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Judge temporarily blocks Illinois assisted suicide law; plaintiffs feel ‘relief, gratitude for now’

by Simone Orendain

The judge’s order is in place pending the result of two cases under appeal in the 7th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals, NIFLA v. Treto and Schroeder v. …

Faithful across Honolulu Diocese rally after devastating hurricane
East Tennessee diocese mourns Dolly Parton as ‘one of our own’
Archbishop Hebda: Be ‘beacons of light’ as school shooting anniversary approaches
Archbishop urges US to ‘rethink’ Haiti deportations after mass kidnapping, massacre
Kraków Archdiocese to review past, current cases of possible abuse of vulnerable adults

U.S. Church

Protestantism, piccolos and priesthood: Rector’s journey to leading the nation’s first seminary

by Gina Christian

BALTIMORE (OSV News) — On Sept. 2, Sulpician Father Shawn Gould will be formally installed as the new president and rector of the nation’s first Roman Catholic seminary, St. …

Archbishop Hebda: Be ‘beacons of light’ as school shooting anniversary approaches

Archbishop urges US to ‘rethink’ Haiti deportations after mass kidnapping, massacre

Protestantism, piccolos and priesthood: Rector’s journey to leading the nation’s first seminary

Cardinal Cupich reinstates Chicago priest and social activist cleared of abuse allegations

More than 270 faith leaders urge Trump administration to extend TPS for El Salvador

World

‘Let us be clear: this war must end,’ Archbishop Gallagher tells Russian authorities in Moscow

by Junno Arocho Esteves

The Vatican foreign minister urged Russian officials to end their war with Ukraine and to begin negotiations with the help of the international community.

Spanish Church seeks new directions from a 16th-century mystic
Baptisms in Ireland see dramatic drop of 30% in a decade
Venezuelan archbishop says hope endures as Church rebuilds from catastrophic quakes
Bishop: Rupnik mosaics at Lourdes to be covered before pope’s visit and remain masked indefinitely
‘Prayer is our number one weapon’ against Russian aggression, says papal nuncio to Ukraine

Colombia: Bogotá archdiocese launches ‘spiritual first aid’ mission to quake-hit cities

Deadly school shooting sparks alarm in the Philippines

Threatened harvest and daily harassment rattle West Bank’s last Christian village

Vatican

Full text: Pope Leo XIV’s general audience given August 26, 2026

by Pope Leo XIV

Opinion

Memento mori

by Greg Erlandson

Look to the teenagers

by Laura Kelly Fanucci

Cultivating a relationship with Mary

by Colleen Pressprich

Reviews

The End of Oak Street

by John Mulderig
‘Strange Land’: The Hillbilly Thomists drop new album while on tour
Paw Patrol: The Dino Movie
Spider-Man: Brand New Day
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