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‘Postliberalism’ will not strengthen the Catholic Church, authors of new book say

by Kate Scanlon

WASHINGTON (OSV News) — History shows that postliberal governments will always fail and will often leave the Church with a public perception issue in their wake, the authors of …

‘Strange Land’: The Hillbilly Thomists drop new album while on tour
Iowa dioceses create scholarship-granting organization for federal tax credit program
Supreme Court sets date for case over Catholic preschools and Colorado’s ‘universal’ program
Pope Leo XIV offers prayers, financial assistance to disaster-stricken Colombia
Jordan prepares for 2,000th anniversary of Christ’s Baptism in 2030

U.S. Church

In West Virginia mountains, over 2,000 Catholic Scouts gather for Mass ‘filled with joy, hope’

by Colleen Rowan

“God wants to elevate our character so that we become leaders and guides to others to what is right, and what is truly lasting in God’s kingdom.”

Supreme Court sets date for case over Catholic preschools and Colorado’s ‘universal’ program

In West Virginia mountains, over 2,000 Catholic Scouts gather for Mass ‘filled with joy, hope’

Sainthood cause takes step forward for Rhoda Wise, an Ohio housewife, mystic and stigmatist

Pro-life groups urge follow through from Blanche on policy permitting mifepristone by mail

Massachusetts bishops: Eliminating ‘any legal restraint’ on late-term abortion ‘gravely immoral’

World

Latin America: Bishops express solidarity with Colombia as death toll surpasses 250

by Junno Arocho Esteves

(OSV 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 …

Pope Leo says Sunday is ‘foundation and kernel’ of liturgical year
Hong Kong’s Father Benedict Chao, world’s oldest Trappist monk, dead at 108
Pope Leo XIV offers prayers, condolences as bishops urge solidarity following Colombia earthquake
In France, pope to highlight life, unity; Vatican confirms he’ll meet with abuse victims
Franciscans in Peru martyred 35 years ago: They stayed when people needed them most

In Assisi, Pope Leo urges young people to become ‘new saints’

Previously unpublished letters add to Rupnik abuse case allegations

Spanish Catholics seek lessons from Ceuta crisis as Our Lady processes through enclave’s streets

Vatican

Full text: Pope Leo XIV’s general audience given August 12, 2026

by Pope Leo XIV

Opinion

The Church in the Upper Midwest

by Father Anthony D. Andreassi

Bob Dylan makes me want to be 80. Or even 85.

by Elizabeth Scalia

Five times to pray on the go

by Colleen Pressprich

Reviews

Paw Patrol: The Dino Movie

by John Mulderig
The Odyssey
Live-action ‘Moana’ sets sail on the silver screen
Mel Gibson’s ‘The Passion of the Christ’ to return to theaters
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