AI is generating a mental health crisis, warns Divine Mercy University president September 25, 2026By Kimberly Heatherington OSV News Filed Under: AI, Colleges, Feature, News, World News The ever-increasing presence of artificial intelligence, with AI in every sphere of daily life, is generating a mental health crisis that threatens adults and children alike, according to Father Charles Sikorsky, president of Divine Mercy University, a private Catholic graduate school of psychology and counseling in Sterling, Virginia.
Panama Church abuse inquiry reveals administrative failures in landmark truth-seeking review September 25, 2026By Junno Arocho Esteves OSV News Filed Under: Feature, News, World News Archbishop José Domingo Ulloa Mendieta of Panama reiterated the Church’s commitment to safeguarding and accountability after an independent inquiry he ordered revealed decades of negligent record-keeping and a system that prioritized perpetrators rather than victims.
Notre Dame professor John Cavadini selected as 2026 Ratzinger Prize recipient September 25, 2026By Courtney Mares OSV News Filed Under: Colleges, Feature, News, Vatican, World News The Vatican announced Sept. 22 that University of Notre Dame professor John C. Cavadini has been selected as the recipient of the 2026 Ratzinger Prize.
Miracle baby’s mom reflects on Archbishop Sheen ahead of beatification Mass September 24, 2026By Maria Wiering OSV News Filed Under: Feature, News, Saints, World News Bonnie Engstrom had prayed for the intercession of Archbishop Fulton J. Sheen during her pregnancy, and she implored his help then. As the doctors were preparing to pronounce the newborn dead, he took a breath and his heart rate stabilized.
Technological advancements are not rivals to faith, pope says September 24, 2026By Josephine Peterson OSV News Filed Under: Feature, News, Vatican, World News Progress in science and technology is not contrary to belief in God, and Christians should be actively involved in shaping that progress so that it serves human dignity and the common good, Pope Leo XIV said.
Sheen beatification ‘a gift’ and a call to mission, say pilgrims in St. Louis September 24, 2026By Gina Christian OSV News Filed Under: Feature, News, Saints, World News From across the United States and around the world, faithful of all ages have traveled to St. Louis for the Sept. 24 beatification of Archbishop Fulton J. Sheen — and several pilgrims described the occasion as both a “gift” and a call to be missionary disciples.
‘Pivotal’ Archbishop Sheen ‘opened the door to the evangelization of the world,’ says Bishop Barron September 24, 2026By Gina Christian OSV News Filed Under: Feature, News, Saints, World News Archbishop Fulton J. Sheen — the 20th-century theologian, evangelizer and Catholic communications pioneer — “opened the door to the evangelization of the world,” said Bishop Robert E. Barron of Winona-Rochester, Minnesota.
Canadian Catholics stand with Jewish brethren following synagogue attack in Ontario September 24, 2026By The Catholic Register OSV News Filed Under: Feature, Gun Violence, News, World News A gunman targeted an eastern Ontario synagogue on Yom Kippur, the holiest day of the year in Judaism.
Trump tells UN he may opt to ‘annihilate’ Iran, will rebrand AI ‘superintelligence’ September 24, 2026By Kate Scanlon OSV News Filed Under: Feature, News, War in Iran, World News President Donald Trump said Sept. 22 during a speech to the United Nations General Assembly that he has a decision to make on Iran: to make a deal or to “annihilate the Islamic Republic.”
Pope Leo XIV to make historic first veneration of ‘holy tunic,’ highlighting Christian unity September 24, 2026By Caroline de Sury OSV News Filed Under: Feature, News, Uncategorized, Vatican, World News Pope Leo XIV will make history during his Sept. 25-28 visit to France as the first pope to venerate the Holy Tunic of Argenteuil, the relic long believed to be the seamless robe worn by Christ during his Passion.
Canonization cause officially opens for pioneering Minnesota priest September 24, 2026By Maria Wiering OSV News Filed Under: Feature, News, Saints, World News Msgr. Joseph Francis Buh has been granted the title “servant of God” with a Sept. 22 Mass opening the cause for his canonization.
Pope, other world faith leaders urged to save starving Ukrainian victims of Russian blockade September 24, 2026By Gina Christian OSV News Filed Under: Feature, News, War in Ukraine, World News Ukraine’s religious leaders are pleading with Pope Leo XIV and global faith leaders, as well as the international community, to “use every available means” to save Ukrainian civilians facing starvation amid a Russian blockade.
