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The Historic Pontificate of Pope Leo XIV
Habemus Papam! The Pontificate of Pope Leo XIV

US Catholics’ donations help equip catechists in southern Africa to share the faith

by Gina Christian

In the heart of southern Africa, more than 200 catechists — many of them laywomen — are now equipped to share the Catholic faith, thanks to the generosity …

Florida bishops once again ask DeSantis for clemency on a scheduled execution
Ahead of canonization, new statue of Blessed Carlo Acutis unveiled in Assisi
Christians are called to help world find peace, reconciliation, pope says
Ministries to DC homeless share concerns about their welfare amid encampment removal
UPDATE: ‘Cruel hoax’ active shooter alert disrupts Villanova’s opening Mass

U.S. Church

AI ‘resurrections’ raise ethical issues, prolong grief, say Catholic experts

by Gina Christian

“It’s not good to think that we can digitally resurrect people. … It’s a mockery of the word ‘resurrection,’ and it shouldn’t even be used.”

Federal judge blocks Texas 10 Commandments law from being enforced in some school districts

Land transfer including Indigenous sacred site blocked again; Trump plans appeal

EEOC says ‘robust’ religious liberty enforcement actions taken, including on vaccine mandates

As numbers decline, communities age, women religious urged to discern their ’emerging future’

Alabama vicar general on leave after allegations of sexual, financial misconduct

6 pro-life activists face state charges for abortion clinic ‘rescue’ in Pennsylvania

World

On the road to Our Lady: How pilgrimage taught me the power of community

by Paulina Guzik

CZESTOCHOWA, Poland (OSV News) — When you are born in a major pilgrimage destination, you grow up with a treasure — a national shrine and sacred image — …

Bishops meet in Colombia to discuss future of church’s Pan-Amazon region
Blessed Pier Giorgio Frassati shows how to ‘be holy in the normalcy of our lives’
First lay synod in India’s Eastern Catholic Church seeks greater representation
Archbishop Gudziak on visit to Ukraine calls for unity to end Russia’s ongoing ‘barbarity’
Ukraine church tensions surface in wake of Alaska summit

Cardinal: When all hope seems to disappear in Holy Land, hope of Christ’s resurrection remains

Uruguay bishops express sadness over euthanasia vote

New tourist route in honor of Pope Leo XIV to draw visitors to Peru

Vatican

Vatican studying possible papal trip to Turkey, Lebanon

by Cindy Wooden

Opinion

OSV Editors: On 100 days of Leo

by OSV Editorial Board

Reckoning with empire: A Catholic critique of American foreign policy in a nuclear age

by Jason Adkins

How accurate is the portrayal of Judas in ‘The Chosen?’

by Jenna Marie Cooper

Reviews

The Naked Gun

by John Mulderig
Superman
Catholic novel reflects on the nature of work
Jurassic World Rebirth
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