Uruguay bishops express sadness over euthanasia vote August 19, 2025By David Agren OSV News Filed Under: News, Respect Life, World News The Uruguay bishops’ conference expressed sadness after the country’s lower house of Congress approved a bill decriminalizing euthanasia.
Pope Leo appoints new bishop of Jefferson City August 19, 2025By OSV News OSV News Filed Under: Bishops, News, Vatican, World News Pope Leo XIV has named Father Ralph O’Donnell as the new bishop of Jefferson City, Missouri, four months after then-Bishop W. Shawn McKnight was named archbishop of Kansas City, Kan.
Pope visits mountaintop Marian shrine August 19, 2025By Cindy Wooden Catholic News Service Filed Under: Marian Devotion, News, Vatican, World News Pope Leo XIV paid a private visit to the Shrine of Our Lady of Grace of Mentorella, high in the Monti Prenestini mountain range of central Italy.
Trump meets with Zelenskyy, European leaders after Putin summit August 19, 2025By Kate Scanlon OSV News Filed Under: Feature, News, War in Ukraine, World News President Donald Trump met with Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy and a delegation of European leaders Aug. 18 following his summit with Russian President Vladimir Putin a few days prior as he seeks a resolution to Russia’s war in Ukraine.
Pregnancy resource centers learn to pivot amid a changing abortion landscape August 19, 2025By Zoey Maraist OSV News Filed Under: Feature, News, Respect Life, World News Some pregnancy centers hope to use those new strategies and services to reach women impacted by state laws that limit or ban abortion or by the recent federal law that cuts funding for Planned Parenthood.
Pope to Amazon bishops: Proclaim Gospel, fight injustice, defend nature August 18, 2025By Cindy Wooden Catholic News Service Filed Under: Feature, News, Vatican, World News Efforts to serve, defend and build up the Catholic community in the Amazon region must be centered on the proclamation of the Gospel, Pope Leo XIV said.
As Hong Kong Catholic activist’s trial reaches final stretch, appeals grow to ‘save him’ August 18, 2025By OSV News OSV News Filed Under: Feature, News, Religious Freedom, Uncategorized, World News At the start of final submissions in his landmark trial, Hong Kong pro-democracy media tycoon Jimmy Lai was provided with medication and a heart monitor Aug. 18, after health concerns had delayed proceedings the previous week.
Burn with ‘fire’ of God’s love, pope says at Mass and lunch with the poor August 18, 2025By Cindy Wooden Catholic News Service Filed Under: Feature, News, Vatican, World News Spending the day with the poor, Pope Leo XIV prayed that Catholics would make sure their parishes are welcoming of all people and would be “on fire” with God’s love.
As Latino communities live in fear of ICE, LA Catholics find ways to help hurting families August 18, 2025By OSV News OSV News Filed Under: Immigration and Migration, News, World News In largely Latino communities across Southern California shaken by weeks of immigration enforcement raids on city sidewalks and local businesses, the fear has forced unauthorized immigrants inside, shut out from work, from church, from life.
Archbishop Gudziak: Trump-Putin summit fails to advance peace, justice August 17, 2025By Gina Christian Catholic Review Filed Under: Feature, News, War in Ukraine, World News The Alaska summit between President Donald Trump and Russian President Vladimir Putin held on Aug. 15 has ultimately failed to address the “fundamental moral and geopolitical questions” of Russia’s multiyear war on Ukraine, said Metropolitan Archbishop Borys A. Gudziak of the Ukrainian Catholic Archeparchy of Philadelphia.
Father Lafleur: Forgotten story of chaplain to POWs in WWII and his ‘incredible selflessness’ August 16, 2025By Jack Figge OSV News Filed Under: News, Saints, World News Recently, Michael Bell, executive director of the of the Jenny Craig Institute for the Study of War and Democracy at the National World War II Museum in New Orleans, began researching Father Lafleur’s life and service and presented his findings during a special reception on July 31.
This Colorado teen died saving others in a school shooting — is he a future saint? August 16, 2025By Simone Orendain OSV News Filed Under: Feature, News, Saints, Vatican, World News The bishop of Colorado Springs, Colorado, announced in late July his office would “study and discern” the “massive undertaking” of determining whether to open a sainthood cause for a teenager who was killed after he tackled the shooter during a school shooting incident six years ago in suburban Denver.
