world news EvangelizationNewsWorld News Sydney Archdiocese welcomes record numbers at Rite of Election Junno Arocho EstevesFebruary 25, 20263 min read The Catholic Archdiocese of Sydney said it welcomed a record number of catechumens and candidates during the annual Rite of Election at St. Mary’s Cathedral. FeatureImmigration and MigrationNewsReligious FreedomWorld News Trump touts immigration enforcement in State of the Union address as polls show growing concern Kate ScanlonFebruary 25, 20267 min read President Donald Trump touted his administration’s immigration enforcement actions in his Feb. 24 State of the Union address, as polls show increasing concern about these policies among U.S. voters. BishopsFeatureImmigration and MigrationNewsWorld News Border state bishops urge immigration enforcement reform before State of the Union Kate ScanlonFebruary 25, 20266 min read A group of U.S. bishops, most from the U.S.-Mexico border region, issued a statement Feb. 24 hours before President Donald Trump’s first State of the Union address of his second term, urging several reforms to immigration enforcement. Immigration and MigrationNewsReligious FreedomWorld News Public disapproval of Trump’s immigration policy increases Kate ScanlonFebruary 25, 20266 min read Disapproval of President Donald Trump’s immigration policy increased ahead of his State of the Union address, according to several recent polls. NewsVaticanWorld News U.S. visitors’ office saw big uptick in serving pilgrims during 2025 Carol GlatzFebruary 25, 20264 min read 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. NewsVaticanVocationsWorld News Pope Leo XIV says he considered a vocation with the Salesians as a boy Courtney MaresFebruary 25, 20263 min read Pope Leo XIV has revealed that he considered joining the Salesians as a boy before ultimately discerning a vocation with the Augustinian order, joking that the congregation of Don Bosco “came in second place” in his spiritual journey. BishopsNewsWorld News German bishops’ conference elects proponent of controversial Synodal Way as president Junno Arocho EstevesFebruary 24, 20266 min read The German bishops’ conference announced that it has elected Bishop Heiner Wilmer of Hildesheim as its next president. Gun ViolenceNewsSchoolsWorld News Sacramento Catholic school averts possible shooting at Mass, thanks to astute parent Gina ChristianFebruary 24, 20264 min read 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. BishopsFeatureNewsWar in UkraineWorld News Bishops: Ukrainians ‘resist, trust, pray’ as Russia’s full-scale invasion turns 4 Gina ChristianFebruary 24, 20264 min read 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. FeatureNewsWar in UkraineWorld News Ukrainian Church transformed by 4 years of war, Kyiv’s bishop says Katarzyna SzalajkoFebruary 24, 20267 min read 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. Previous 1 … 70 71 72 … 901 Next
