Texans vote overwhelmingly to enshrine parental rights in state constitution November 11, 2025By Tony Gutierrez OSV News Filed Under: Marriage & Family Life, News, Religious Freedom, World News Texas voters overwhelmingly approved an amendment enshrining parental rights in the state’s constitution Nov. 4.
First plenary of French bishops under Cardinal Aveline discusses turbulent topics November 11, 2025By Caroline de Sury OSV News Filed Under: Bishops, News, World News The first plenary of the French bishops under the leadership of Cardinal Jean-Marc Aveline of Marseille as the new president of the bishops’ conference did not get away from the topic of abuse.
Former diocesan fundraising director indicted on wire fraud for alleged 6-figure theft November 11, 2025By Gina Christian OSV News Filed Under: Giving, News, World News A former director of stewardship and development for the Diocese of Kansas City-St. Joseph, Missouri, has been arrested and charged with theft, with federal prosecutors alleging he stole more than $150,000 using his diocesan credit card.
Pope asks for extra care when using AI in medicine November 11, 2025By Cindy Wooden Catholic News Service Filed Under: Health Care, News, Vatican, World News The more fragile a human life is, the greater the responsibility of those charged with caring for it, whether in person or through the use of technology, Pope Leo XIV said.
Bishop: Survival of Christian communities in Nigeria depends on security, justice November 11, 2025By Katarzyna Szalajko OSV News Filed Under: News, Religious Freedom, World News Faith is a matter of life and death in northern Nigeria, said Bishop John Bogna Bakeni of Maiduguri.
‘Do you love Jesus more than your political opinion?’: Bishop Tyson says the church faces a test November 10, 2025By Kimberly Heatherington OSV News Filed Under: Bishops, Catholic Social Teaching, Immigration and Migration, News, World News The U.S. policy of mass deportation toward immigrants lacking legal authorization to be in the U.S., potentially affects one in six Catholics (18 percent) in the U.S., either because they are vulnerable personally or live with someone who is, according to a joint Catholic-Evangelical report issued earlier this year.
Supreme Court declines Kim Davis case seeking to overturn same-sex marriage ruling November 10, 2025By Kate Scanlon OSV News Filed Under: Feature, Marriage & Family Life, News, Supreme Court, World News The U.S. Supreme Court declined Nov. 10 a case that asked it to revisit its landmark ruling in Obergefell v. Hodges that legalized same-sex marriage nationwide. The 2015 ruling overturned state laws defining marriage as the union of a man and a woman, a decision the head of the U.S. Catholic bishops at the time called a “tragic error.”
Delegation of top prelates, lay activists gives Brazil church strong presence at COP30 November 10, 2025By Eduardo Campos Lima OSV News Filed Under: Environment, News, World News The 30th United Nations Climate Change Conference, known as COP30, takes place in Belém, Brazil, Nov. 10-21 and will gather a significant number of church officials and activists — a sign that the climate crisis has become a central concern for Catholics.
Vatican says Swiss Guards investigating alleged antisemitic gesture November 10, 2025By Cindy Wooden Catholic News Service Filed Under: Ecumenism and Interfaith Relations, News, Vatican, World News The Vatican press office confirmed the Pontifical Swiss Guard is investigating an incident involving one of the guards who has been accused of making an antisemitic gesture.
Pope holds long meeting with Belgian abuse survivors November 10, 2025By Cindy Wooden Catholic News Service Filed Under: Child & Youth Protection, News, Vatican, World News Pope Leo XIV spent close to three hours listening to and praying with 15 Belgians who had survived clerical sexual abuse as children.
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.
