Gaza’s Catholic pastor recalls ‘terrible’ attack as Parolin decries ‘war without limits’ July 21, 2025By OSV News OSV News Filed Under: Conflict in the Middle East, News, World News Father Gabriel Romanelli, lightly injured in the leg during the Israeli military strike on the Holy Family Parish compound in the Gaza Strip July 17 told L’Osservatore Romano that what happened in the parish was “terrible” and that “the situation continues to be very serious.”
Pope condemns Israel’s attack against church, calls for end to ‘barbarity’ July 21, 2025By Carol Glatz Catholic News Service Filed Under: Conflict in the Middle East, Feature, News, Vatican, World News The “barbarity of war” and forced displacement of people have to end, and civilians and places of worship have to be protected, Pope Leo XIV implored.
Huckabee demands Israel punish settlers for ‘act of terror’ on West Bank church July 21, 2025By Judith Sudilovsky OSV News Filed Under: Conflict in the Middle East, News, Religious Freedom, World News U.S. Ambassador to Israel Mike Huckabee called the desecration of any holy place an “act of terror” and a “crime” that required “harsh consequences,” following a visit to the West Bank village of Taybeh.
Pope: Summer marks time to balance busyness with rest, prayer, joy with loved ones July 21, 2025By Carol Glatz Catholic News Service Filed Under: Feature, News, Vatican, World News Summer should be spent cultivating time with God, relaxing and caring for others, Pope Leo XIV said at Mass in a breezy hilltown during his brief summer break.
Myanmar opposition court sentences 9 men to 20 years for killing priest July 21, 2025By OSV News OSV News Filed Under: News, Religious Freedom, World News A court affiliated with Myanmar’s exiled National Unity Government has sentenced nine men to 20 years in prison for the killing of a Catholic priest in the country’s conflict-torn Sagaing region earlier this year, according to Fides agency.
FBI to investigate anti-Catholic, antisemitic vandalism at Pittsburgh area church July 21, 2025By Gina Christian OSV News Filed Under: News, Religious Freedom, World News Newly installed Bishop Mark A. Eckman of Pittsburgh has expressed his “great sorrow” over “hateful vandalism” at one of his parish churches, which federal authorities are now investigating.
Rhode Island celebrates Pope Leo declaration that baby’s healing was a true miracle July 21, 2025By Gina Christian OSV News Filed Under: Feature, News, Saints, World News Rhode Islanders are celebrating Pope Leo XIV’s declaration that the healing of a baby born in their state back in 2007 was indeed miraculous, and advances the sainthood cause of a 19th-century Spanish priest.
Whatever the genre, Dion’s music still focuses on life’s larger questions July 20, 2025By Michael Mastromatteo OSV News Filed Under: Arts & Culture, Books, News, World News DiMucci, known throughout his nearly 70-year recording career by his first name Dion, distinguished himself from many rock and roll colleagues in the late 1960s by publicly recommitting himself to his Christian faith.
When it comes to serving students with disabilities, how are Catholic schools doing? July 19, 2025By Maria Wiering OSV News Filed Under: Disabilities Ministry, News, Schools, World News Catholic experts argue, Catholic schools may be the best place for children with special needs, because they root each child’s identity not in achievement, but in being a child of God. But that attitude alone does not erase real hurdles, they acknowledge.
NBC’s Tom Llamas says Catholic education deepened his faith, pushed him to always do his best July 18, 2025By Tom Tracy OSV News Filed Under: Journalism, Movie & Television Reviews, News, World News Tom Llamas became the first Latino anchor of an American weekday nightly news broadcast this year when last March he was officially named both “NBC Nightly News” anchor and managing editor, as well as anchor of “Top Story” on “NBC News NOW.”
Tolton ambassadors renew goal to promote, pray for famed Black priest’s canonization July 18, 2025By Catherine Odell OSV News Filed Under: Black Catholic Ministry, News, Saints, World News Near the anniversary of his sudden and early death from a heat stroke on a hot, steamy Chicago street in July 1897, supporters of Venerable Augustus Tolton (1854-1897) gathered in South Bend to pray, discuss and recommit to promoting his cause for sainthood.
Three dead, Holy Family Gaza pastor injured after mid-morning Israeli attack July 17, 2025By Judith Sudilovsky OSV News Filed Under: Conflict in the Middle East, Feature, News, World News Two people were confirmed dead and several were injured, including a parish pastor, following what initial reports say was a mid-morning Israeli tank attack on the Holy Family Parish Church in Gaza on July 17.
