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Read more: The historic pontificate of Pope Leo XIV

Trump rules out use of force to acquire Greenland, argues it should be given to US

by Kate Scanlon

(OSV News) — President Donald Trump ruled out the use of force to acquire Greenland in a Jan. 21 speech to the World Economic Forum, but he said the …

Pope evaluating Trump’s invitation to join Board of Peace, Vatican’s secretary of state says
Heads of Churches of the Holy Land call Christian Zionism a ‘damaging’ ideology
House pro-life co-chair says he is still seeking answers from FDA over mifepristone safety review
Pew: Catholicism down in Latin America, but belief in God ‘remains high’
In a moment of Vatican sweetness, Pope Leo receives lambs in ancient St. Agnes tradition

U.S. Church

Remain steadfast in Christian unity efforts amid division, says ecumenical expert

by Gina Christian

In “Unitatis Redintegratio,” the Second Vatican Council declared “the restoration of unity among all Christians” was “one of (its) principal concerns.

Vice President JD Vance and wife expecting their 4th child

Minnesota archbishop: ‘Comprehensive immigration reform now’ amid ‘battleground’ on the streets

Rev. King reminded us there is no ‘faking our life in Christ,’ Cardinal Gregory says

Two Steubenville students found dead in apparent ‘tragic accident’

‘Evil wounds us,’ but healing can come from Jesus during daily prayer, bishop says

Bishop Burbidge outlines Christian approach to mental health amid ‘staggering’ crisis

World

Full text: Pope Leo XIV’s general audience given Jan. 21, 2026

by Pope Leo XIV

VATICAN CITY (OSV News) — This is the text from Pope Leo XIV’s general audience given Jan. 21, 2026, in the Paul VI Hall. Dear brothers and sisters, good …

New stained-glass designs for Notre Dame now on display amid ongoing debate
Father Zanardini, top missionary anthropologist among Indigenous groups, dies in Paraguay at 83
Conflicting reports of recent kidnappings in Nigeria raise alarm for Christian advocates
‘We do not care for life by giving death,’ French bishops say ahead of ‘assisted dying’ bill move
Pope ‘deeply saddened’ by deadly high-speed train collision in Spain

‘Truly historic’: Kuwait’s first church elevated to minor basilica

Kyiv’s iconic St. Nicholas Church returns to Catholic hands for 50 years

At annual Marian celebration in Venezuela, bishops call for release of political prisoners

Vatican

Cardinal warns a ‘crisis of values’ amid global uncertainty may lead to international war

by Junno Arocho Esteves

Opinion

Exploring the principles of natural law and what they mean for human flourishing today

by Charlie Camosy

Reviving monasticism

by Jaymie Stuart Wolfe

‘It must be you’: A call to mission with young Latinos

by Vicente Del Real

Reviews

‘Offer It Up’ explores finding grace in the pain of chronic illness

by Sheryl Tirol
‘Knives Out’ discovers the strange, attractive light of the Christian story
Scripture series by popular Catholic speaker offers deep dive into the person of Jesus
Brooklyn-based book a cry from the heart about roads not taken
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