Latin America: Bishops express solidarity with Colombia as death toll surpasses 250 August 12, 2026By Junno Arocho Esteves OSV News Filed Under: Feature, News, World News Messages of solidarity from bishops’ conferences across Latin America poured in as rescue workers race against time to save victims still trapped beneath the rubble in multiple cities across Colombia.
Pope Leo says Sunday is ‘foundation and kernel’ of liturgical year August 12, 2026By Josephine Peterson OSV News Filed Under: Feature, News, Vatican, World News Pope Leo XIV urged Catholics to gather in person for Sunday Mass and called for working conditions that allow people to attend, saying Sunday is “the foundation and kernel of the whole liturgical year.”
Pro-life groups urge follow through from Blanche on policy permitting mifepristone by mail August 12, 2026By Kate Scanlon OSV News Filed Under: Feature, News, Respect Life, U.S. Congress, World News WASHINGTON (OSV News) — As Todd Blanche was confirmed and sworn in as attorney general, a group of pro-life organizations urged him to follow through on his previous comments that the Trump administration would review a Biden administration policy permitting the shipment of mifepristone by mail. The Trump administration has sought to pause multiple state […]
Vatican announces ‘disarming technology’ will be theme of next World Day of Peace August 11, 2026By Courtney Mares OSV News Filed Under: Feature, News, Vatican, World News The Vatican announced Aug. 11 that Pope Leo XIV’s message for the 2027 World Day of Peace will focus on “disarming technology” and political leaders’ moral responsibility.
Security issues show AI needs greater human oversight, say Catholic experts August 11, 2026By Gina Christian OSV News Filed Under: AI, Feature, News, Vatican, World News Recent security issue disclosures from major artificial intelligence developers Anthropic and OpenAI point to a need for even greater human oversight of the technology, two Catholic experts told OSV News.
Pope appeals for peace in Sudan, prays for victims in Ukraine-Russia conflict August 11, 2026By Junno Arocho Esteves OSV News Filed Under: Conflict in the Middle East, Feature, News, Vatican, World News Pope Leo XIV called for an immediate ceasefire and humanitarian aid to innocent civilians in Sudan caught between conflict between state military and paramilitary forces.
Pope Leo XIV offers prayers, condolences as bishops urge solidarity following Colombia earthquake August 11, 2026By Junno Arocho Esteves OSV News Filed Under: Feature, News, Vatican, World News Pope Leo XIV said he was deeply saddened by the loss of life and destruction following a powerful earthquake that struck Colombia, leaving more than 100 dead and dozens of collapsed buildings.
In France, pope to highlight life, unity; Vatican confirms he’ll meet with abuse victims August 10, 2026By Paulina Guzik OSV News Filed Under: Feature, News, Vatican, World News Pope Leo XIV will make a four-day apostolic journey to France Sept. 25-28, with a program that stretches from the Élysée Palace and UNESCO in Paris to the Marian shrine of Lourdes and a final stop in Metz, and it will include a private meeting with victims of abuse in the Church, the Vatican has confirmed.
2 apostles of Sacred Heart meet in Denver; thousands venerate St. Margaret Mary Alacoque relics August 10, 2026By OSV News OSV News Filed Under: Feature, News, Saints, World News St. Margaret Mary Alacoque’s relics drew pilgrims from across Northern Colorado for prayer, veneration and a historic meeting with Denver’s own apostle of the Sacred Heart and a servant of God, Julia Greeley.
World Youth Day 2027 in Seoul to be ‘a celebration of hope,’ archbishop says August 8, 2026By Courtney Mares OSV News Filed Under: Feature, News, Vatican, World News, World Youth Day Seoul ROME (OSV News) — Preparations are in full swing for World Youth Day 2027 in Seoul, South Korea, where Pope Leo XIV is expected to join young Catholics from around the world for the second World Youth Day ever held in Asia. The Aug. 3-8, 2027, gathering comes more than three decades after the first […]
Msgr. Rossetti resumes deliverance ministry after removal as DC exorcist August 7, 2026By Gina Christian OSV News Filed Under: Feature, News, World News A priest who was removed as an Archdiocese of Washington exorcist is relaunching his nonprofit deliverance ministry, while remaining a priest in good standing in his home diocese.
Blanche signals potential restrictions on mifepristone by mail coming from Trump administration August 7, 2026By Kate Scanlon OSV News Filed Under: News, Respect Life, World News Acting Attorney General Todd Blanche signaled on a call with a predominantly Protestant Christian ministry that the Trump administration would be “putting practices and policies in place” to stop shipment of mifepristone by mail.
