The Jubilee Year, the death of Pope Francis and the unexpected election of a U.S. pope boosted the number of U.S. visitors seeking free tickets to Vatican events in 2025, said the Bishops’ Office for U.S. Visitors to the Vatican.

The German bishops’ conference announced that it has elected Bishop Heiner Wilmer of Hildesheim as its next president.

A California parish school averted a possible mass shooting, thanks to the quick intervention of an off-duty law enforcement officer and school parent who detained an armed former student.

On the fourth anniversary of Russia’s full-scale invasion of Ukraine, the Ukrainian Catholic bishops of the U.S. said “the people of God resist, trust, and pray” despite the “countless deaths and millions of casualties” the brutal conflict has claimed in 12 years of warfare.

Four years after Russia launched its full-scale invasion of Ukraine, the war has fundamentally reshaped the Catholic Church’s mission — turning parishes into shelters, priests into chaplains and charity into daily survival, Ukrainian bishop and leader of charity efforts told OSV News.

Two prominent Catholic cardinals have expressed their profound concern and sorrow over a recently announced decision by the Society of St. Pius X — which rejects the authority of the Second Vatican Council — to ordain bishops this summer without papal approval.

When the U.S. men’s hockey team dramatically captured its first Olympic gold medal in 46 years at the 2026 Winter Games Feb. 22 in Milan, Italy, the triumph was defined not only by athletic achievement but by remembrance and faith.

Cardinal Timothy M. Dolan said U.S. Vice President JD Vance “apologized” for “out of line” comments he made against the nation’s Catholic bishops over immigration.

The Lenten season is a reminder that Christians are called to bear witness to Christ through authentic witness, not self-righteous indignation, Norwegian Trappist Bishop Erik Varden told the pope and Vatican officials.

Pope Leo XIV has renewed his “heartfelt appeal” for an “immediate ceasefire” in Russia’s war against Ukraine and again urged dialogue “be strengthened to pave the way toward peace.”