For National Migration Week, bishops call for solidarity with immigrants amid ‘fear, anxiety’ September 22, 2025By OSV News OSV News Filed Under: Bishops, Immigration and Migration, News, World News Ahead of the U.S. Catholic Church’s observance of its annual National Migration Week, taking place this year Sept. 22-28, the U.S. bishops reiterated their longstanding efforts to show solidarity with immigrants amid “fear and anxiety” prompted by current immigration enforcement efforts.
Church’s youngest cardinal: Amid division, be close to people and pray for conversion September 21, 2025By Gina Christian OSV News Filed Under: Bishops, News, War in Ukraine, World News During his Sept. 13-15 visit to Philadelphia, Cardinal Mykola Bychok of the Ukrainian Catholic Eparchy of Sts. Peter and Paul in Melbourne, Australia — at age 45, the Catholic Church’s youngest cardinal — sat down with OSV News to share his thoughts on hope, war, his time in Russia, and the church in Australia.
St. Thérèse ‘provides a light’ for today’s world, says Michigan rector ahead of relics tour September 21, 2025By Daniel Meloy OSV News Filed Under: News, Saints, World News The National Shrine of the Little Flower Basilica in Royal Oak will host the major relics of St. Thérèse of Lisieux Oct. 1-8 as part of a national tour.
Poll: Half of Poles declare distrust of Catholic Church as it loses its moral authority September 19, 2025By Paulina Guzik OSV News Filed Under: Child & Youth Protection, News, World News The level of trust in the Catholic Church in Poland hit a record low with only one third of traditionally Catholic Poles trusting the church.
Family’s role in church, society needs support, pope says September 19, 2025By Cindy Wooden Catholic News Service Filed Under: Marriage & Family Life, News, Vatican, World News The strength of families and their ability to thrive and witness as a “domestic church” require support from the wider church and from governments, particularly in the face of poverty, Pope Leo XIV said.
Catholic University launches new AI institute led by Microsoft’s Taylor Black September 19, 2025By Kimberly Heatherington OSV News Filed Under: AI, Colleges, News, World News The Catholic University of America, the national university founded by the U.S. bishops, announced that Taylor Black, director of AI & Venture Ecosystems in the Office of the Chief Technology Officer at Microsoft, has been named founding director of a new interdisciplinary institute on artificial intelligence and emerging technologies.
Pronatalism: Beyond the buzz, some proponents just think it would be nice to have more babies September 19, 2025By Kimberly Heatherington OSV News Filed Under: Catholic Social Teaching, Marriage & Family Life, News, World News Depending on the context, the concept of pronatalism — encouraging people to have children, or the promotion of childbearing — can either be cause to celebrate the critical role of the family in society; a techno-elitist vision of a future populated by humans engineered for specific traits; or a cringe-worthy expression of anti-immigrant nativism.
Religious obedience is ‘act of love’ that builds community, pope says September 19, 2025By Cindy Wooden Catholic News Service Filed Under: Consecrated Life, News, Vatican, Vocations, World News For members of religious orders, obedience is “an act of love” and a powerful witness to the world of how gestures of selflessness are needed to build true community, Pope Leo said.
Harrisburg bishop ‘deeply saddened’ by shooting that left 3 officers dead, 2 wounded September 18, 2025By OSV News OSV News Filed Under: Feature, Gun Violence, News, World News Bishop Timothy C. Senior of Harrisburg said he was “deeply saddened” by a shooting in rural Pennsylvania that claimed the lives of three police officers and injured two others.
UN’s genocide finding in Gaza seen hampered by ‘serious weakness’ in Security Council September 18, 2025By Gina Christian OSV News Filed Under: Conflict in the Middle East, News, World News An independent United Nations inquiry commission has concluded Israel is committing genocide in Gaza, but a “serious weakness” in the U.N.’s Security Council could prevent taking action in accord with the Genocide Convention, said Father Elias D. Mallon, special assistant to the president of the Catholic Near East Welfare Association-Pontifical Mission.
French Christians shocked by murder of Chaldean Catholic influencer from Iraq September 18, 2025By Caroline de Sury OSV News Filed Under: News, Religious Freedom, World News French Christians are reeling after the brutal murder of Ashur Sarnaya, a 45-year-old disabled Iraqi Chaldean Catholic, stabbed in the throat outside his Lyon apartment.
Spiritual bouquet gathers more than 2 million offerings from 72 countries for pope’s birthday September 18, 2025By OSV News OSV News Filed Under: News, Vatican, World News Pope Leo XIV turned 70 on Sept. 14, and more than 2 million prayers and works from 72 countries around the world were offered for him for the occasion through an OSV News-organized initiative, making up one very special “spiritual birthday bouquet” of prayer, love and support.
