world news NewsRespect LifeWorld News Blanche signals potential restrictions on mifepristone by mail coming from Trump administration Kate ScanlonAugust 7, 20265 min read 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. FeatureNewsWorld News Anniversary of Voting Rights Act time to reflect on participation in democracy, Bishop Garcia says OSV NewsAugust 7, 20262 min read The anniversary of the Voting Rights Act is a time to reflect on ways to work together “for a society in which all citizens are able to participate fully and faithfully in our democracy,” Bishop Daniel E. Garcia of Austin, Texas, said in an Aug. 5 statement. Conflict in the Middle EastFeatureNewsWorld News Israeli strikes cast doubt on White House peace plan as Catholic leaders call for prayers Kate ScanlonAugust 6, 20264 min read Further Israeli strikes in Gaza cast doubt on the White House’s peace plan for the Gaza Strip, a University of Notre Dame scholar told OSV News. FeatureNewsWorld News Catholics sees outpouring of grace after EF-3 tornado; Wisconsin storm miraculously took no lives Patricia KastenAugust 6, 20267 min read “Nobody was killed. In all that destruction, that’s an absolute miracle — that no one died.” FeatureNewsVaticanWorld News Pope Leo XIV to visit 10 cities in South America in November Courtney MaresAugust 6, 20265 min read Pope Leo XIV will make the first apostolic journey to South America of his pontificate Nov. 6-17, visiting 10 cities in Uruguay, Argentina and Peru, the Vatican has announced. FeatureNewsVaticanWorld News Pope encourages Catholics to deepen prayer through Liturgy of the Hours Josephine PetersonAugust 5, 20263 min read Returning to his weekly general audiences after a monthlong summer break, Pope Leo XIV urged Catholics to embrace the Liturgy of the Hours more fully in their daily lives, saying the church’s public prayer is an antidote to a world shaped by technology, consumerism and an efficiency-driven mindset. FeatureNewsWorld News Spokane bishop calls for prayers, outreach as wildfires ravage area Gina ChristianAugust 4, 20264 min read A Washington state bishop is calling for prayer as wildfires have torched entire neighborhoods, leading to thousands of evacuations and hundreds of destroyed buildings. NewsSaintsWorld News Hidden for centuries: How newly identified St. Augustine sermons were found Katarzyna SzalajkoAugust 4, 20268 min read Two previously unknown sermons by St. Augustine have been identified in a 12th-century manuscript preserved in Poland, giving scholars a rare new window into the mind of one of Christianity’s greatest theologians more than 1,600 years after he preached them. FeatureNewsVaticanWorld News Pope Leo XIV’s August prayer intention is ‘for evangelization in the city’ OSV NewsAugust 3, 20262 min read Pope Leo XIV is inviting Catholics to pray “for evangelization in the city” as his August prayer intention, asking the Lord to accompany millions searching for meaning amid the noise and haste of urban life. FeatureNewsWorld News Diocese in Nigeria mourns death of priest killed in machete attack Junno Arocho EstevesAugust 3, 20263 min read Police in northern Nigeria are investigating the murder of a priest who was killed in an apparent roadside ambush. Previous 1 … 32 33 34 … 930 Next