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Mexican priest killed 2 days after cries for a halt to violence come during a march for peace

by David Agren

“We call upon the relevant authorities to conduct a thorough investigation to clarify these events and ensure that justice is served expeditiously.”

From Illinois to Nigeria: Here are highlights from new book of Father Robert Prevost’s homilies
Hate speech violates command to love one’s neighbor, says Vatican’s UN diplomat
In AI guardrails push, US bishops advocate for Kids Online Safety Act at the Capitol
For National Migration Week, bishops urge policy that upholds ‘God-given human dignity’
‘We thank God for the way that he lived,’ archbishop says of Father Flanagan at special Mass

U.S. Church

‘We all have a voice’ on AI, says head of US bishops’ new task force

by Gina Christian

Moments after the U.S. Conference of Catholic Bishops announced the creation of its task force on artificial intelligence, OSV News spoke with the AI group’s chair, Bishop Oscar …

‘We all have a voice’ on AI, says head of US bishops’ new task force

Sheen beatification offers US bishops a model of holiness and mission

Minnesota priest describes weeping at altar amid powerful Eucharistic experience

Virginia diocese investigates potential sainthood cause for Catholic father who saved his son

Advocates urge Trump to push for Jimmy Lai release during Xi’s state visit to the US

World

Aparecida shrine celebrates completion of Rupnik-designed western facade

by Junno Arocho Esteves

While France’s Lourdes shrine moves to cover mosaics by Father Marko Rupnik, Brazil’s National Shrine of Our Lady of Aparecida in São Paulo celebrated new installations by the …

Vatican document affirms interreligious dialogue as essential to ‘journey of hope’ for humanity
Pope Leo XIV names US bishops’ migration committee chair as new bishop of Joliet, Illinois
Families of inmates spend $840 million a year to support them in Brazil, Catholic ministry finds
Bishops of North America: We are a Church called to walk in communion
French Church awaits ‘breath of new life’ from Pope Leo XIV’s visit

Pope Leo warns technology cannot replace the value of human relationships

Pope Leo ends COVID-era salary cuts for cardinals and senior Vatican officials

In Cuernavaca, North American bishops focus on migration, AI and Church cooperation

Vatican

Why Sept. 17 is a holiday in Vatican City: Pope Leo XIV’s ‘name day’ explained

by Courtney Mares

Opinion

Inspired by the zeal of the venerable Fulton Sheen, a man who lived life to the fullest

by Ely Segura

The child in surrogacy

by Katie Yoder

Catholicism comes to the Great Plains and Texas

by Father Anthony D. Andreassi

Reviews

By Any Means

by John Mulderig
Coyote vs. Acme
The Dog Stars
The End of Oak Street
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