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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.”

Sainthood cause takes step forward for Rhoda Wise, an Ohio housewife, mystic and stigmatist
Pope Leo night at White Sox baseball park maxes out stadium capacity
Desecration of Madrid tabernacles, relic prompts court filing by Christian legal group
Church doctrine, not courts, define confession says Arizona Supreme Court
Pope Leo XIV urges sisters to foster vocations to religious life in United States

U.S. Church

Bishop, doctors and Lutheran nursing home sue to block Illinois assisted suicide law

by Simone Orendain

CHICAGO (OSV News) — An Illinois Catholic bishop, four Catholic doctors and a Lutheran nursing home have sued the state of Illinois over a new physician-assisted suicide law before …

Church doctrine, not courts, define confession says Arizona Supreme Court

Pope Leo XIV urges sisters to foster vocations to religious life in United States

Bishop, doctors and Lutheran nursing home sue to block Illinois assisted suicide law

Pro-life activist Paul Vaughn shares his journey from evangelical to Catholic at Easter

Security issues show AI needs greater human oversight, say Catholic experts

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
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
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Previously unpublished letters add to Rupnik abuse case allegations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

Pope Leo XIV mourns Mozambican cardinal, praising his zeal and perseverance

Pope Leo XIV to visit 10 cities in South America in November

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

Spider-Man: Brand New Day

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