More than 270 faith leaders urge Trump administration to extend TPS for El Salvador August 26, 2026By Kate Scanlon OSV News Filed Under: Feature, Immigration and Migration, News, World News Hundreds of faith leaders and organizations urged the Trump administration to extend Temporary Protected Status, or TPS, for El Salvador before it expires in September.
Pope Leo appoints Knights of Columbus Supreme Knight Patrick Kelly to Vatican dicastery August 26, 2026By Courtney Mares OSV News Filed Under: Feature, Knights of Columbus, News, Vatican, World News Pope Leo XIV on Aug. 25 appointed the Knights of Columbus’ Supreme Knight Patrick Kelly as a member of the Vatican Dicastery for the Laity, Family and Life.
To experience true relationship with God in the liturgy, faithful’s participation cannot be passive, pope says August 26, 2026By Carol Glatz OSV News Filed Under: Feature, News, Vatican, World News “Firmly rooted” in the Church’s living tradition, the liturgical reform put forth by the Second Vatican Council grew from the need for the faithful to celebrate the liturgy more “consciously and actively,” and not “as strangers and silent spectators,” Pope Leo XIV said.
Vatican’s top diplomat begins visit to Russia as European leaders flock to Kyiv August 25, 2026By OSV News OSV News Filed Under: Feature, News, Vatican, War in Ukraine, World News Archbishop Paul R. Gallagher, the Vatican’s secretary for relations with states and international organizations, arrived in Moscow Aug. 24 for a four-day visit, with meetings scheduled with Russian government, Orthodox and Catholic leaders.
Baptisms in Ireland see dramatic drop of 30% in a decade August 25, 2026By OSV News OSV News Filed Under: Feature, News, World News Baptisms in the Catholic Church in Ireland have fallen by almost a third since 2015, with just one Irish diocese seeing any positive change, a new report shows.
Catholic schools’ new year sees safety, security and budget impacts after school shooting August 25, 2026By Simone Orendain OSV News Filed Under: Feature, Gun Violence, News, Schools, World News As the new school year starts in multiple Catholic districts across the country, 2025’s deadly shooting at Annunciation Catholic Church in Minneapolis during the parish school’s all-school Mass has kept safety and security on the minds of some Catholic school officials and archdioceses with sizable Catholic school districts.
Annunciation leaders guide wounded community toward peace 1 year after school shooting August 24, 2026By Josh McGovern OSV News Filed Under: Feature, Gun Violence, News, World News Four leaders had barely arrived at Annunciation Church and School in Minneapolis when they found themselves helping a wounded community to heal and find a way toward hope.
Pope Leo XIV: See Jesus in the face of every person with disabilities August 24, 2026By Courtney Mares OSV News Filed Under: Feature, News, Vatican, World News Pope Leo XIV said Aug. 24 that recognizing Jesus in the face of each person with disabilities helps to advance society.
Pope Leo meets Lebanese president; Vatican concerned over border deal implementation August 21, 2026By Junno Arocho Esteves OSV News Filed Under: Feature, News, Vatican, World News Pope Leo XIV met with Lebanese President Joseph Aoun as the Vatican expressed concerns over stalled efforts to implement a U.S.-backed border agreement between Lebanon and Israel.
‘Prayer is our number one weapon’ against Russian aggression, says papal nuncio to Ukraine August 21, 2026By Gina Christian OSV News Filed Under: Feature, News, Vatican, War in Ukraine, World News As Russia’s full-scale war on Ukraine — which continues attacks launched in 2014 — nears its fifth year, OSV News sat down Aug. 12 with Archbishop Visvaldas Kulbokas, papal nuncio to Ukraine, for a reflection on faith and prayer amid relentless conflict.
Conversion of heart needed to end wars, heal Earth, pope says August 20, 2026By Junno Arocho Esteves OSV News Filed Under: Feature, News, Vatican, World News The social and ecological devastation wrought by war represents not just a political failure, but a moral crisis rooted in a divided heart in need of conversion, Pope Leo XIV said.
Colombia: Bogotá archdiocese launches ‘spiritual first aid’ mission to quake-hit cities August 20, 2026By Junno Arocho Esteves OSV News Filed Under: Feature, News, World News Dozens of clergy from the Archdiocese of Bogotá embarked on a five-day pastoral mission to cities in Colombia devastated by the Aug. 10 earthquake.
