Church in Congo mourns 27 children killed in tragic fire of two schools September 22, 2026By OSV News OSV News Filed Under: Feature, News, World News Catholic schoolchildren in eastern Congo gathered with candles Sept. 17 at Our Lady of Mercy Parish in Bukavu to mourn 27 classmates killed in a fire that devastated homes and schools across the city.
Serbian cardinal pleads against country’s exclusion after Ratko Mladic’s burial with honors September 22, 2026By Jonathan Luxmoore OSV News Filed Under: Feature, News, World News Cardinal Ladislav Nemet of Belgrade is urging Western governments not to let recent controversy over the funeral of convicted Bosnian Serb wartime leader Ratko Mladic derail Serbia’s ties with Europe.
For National Migration Week, bishops urge policy that upholds ‘God-given human dignity’ September 22, 2026By OSV News OSV News Filed Under: Feature, Immigration and Migration, News, World News In a statement to mark National Migration Week Sept. 21-27, Bishop Brendan J. Cahill, chairman of the U.S. Conference of Catholic Bishops’ Committee on Migration, urged U.S. officials and lawmakers to enact policy that upholds the “God-given human dignity” of migrants and prevents the separation of families.
Lourdes fully covers Rupnik mosaics ahead of Pope Leo visit, citing care for abuse survivors September 22, 2026By Paulina Guzik OSV News Filed Under: Feature, News, Vatican, World News Prior to Pope Leo XIV’s arrival to Lourdes Sept. 26, the sanctuary covered the mosaics of Father Marko Rupnik, the spokesman of the sanctuary confirmed to OSV News, sharing pictures of the Basilica of Our Lady of the Rosary with mosaics entirely covered.
Embrace ‘deep spiritual bonds’ between Jews and Catholics, says bishop in Yom Kippur message September 21, 2026By Gina Christian OSV News Filed Under: Feature, News, Vatican, World News As the Jewish community marks the holiest day of its year, a U.S. Catholic bishop is extending his “warmest wishes,” while urging Catholics to reject antisemitism and recall the “deep spiritual bonds” between Jews and Catholics.
Priests, pastoral leaders have permission to do less, do it better, pope says September 21, 2026By Carol Glatz OSV News Filed Under: Feature, News, Vatican, World News Led by their priests, Catholics need to come together and face the truth about what their local church is doing and why, Pope Leo XIV told clergy and laypeople in his diocese.
Aparecida shrine celebrates completion of Rupnik-designed western facade September 21, 2026By Junno Arocho Esteves OSV News Filed Under: Feature, News, World News While France’s Lourdes shrine moves to cover mosaics by Father Marko Rupnik, Brazil’s National Shrine of Our Lady of Aparecida in São Paulo celebrated new installations by the artist, who faces decades of allegations of sexual, spiritual and psychological abuse.
In Cuernavaca, North American bishops focus on migration, AI and Church cooperation September 18, 2026By Marietha Góngora V. OSV News Filed Under: AI, Feature, Immigration and Migration, News, World News In a spirit of prayer and dialogue, bishops representing the conferences of Mexico, the United States and Canada met in Cuernavaca, Mexico, to discern ways to strengthen collaboration across North America.
Pope Leo ends COVID-era salary cuts for cardinals and senior Vatican officials September 18, 2026By OSV News OSV News Filed Under: Feature, News, Vatican, World News Pope Leo XIV has repealed provisions introduced by Pope Francis in March 2021 that reduced the salaries of cardinals and Vatican employees as a cost-saving measure during the COVID-19 pandemic.
Pope Leo XIV names US bishops’ migration committee chair as new bishop of Joliet, Illinois September 17, 2026By OSV News OSV News Filed Under: Feature, News, Vatican, World News Pope Leo XIV has appointed Bishop Brendan J. Cahill of Victoria, Texas, as the new bishop of Joliet, Illinois.
Vatican document affirms interreligious dialogue as essential to ‘journey of hope’ for humanity September 17, 2026By Gina Christian OSV News Filed Under: Feature, News, Vatican, World News A new Vatican document affirms the Second Vatican Council’s landmark teaching on the Church’s relationship with the Jewish people and those of other faiths, while inviting humanity to enter upon a common “journey of hope.”
Cardinal Czerny inaugural recipient of Pope Leo XIV Sustainability Medal September 17, 2026By Gina Christian OSV News Filed Under: Colleges, Environment, Feature, News, World News The first Pope Leo XIV Sustainability Medal — created by the pope’s alma mater, Villanova University — will be awarded to Cardinal Michael Czerny, the former prefect of the Vatican’s Dicastery for Promoting Integral Human Development.
