French Christians shocked by murder of Chaldean Catholic influencer from Iraq September 18, 2025By Caroline de Sury OSV News Filed Under: News, Religious Freedom, World News French Christians are reeling after the brutal murder of Ashur Sarnaya, a 45-year-old disabled Iraqi Chaldean Catholic, stabbed in the throat outside his Lyon apartment.
Spiritual bouquet gathers more than 2 million offerings from 72 countries for pope’s birthday September 18, 2025By OSV News OSV News Filed Under: News, Vatican, World News Pope Leo XIV turned 70 on Sept. 14, and more than 2 million prayers and works from 72 countries around the world were offered for him for the occasion through an OSV News-organized initiative, making up one very special “spiritual birthday bouquet” of prayer, love and support.
Jailed Catholic priests ‘used as hostages’ in Belarus September 18, 2025By Jonathan Luxmoore OSV News Filed Under: News, Religious Freedom, World News Human rights campaigners have accused the Belarus government of using imprisoned Catholic priests as “hostages,” as a Polish Carmelite became the latest detained for alleged espionage.
Pope nixes ‘virtual pope’ idea, explains concerns about AI September 18, 2025By Cindy Wooden Catholic News Service Filed Under: News, Vatican, World News Pope Leo XIV said a proposal to create an AI-version of him so people could have a virtual audience with the pope pretty much horrified him.
In interview, pope talks about abuse crisis, Trump, following Pope Francis September 18, 2025By Cindy Wooden Catholic News Service Filed Under: Child & Youth Protection, Feature, News, Vatican, World News Clerical sexual abuse continues to be “a real crisis,” one that the Catholic Church still must learn to deal with, particularly in improving the way it helps survivors while also ensuring the rights of the accused are respected, Pope Leo XIV said.
Special education funding for students with hearing and vision loss cut in DEI probe September 18, 2025By Kate Scanlon OSV News Filed Under: Disabilities Ministry, News, Schools, World News The U.S. Department of Education has pulled funding for programs in eight states that is aimed at assisting students who are both visually and hearing-impaired, sometimes referred to as deafblind.
Relentless effort, quick action are not always the answer, pope says September 18, 2025By Carol Glatz Catholic News Service Filed Under: News, Vatican, World News In an overly frenetic world, the Gospel teaches the importance of stopping, resting and trusting in the Lord, Pope Leo XIV said.
All people must work together for peace, pope tells interfaith forum September 18, 2025By Carol Glatz Catholic News Service Filed Under: Ecumenism and Interfaith Relations, Feature, News, Vatican, World News Religion, at its core, is not a source of conflict but a source of healing and reconciliation, Pope Leo XIV said.
Religion must serve God, not man, says Patriarch Bartholomew September 18, 2025By Gina Christian OSV News Filed Under: Ecumenism and Interfaith Relations, News, World News Amid his eighth apostolic visit to the U.S. Sept. 14-25, Ecumenical Patriarch Bartholomew I of Constantinople addressed attendees at a Sept. 16 State Department dinner in his honor, hosted by Deputy Secretary of State Michael J. Rigas.
Over 60 people killed in Ntoyo, Congo, by Islamic State group supporters September 18, 2025By OSV News OSV News Filed Under: News, Religious Freedom, World News The pontifical charity Aid to the Church in Need expressed its “deep concern and solidarity” with the families of the victims of a brutal attack carried out on the night of Sept. 8-9 in Ntoyo in the area of St. Joseph of Manguredjipa Catholic Parish, which is in the Congolese province of North Kivu.
‘Healing and Hope’ initiative tackles mental illness crisis at local level, say U.S. bishops September 17, 2025By Gina Christian OSV News Filed Under: Bishops, Feature, Health Care, News, World News The U.S. Conference of Catholic Bishops announced its “Healing and Hope” initiative as a “new component” of the USCCB’s National Catholic Mental Health Campaign.
Palestinians are living in ‘unacceptable’ conditions, pope says September 17, 2025By Carol Glatz Catholic News Service Filed Under: Conflict in the Middle East, News, Vatican, World News As tens of thousands of Palestinians were fleeing their homes as Israel launched a major new ground offensive in Gaza City, Pope Leo XIV expressed his “profound closeness to the Palestinian people in Gaza.”
