature the heart of youths’ faith November 21, 2025By John Shaughnessy The Criterion Filed Under: News, World News, Youth Ministry When it comes to creative, attention-getting fashion that always makes people smile, participants at the National Catholic Youth Conference have a tradition of wearing a wide variety of headgear that adds another flavor of fun to the faith-filled event.
Two Catholic priests freed in Belarus after visit of papal envoy to the country November 21, 2025By OSV News OSV News Filed Under: News, Religious Freedom, World News Two Belarusian Catholic priests listed as political prisoners of the regime were freed Nov. 20, following the October visit of papal envoy to the country.
U.S. Catholics urged to build culture of life, pray for end to abortion during January vigil November 21, 2025By OSV News OSV News Filed Under: Bishops, News, World News The U.S. Catholic bishops Nov. 19 called on the faithful to observe a nationwide prayer vigil Jan. 22-23 “to pray for an end to abortion and a greater respect for all human life in post-Roe America.”
Christian charity makes faith in Christ credible, pope says November 21, 2025By Cindy Wooden Catholic News Service Filed Under: Catholic Charities, Feature, News, Vatican, World News The Catholic Church’s charitable activity makes the Christian faith credible, Pope Leo XIV said, thanking members of Caritas Internationalis for living out what they believe.
U.S. bishops name head of racial justice committee November 21, 2025By Gina Christian OSV News Filed Under: Bishops, Black Catholic Ministry, News, Racial Justice, World News The U.S. bishops have named Bishop Daniel E. Garcia of Austin, Texas, as the first-ever chairman of their Subcommittee for the Promotion of Racial Justice and Reconciliation.
Marriage tribunals do not pit law against pastoral care, pope says November 21, 2025By Cindy Wooden Catholic News Service Filed Under: Marriage & Family Life, News, Vatican, World News Theology, law and pastoral concern always go together in the work of Catholic tribunals considering marriage cases, Pope Leo XIV said.
