San Antonio Archbishop García-Siller asks for prayers, solidarity following Texas flooding tragedy July 6, 2025By OSV News Filed Under: Feature, News, World News As many in Kerrville, Texas, rushed to find news of missing loved ones or grappled with losing their homes following catastrophic flooding, San Antonio Archbishop Gustavo García-Siller was among the faith leaders present to offer prayers and support.
House approves Trump’s ‘Big Beautiful Bill’ after Senate passage July 4, 2025By Kate Scanlon OSV News Filed Under: Feature, News, U.S. Congress, World News The U.S. House on July 3 approved the One Big Beautiful Bill Act in a 218-214 vote, which would enact key provisions of President Donald Trump’s legislative agenda on taxes and immigration. The legislation now heads to the president’s desk for his signature.
Church adds Mass ‘for care of creation’ to missal, pope to celebrate July 3, 2025By Justin McLellan OSV News Filed Under: Environment, Feature, News, World News Catholic priests will now be able to celebrate Mass “for the care of creation” after the Vatican announced that a new formulary of prayers and biblical readings for the Mass will be added to the Roman Missal — the liturgical book that contains the texts for celebrating Mass in the Roman Rite of the Catholic Church.
Miami clergy raise concerns as Trump tours Florida’s ‘Alligator Alcatraz’ July 3, 2025By Tom Tracy OSV News Filed Under: Feature, Immigration and Migration, News, World News Most Americans agree on the need for good U.S. border security, but to hear politicians and civil authorities hurl insults and jokes at the expense of migrants as Florida opened its new “Alligator Alcatraz” migrant detention center in the Florida Everglades “is sinful.”
With pope’s support, Vatican to publish document on synod’s final phase July 2, 2025By Justin McLellan Catholic News Service Filed Under: Feature, News, Synodality, Vatican, World News Almost four years after Pope Francis opened the Catholic Church’s path toward synodality — a term many in the church had never heard before — his successor has thrown his support behind the last leg of the church’s synodal journey.
Mexican priest shot, gravely injured in the Diocese of Tabasco July 2, 2025By David Agren OSV News Filed Under: Feature, News, World News A Mexican priest remains in serious condition after being shot four times while traveling to minister to a sick person — an attack reinforcing Mexico’s reputation as one of the world’s most dangerous for clergy, despite its large Catholic population.
Senate passes Trump’s ‘Big Beautiful Bill’; measure heads to House July 1, 2025By Kate Scanlon OSV News Filed Under: Feature, News, U.S. Congress, World News Senate Republicans on July 1 passed their version of the One Big Beautiful Bill Act, which would enact key provisions of President Donald Trump’s legislative agenda on taxes and immigration, without any Democratic support and losing three members of their ranks.
Longtime head of Polish Catholic news agency resigns, as bishops seek tighter control July 1, 2025By Jonathan Luxmoore OSV News Filed Under: Feature, News, World News The veteran head of one of Europe’s largest Catholic news agencies has resigned in protest over proposed church media reforms, accusing his country’s bishops of acting illegally and reviving “solutions known from totalitarian times.”
Pope to Ukrainian Greek Catholics: ‘God will have the last word,’ ‘life will conquer death’ July 1, 2025By Gina Christian OSV News Filed Under: Feature, News, Vatican, War in Ukraine, World News Amid Russia’s war on Ukraine, the faith of Ukrainians is being “sorely tested,” but God “will have the last word, and life will conquer death,” said Pope Leo XIV.
Idaho Catholics unite in prayer for firefighters killed in sniper ambush July 1, 2025By Gina Christian OSV News Filed Under: Feature, News, World News Two firefighters were killed and a third wounded after a man began shooting at them like a sniper as they responded to a June 29 blaze on Canfield Mountain, located just over 4 miles from Coeur d’Alene, Idaho.
Archbishops must promote unity, seek new ways to share Gospel, pope says June 30, 2025By Carol Glatz Catholic News Service Filed Under: Feature, News, Vatican, World News Archbishops around the world can provide by their example the fraternity and unity in diversity the entire Catholic Church needs today, Pope Leo XIV said.
Slain Minnesota lawmaker, husband remembered for lives lived ‘with purpose, meaning’ June 30, 2025By OSV News OSV News Filed Under: Feature, Gun Violence, News, World News Democratic State Rep. Melissa Hortman and her husband, Mark, who were shot dead in their home June 14, were remembered at their funeral Mass June 28 for living their lives “with purpose and meaning.”
