Catholic MBA programs see business as force for good, blending doctrine, commerce August 9, 2025By Kimberly Heatherington OSV News Filed Under: Colleges, News, World News For scholars seeking an MBA rooted in Catholic ethics and social teaching, there are now more choices, as Catholic colleges both launch and expand their degree offerings.
Amid ‘reverse migration,’ sisters in Mexico accompany migrants trapped by US policies August 8, 2025By Rhina Guidos Global Sisters Report Filed Under: Consecrated Life, Immigration and Migration, News, World News Along with other sisters and a team of collaborators, Sister María Magdalena accompanies and advocates for migrants traveling through the country, which used to be the last stop en route to the ultimate destination: the U.S.
Nagasaki Franciscan monastery that survived atomic blast still stands as messenger of peace August 8, 2025By Katarzyna Szalajko OSV News Filed Under: News, Saints, World News Eighty years ago two of the world’s deadliest weapons were dropped on Hiroshima and Nagasaki, Japan, bringing near-total destruction.
When nuns perished during adoration in wartime Warsaw, white doves rose into sky August 8, 2025By Alina Petrowa-Wasilewicz OSV News Filed Under: News, Religious Freedom, Saints, World News The wartime story of the heroic nuns from Warsaw begins during the uprising in August 1944, when their convent became a site of both faith and tragedy.
Newark Archdiocese settles abuse claims against retired bishop who denies allegations August 7, 2025By Paulina Katinas OSV News Filed Under: Child & Youth Protection, News, World News The Archdiocese of Newark has settled two claims of sexual abuse against retired Bishop Nicholas A. DiMarzio, dating back more than 50 years — when he was a priest in Jersey City — the lawyer for the plaintiffs announced on Aug. 6.
Catholic family experts tie marriage to dropping U.S. fertility rate August 7, 2025By Katie Yoder OSV News Filed Under: Feature, Marriage & Family Life, News, Respect Life, World News To explain the dropping U.S. fertility rate, Catholic fertility and family policy experts are pointing to marriage.
Ambassadors call attention to starving Israeli hostages, Gazan civilians August 7, 2025By Cindy Wooden Catholic News Service Filed Under: Conflict in the Middle East, News, Vatican, World News Pope Leo XIV, like Pope Francis before him, consistently has called on Hamas to release the hostages it kidnapped in Israel almost two years ago and has pleaded with Israel to allow the delivery of more humanitarian aid to the people of Gaza.
Bishops in Japan: Atomic bombings a call to destroy nuclear arms, commit to peace August 7, 2025By Gina Christian OSV News Filed Under: Feature, News, World News As the world marks the 80th anniversary of the atomic bombings in Hiroshima and Nagasaki, the Catholic Church must renew its commitment to nonviolence, disarmament and lasting peace, said U.S. prelates attending commemoration events in Japan.
Black Catholics reflect on 60 years of the Voting Rights Act, challenges August 6, 2025By Kimberly Heatherington OSV News Filed Under: Black Catholic Ministry, News, Racial Justice, World News On a national scale, Father Boxie expressed concern about the Trump administration’s efforts to eliminate what are known as DEI (diversity, equity, and inclusion) initiatives in America through executive orders.
Wester: World must disarm nuclear weapons before AI triggers Armageddon August 6, 2025By Gina Christian OSV News Filed Under: News, World News Ahead of his third “Pilgrimage of Peace” to Japan to mark the 80th anniversary of the Hiroshima and Nagasaki atomic bombings, Archbishop John C. Wester spoke with OSV News about the current state of nuclear risk, and efforts to disarm the world of nuclear weapons.
‘Free Gena,’ plead colleagues of kidnapped Irish missionary in Haiti August 6, 2025By Gina Christian OSV News Filed Under: Missions, News, Religious Freedom, World News Staff of a charity serving Haiti are pleading for the return of a kidnapped Irish lay missionary and her companions — including a 3-year-old child — taken by armed gunmen who stormed an orphanage in Port-au-Prince, amid the Caribbean nation’s long-running armed gang violence and political instability.
Knights of Columbus open 143rd Supreme Convention with call to be ‘heralds of hope’ August 6, 2025By Nicole Olea Special to the Catholic Review Filed Under: Feature, Knights of Columbus, News, World News The Knights of Columbus opened their 143rd Supreme Convention Aug. 5 in Washington, D.C., with a call to charity, unity, fraternity and patriotism, as Supreme Knight Patrick E. Kelly urged members to be “heralds of hope” in a world searching for meaning.
