Pope: Wealth, power mean nothing when the heart is cold, closed
VATICAN CITY (CNS) -- Christians are called to be more like Mary: generous and loving servants of the Lord, Pope Francis said. "Sadly, if we look around...
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Thanking donors for Vatican creche, Christmas tree, pope prays for peace
VATICAN CITY (CNS) -- "With tears in our eyes, let us raise our prayer for peace," Pope Francis said as he thanked the people of Bethlehem and Palestinian...
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'Long live Notre Dame de Paris!' Jubilation as iconic Catholic cathedral reopens
PARIS (OSV News) -- The solemn reopening of Notre Dame Cathedral put Paris in the center of the Catholic world on the evening of Dec. 7 as the archbishop...
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Christmas consistory: Big crowds, festive air for well-wishers of new cardinals
VATICAN CITY (CNS) -- Moments after Pope Francis placed red hats on the heads of 21 new cardinals, the newest members of the College of Cardinals, many...
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New cardinals from 17 nations are called to build church unity, pope says
VATICAN CITY (CNS) -- Becoming a cardinal is an insistent call to put Jesus at the center of one's life, to love the poor as he did and to strengthen the...
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New papal preacher tells pope, cardinals: Don't be closed to change
VATICAN CITY (CNS) -- At 53 years old, Capuchin Father Roberto Pasolini, the new preacher of the papal household, was among the youngest in the Vatican...
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Pilgrims walk miles to pay homage to St. Francis Xavier in a once-in-a-decade exposition of relics
(OSV News) -- Michael Fernandes has walked 68 miles through jungles across hills and crossed a river in the blazing sun to honor St. Francis Xavier on...
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Homilies must be short, about Jesus, inspired by the Spirit, pope says
VATICAN CITY (CNS) -- Homilies must be prepared with the help of the Holy Spirit, be shorter than 10 minutes and put the spotlight on the Lord, not oneself,...
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Notre Dame shines bright as French president visits days before the 'grande réouverture'
PARIS (OSV News) -- The world was left stunned when the first images of the rebuilt Notre Dame were published and spread with viral speed as President...
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Nicaea and synodality: Pope talks about both with patriarch, theologians
VATICAN CITY (CNS) -- Focusing again on the fundamental Christian beliefs outlined by the Council of Nicaea almost 1,700 years ago can help Christians...
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Vatican to study how to address 'spiritual abuse' in church law
VATICAN CITY (CNS) -- The Dicastery for the Doctrine of the Faith and the Dicastery for Legislative Texts are setting up a working group to study how "spiritual...
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Priests need better formation in church history to share Gospel, pope says
VATICAN CITY (CNS) -- A true study and understanding of the church's history and experience are needed to help priests better interpret today's world,...
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St. Peter's Basilica launches magazine, installs new webcams
VATICAN CITY (CNS) -- To help people who cannot travel to Rome but want to pray at the tomb of St. Peter and cross the threshold of the Holy Door, St....
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Pope asks St. John Paul II institute to study threats to marriage, family
VATICAN CITY (CNS) -- The Catholic Church must respond to cultural challenges facing marriage and family life with unity and compassion, Pope Francis said,...
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Here is the miracle that now paves the way for Pier Giorgio Frassati's canonization
Pope Francis recognized a miracle attributed to Blessed Pier Giorgio Frassati's intercession on Monday, paving the way for his canonization as a saint...
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Pope declares Spanish mystic 'blessed,' advances other sainthood causes
VATICAN CITY (CNS) -- Using what the Vatican called an "equipollent" or equivalent beatification, Pope Francis recognized as "blessed" a 15th-century Spanish...
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Final synod document is magisterial, must be accepted, pope says
VATICAN CITY (CNS) -- Doubling down on the centrality of synodality in the Catholic Church, Pope Francis said that it is now up to local churches to accept...
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Churches, faith groups join forces in Britain against 'deceptive' assisted suicide bill
OXFORD, England (OSV News) -- Churches and faith groups across the United Kingdom have condemned a bill to allow physician-assisted suicide and stepped...
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Pope to open Holy Year with full schedule of Christmas liturgies
VATICAN CITY (CNS) -- With the opening of the Holy Year 2025, Pope Francis' schedule of liturgies in December and January has expanded. The pope, who...
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Pope appoints US cardinal to manage Vatican's troubled pension fund
VATICAN CITY (CNS) -- Pope Francis has appointed Cardinal Kevin J. Farrell, prefect of the Dicastery for Laity, the Family and Life, as the sole administrator...
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Pope calls for investigation of possible genocide in Gaza
VATICAN CITY (CNS) -- Pope Francis said the international community should investigate whether Israel's military actions in Gaza constitute genocide. "According...
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Pope approves simplified rites for papal funeral, burial
VATICAN CITY (CNS) -- Pope Francis, who will celebrate his 88th birthday in December, has approved simplified liturgical rites for the death of a pontiff. His...
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Pope says he'll canonize Acutis, Frassati, host meeting on child's rights
VATICAN CITY (CNS) -- Pope Francis announced that he will canonize Blesseds Carlo Acutis and Pier Giorgio Frassati next year and that the Vatican will...
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Notre Dame de Paris returns to her cathedral with thousands of Parisians walking her home
PARIS (OSV News) -- Miraculously missed by burning beams falling from the roof on April 15, 2019, and waiting for five years to make it back to Notre Dame...
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Nicaragua expels bishops' conference's president
(OSV News) -- The ruling Sandinista regime expelled the president of the Nicaraguan bishops' conference, further decimating the country's Catholic leadership...
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In Singapore, Spain and Poland Catholic communities in shock after attacks on priests
(OSV News) -- A cardinal in Singapore has called for religious and racial unity after a priest was stabbed in the face during Mass, an incident that has...
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Red Wednesday to put Christian persecution in the spotlight
DUBLIN (OSV News) -- From Sydney to Santiago, Chile, Catholics across the globe are coming together this November to stand in solidarity with those who...
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Nicaragua bars priests from anointing the dying in hospitals
The dictatorship of President Daniel Ortega and his wife, Vice President Rosario Murillo, is preventing priests from entering hospitals in Nicaragua to...
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British Catholics react to Anglican archbishop's shock resignation
LONDON (OSV News) -- Leading British Catholics have urged their church to avoid involvement in the resignation of the Anglican archbishop of Canterbury,...
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Selfishness is blocking progress on climate change, cardinal says
VATICAN CITY (CNS) -- Efforts to slow climate change and mitigate its impact, particularly on the poor, are being thwarted by selfishness, the Vatican...
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Head of Anglican Communion resigns over failures in dealing with 'abhorrent' abuse case
LONDON, England (OSV News) -- Archbishop Justin Welby of Canterbury, the head of the Anglican Communion, resigned Nov. 12 due to failures in dealing with...
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Dutch church leaders react with shock to antisemitic violence in Amsterdam
AMSTERDAM (OSV News) -- The Dutch bishops' conference and Amsterdam's St. Nicholas Parish reacted with horror to the violence against Israeli soccer supporters...
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Italian Capuchin succeeds Cardinal Cantalamessa as papal preacher
VATICAN CITY (CNS) -- Pope Francis appointed a new preacher of the papal household: a 53-year-old Italian Capuchin priest who studied computer science...
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