Raising hell: Catholics debate church teaching on eternal punishment June 25, 2025By Robert Duncan Catholic News Service Filed Under: Feature, News, World News Sent by his religious order to Hong Kong to share the Gospel in Asia, one Catholic priest’s missionary work is raising hell — but not with the Chinese Communist Party.
Despite secularization trends, a Catholic revival is seen on the horizon in France June 25, 2025By Caroline de Sury OSV News Filed Under: Feature, News, World News Amid a record number of baptisms, turning the page on the abuse crisis and rapidly changing society, an “Observatory of Catholicism” was officially launched in June in Paris to produce regular, accurate and reliable data on Catholicism in France, thanks to the work of specialists, based on field surveys.
Pope leads Corpus Christi procession through streets of Rome June 23, 2025By Cindy Wooden Catholic News Service Filed Under: Eucharist, Feature, News, Vatican, World News In carrying Jesus through the city streets in a Corpus Christi procession, Christians are called to be witnesses of his love, sharing both their material and spiritual gifts, Pope Leo XIV said.
‘Slaughter of innocents’ in suicide bombing at Syrian church called ‘unspeakable evil’ June 23, 2025By OSV News OSV News Filed Under: Feature, News, World News An Islamist suicide bombing at a packed Damascus church that killed at least 20 and injured dozens of worshippers June 22 has sparked international outrage. Sectarian violence continues to plague Syria’s new leadership seven months after toppling Bashar Assad’s regime.
Trump orders US attack on Iran nuclear sites, as Pope Leo, bishops plead for peace June 22, 2025By Gina Christian OSV News Filed Under: Feature, News, Vatican, World News The U.S. has attacked three nuclear facilities in Iran, in a move that comes amid repeated pleas from Pope Leo XIV and other church leaders for peace and dialogue in ending multiple conflicts throughout the world, including that between Israel and Iran.
Visiting Upstate New York’s National Shrine of Our Lady of Martyrs June 22, 2025By Cecilia Hadley Filed Under: Arts & Culture, News, Saints, World News Walking through the serene green spaces of the National Shrine of Our Lady of Martyrs in Auriesville, N.Y., it is hard to imagine the scene that greeted St. Isaac Jogues and St. René Goupil at the same site in 1642.
Washington Roundup: Trump weighs options in Israel-Iran conflict, CLINIC condemns expanded ICE raids June 21, 2025By Kate Scanlon OSV News Filed Under: Feature, News, World News The White House said President Donald Trump would decide whether the U.S. military will get directly involved in the conflict between Israel and Iran within two weeks amid negotiations over Tehran’s nuclear efforts.
Malta in the Jubilee Year: A quieter pilgrimage of hope June 21, 2025By OSV News Filed Under: Arts & Culture, Jubilee 2025, News, World News The Jubilee Year — proclaimed by Pope Francis under the theme “Pilgrims of Hope” — officially opened Dec. 24, 2024, and will continue through Jan. 6, 2026. Rome remains its ceremonial heart, but Malta offers something distinct: a pilgrimage experience rooted in local tradition and marked by contemplative encounters.
Vatican presents ongoing plans to further reduce carbon footprint June 21, 2025By Carol Glatz Catholic News Service Filed Under: Environment, News, Vatican, World News St. Peter’s Basilica and some of its surrounding buildings are working to reduce their environmental impact by becoming more energy efficient and promoting sustainability.
Finance experts launch report at Vatican on foreign debt relief June 20, 2025By Cindy Wooden Catholic News Service Filed Under: Feature, News, Vatican, World News The Holy Year 2025 can have a lasting impact on the world’s poorest countries if governments and international institutions embrace a key element of the biblical concept of jubilee by forgiving, restructuring or pausing foreign debt repayments, said a report commissioned by Pope Francis.
Hundreds of thousands march in Poland’s Corpus Christi processions June 20, 2025By OSV News OSV News Filed Under: Eucharist, Feature, News, World News In Catholic Poland, Corpus Christi is more than a feast — it’s a nationwide act of faith.
Traditionalist Catholics see evangelization potential of Latin Mass June 20, 2025By Jonathan Luxmoore OSV News Filed Under: Feature, News, Vatican, World News Traditionalist Catholics have urged Pope Leo XIV to ease his predecessor’s restrictions on the Latin Mass, insisting the move was based on misunderstandings and is hampering a Western church revival.
