Dig deep, work patiently to keep church on solid foundation, pope says November 10, 2025By Cindy Wooden Catholic News Service Filed Under: Feature, News, Vatican, World News The construction site is “a beautiful image that speaks of activity, creativity and dedication, as well as hard work and sometimes complex problems to be solved,” the pope said as he celebrated Mass at Rome’s Basilica of St. John Lateran Nov. 9, the feast of the basilica’s dedication in the fourth century.
Pope offers prayers for the Philippines, peacemakers November 10, 2025By Cindy Wooden Catholic News Service Filed Under: Disaster Relief, News, Vatican, World News As people in the Philippines mourned the loss of more than 200 people and massive damage from a typhoon in early November and were bracing for an even more powerful storm, Pope Leo XIV offered his prayers.
Supreme Court sides with Trump administration to temporarily block full funding for SNAP November 10, 2025By OSV News OSV News Filed Under: Feature, News, Supreme Court, U.S. Congress, World News The U.S. Supreme Court has moved to temporarily block full payments necessary to fund SNAP, a program providing food support to millions of Americans with low incomes, after the Trump administration asked the court to hear its request to issue only partial payments in November.
Archbishop Sample on ICE activity: Human dignity comes from God, not government November 10, 2025By Gina Christian OSV News Filed Under: Immigration and Migration, News, Respect Life, World News Human dignity comes “not from government, but from our loving God,” Archbishop Alexander K. Sample of Portland, Oregon, declared in a Nov. 8 statement regarding recent immigration enforcement activity in that state.
Christian hope shows that the earth can resemble heaven, pope says November 10, 2025By Cindy Wooden Catholic News Service Filed Under: Jubilee 2025, News, Vatican, World News At a Jubilee general audience in St. Peter’s Square Nov. 8, Pope Leo particularly welcomed pilgrims from the Jubilee of the World of Work
Security for Syria’s religious minorities’ is disastrous, say religious freedom advocates November 8, 2025By Dale Gavlak OSV News Filed Under: Conflict in the Middle East, News, Religious Freedom, World News Continued attacks on Christians and other minorities in Syria at the hands of Islamists, some affiliated with the new Syrian interim government, call into question whether the war-torn country can rebuild without first securing its people.
Bishops, humanitarian leader urge bold, courageous action at UN climate conference November 8, 2025By Gina Christian OSV News Filed Under: Environment, News, World News Government officials, scientists, business leaders, activists and others from more than 190 nations will gather for the U.N.’s COP30, which will take place Nov. 10-21 in Belém, Brazil.
New ‘Nuremberg’ thriller examines capacity of ordinary men to commit extraordinary evil November 8, 2025By Katie Yoder OSV News Filed Under: Movie & Television Reviews, News, World News A new thriller about the Nuremberg trials held to prosecute high-ranking Nazi Germany officials following World War II wrestles with the capacity of ordinary men to commit extraordinary evil.
Ohio bishop ends funeral visitations in churches, citing liturgical directives November 7, 2025By Gina Christian OSV News Filed Under: News, World News, Worship & Sacraments Bishop David J. Bonnar of Youngstown, Ohio, has moved to end holding funeral visitations in Catholic churches in that diocese, citing the proper understanding of the Catholic funeral liturgy rubrics — as well as the disruption such viewings can cause in sacred spaces.
Caring for creation is part of peacemaking, pope tells COP30 November 7, 2025By Cindy Wooden Catholic News Service Filed Under: Environment, News, Vatican, World News As the international community rightly focuses on resolving war and conflict, countries must recognize that “peace is also threatened” by climate change and environmental destruction, the pope said in a message to the Leaders Summit of COP30 in Belem, Brazil.
Missionaries transform world by transforming lives, pope says November 7, 2025By Cindy Wooden Catholic News Service Filed Under: Missions, News, Vatican, World News Being a missionary means bringing the Gospel and its values into the world and transforming the lives of individuals, which can and must transform societies, Pope Leo XIV said.
Ecumenical group of faith leaders in Seattle demand SNAP funds be fully restored November 7, 2025By OSV News OSV News Filed Under: News, U.S. Congress, World News Rep. Pramila Jayapal invited various faith leaders to express their feelings on SNAP cuts detailed in the “One Big Beautiful Bill Act,” and the Trump administration’s refusal to use emergency funds to fund the program amid the government shutdown, causing many of the 42 million Americans who rely on SNAP — the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program — to find alternative ways to eat.
