Amid conflict, cholera outbreak accelerates hunger and starvation in Sudan August 25, 2025By Frederick Nzwili OSV News Filed Under: Disaster Relief, Health Care, News, World News Catholic Church leaders have spotlighted a cholera outbreak in South Sudan and Sudan, as some faith-based humanitarian agencies moved to respond to the crisis.
ICE detentions in immigration courts prompt alarm from Catholic advocates August 25, 2025By Kate Scanlon OSV News Filed Under: Feature, Immigration and Migration, News, World News As the Trump administration seeks to implement its hardline immigration policies, it has increased enforcement actions by U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement in immigration courts, prompting alarm from Catholic immigration advocates.
Pope defends rights of refugees evicted to build U.S. military base August 25, 2025By Cindy Wooden Catholic News Service Filed Under: Immigration and Migration, News, Vatican, World News Pope Leo XIV blessed five statues of Mary that refugees evicted from their islands in order to build a major U.S. military base plan to place in the chapels they hope to restore when they return to their homelands.
Colombia’s bishops condemn terrorist attacks that ‘rocked the country’ August 25, 2025By OSV News OSV News Filed Under: Bishops, News, World News Colombia’s bishops expressed their outrage after at least 18 people died and more than 40 were injured after two attacks in Colombia attributed to different dissident factions of the former FARC guerrilla group.
Authentic faith is seen in love of God and neighbor, pope says August 25, 2025By Cindy Wooden Catholic News Service Filed Under: Feature, News, Vatican, World News When Jesus described the path to salvation as a “narrow gate,” he was not placing limits on God’s mercy but was challenging people who were convinced they had done enough to be saved, Pope Leo XIV said.
Pope marks Ukraine’s Independence Day with prayers for peace August 25, 2025By Cindy Wooden Catholic News Service Filed Under: News, Vatican, War in Ukraine, World News Marking Ukraine’s Independence Day, Pope Leo XIV pledged his prayers for the Ukrainian people in a message to President Volodymyr Zelenskyy and encouraged Catholics to respond to Ukrainian religious leaders’ request for prayers for peace Aug. 24.
Catholic legislators must help build ‘city of God,’ pope says August 25, 2025By Cindy Wooden Catholic News Service Filed Under: Feature, News, Vatican, World News Catholic legislators are called to enact laws that reflect love of God and love of neighbor, Pope Leo XIV told an international group of lawmakers.
Bishop concerned about ‘human dignity’ of detainees after governor plans ‘Cornhusker Clink’ August 25, 2025By Kate Scanlon OSV News Filed Under: Immigration and Migration, News, Respect Life, World News Bishop James D. Conley of Lincoln, Neb., expressed concern Aug. 22 about “safeguarding human dignity” of detainees after the state’s governor announced plans for a migrant detention center dubbed “Cornhusker Clink.”
Beatification cause for Minnesota Benedictine sister opens August 23, 2025By Maria Wiering OSV News Filed Under: Consecrated Life, News, Saints, World News The beatification cause for Sister Annella Zervas, a Benedictine sister from Minnesota, will formally begin this fall, Bishop Andrew H. Cozzens of Crookston, Minn., announced Aug. 20.
Ahead of canonization, new statue of Blessed Carlo Acutis unveiled in Assisi August 22, 2025By Junno Arocho Esteves OSV News Filed Under: Feature, News, Saints, World News A new statue depicting Blessed Carlo Acutis is a message that conveys to the world that the Catholic Church is not an old institution but a young and vibrant church with a relevant message for today’s culture, said the statue’s sculptor.
Florida bishops once again ask DeSantis for clemency on a scheduled execution August 22, 2025By Kate Scanlon OSV News Filed Under: News, Respect Life, World News The Florida Conference of Catholic Bishops on Aug. 21 said it sent a letter to Gov. Ron DeSantis, R-Fla., asking him to stay the Aug. 28 scheduled execution of Curtis Windom and commute his sentence to life imprisonment without parole.
Christians are called to help world find peace, reconciliation, pope says August 22, 2025By Cindy Wooden Catholic News Service Filed Under: Ecumenism and Interfaith Relations, Feature, News, Vatican, World News Even as Christians continue the dialogue aimed at restoring their unity, they are called to work together to bring peace and reconciliation to a deeply divided world, Pope Leo XIV said.
