God’s love breaks down walls, opens borders, dispels hatred, pope says June 9, 2025By Carol Glatz Catholic News Service Filed Under: Feature, News, Vatican, World News In a world marked by wars and where people are disconnected and numb with indifference, Pope Leo XIV prayed that the Holy Spirit would “open borders, break down walls” and dissolve hatred so everyone can live as children of one human family.
Washington Archdiocese announces layoffs, spending cuts, restructuring June 9, 2025By OSV News OSV News Filed Under: Child & Youth Protection, Feature, News, World News Citing “crippling economic challenges” faced by the Archdiocese of Washington, Cardinal Robert W. McElroy announced June 5 “that the archdiocese will need to cut spending, reduce its workforce and restructure departments to accommodate a more streamlined Pastoral Center.”
Washington state bishops ask court to block mandatory reporter law without Catholic confession protections June 9, 2025By Kate Scanlon OSV News Filed Under: News, Religious Freedom, World News, Worship & Sacraments The Catholic bishops of Washington state asked a federal court to block a new law requiring clergy to report child abuse or neglect without exceptions for clergy-penitent privilege.
N.J. diocese hopes proposed law will resolve religious worker visa problems June 9, 2025By Gina Christian OSV News Filed Under: Immigration and Migration, News, Vocations, World News The Diocese of Paterson, N.J., and several of its foreign-born priests are hoping proposed legislation will resolve their lawsuit regarding religious worker visas.
Report: Abuse allegations and costs down, but complacency a threat June 9, 2025By Gina Christian OSV News Filed Under: Bishops, Child & Youth Protection, Feature, News, World News The U.S. Catholic bishops’ latest annual report on child and youth protection shows abuse allegations continue to decline — but authors warned of the dangers of complacency among dioceses and the laity in upholding key aspects of bishops’ safe environment protocols.
Expectant mom seeking political asylum in U.S. urges protection of birthright citizenship June 9, 2025By Kate Scanlon OSV News Filed Under: Immigration and Migration, News, World News An asylum-seeker in the U.S. from Cuba told OSV News that she is spending the final part of her pregnancy on bedrest amid anxiety about her unborn child’s future due to an executive order signed by President Donald Trump that would bar her child from U.S. citizenship.
Holy Spirit fosters unity, peace, justice, pope says at Pentecost vigil June 9, 2025By Cindy Wooden Catholic News Service Filed Under: News, Vatican, World News On the eve of Pentecost, Pope Leo XIV prayed that the Holy Spirit would help Catholic lay associations, movements and communities live the Gospel before trying to preach it and would be a force for unity in the church and in the world.
Nicene Creed presents ‘the mystery that unites’ Christians, pope says June 9, 2025By Cindy Wooden Catholic News Service Filed Under: Ecumenism and Interfaith Relations, News, Vatican, World News Recognizing the essential tenets of faith that Catholics and Orthodox share should be the lens through which they discuss the issues that continue to separate them, Pope Leo XIV said.
The origins of our sacred creeds June 9, 2025By D.D. Emmons OSV News Filed Under: News, World News, Worship & Sacraments Every Sunday through the Nicene Creed, we Catholics profess our faith in Jesus Christ and express our complete conviction to the divine persons of the Most Holy Trinity.
Inspired by millennial soon-to-be-saint, Irish teens created animated Lego-Carlo Acutis film June 8, 2025By Sarah Mac Donald OSV News Filed Under: Movie & Television Reviews, News, Saints, World News In rural Limerick, three teenage brothers are turning Lego into a tool for evangelization as Blessed Carlo Acutis continues to inspire a new generation of digital evangelists.
Villanova athletes inspired that pope keeps tabs on how his alma mater’s teams fare June 8, 2025By John Knebels OSV News Filed Under: Colleges, News, Sports, Vatican, World News When discovering that Pope Leo the sports fan has supported their school’s athletic journeys for the past half-century, Villanova students — especially the athletes — united in rampant celebration.
Guide to the ecumenical councils of the church June 8, 2025By D.D. Emmons OSV News Filed Under: News, Vatican, World News Many sacred beliefs of our Catholic faith can be traced to the 21 ecumenical councils held since the fourth century.
