AI 'priest' sparks more backlash than belief
(OSV News) -- A new AI priest, launched by a Catholic teaching apostolate to answer questions about the faith, has been "laicized" after sparking more...
Read More(OSV News) -- A new AI priest, launched by a Catholic teaching apostolate to answer questions about the faith, has been "laicized" after sparking more...
Read MoreNEW YORK (OSV News) -- A portion of a new interview with Pope Francis will air tonight on the "CBS Evening News" at 6:30 p.m. Eastern, according to a release...
Read MoreWASHINGTON (OSV News) -- In 2022, pro-life activist Lauren Handy told a reporter, "I feel like the die has been cast for me. I've accepted the reality...
Read MoreWASHINGTON (OSV News) -- The Supreme Court temporarily allowed Idaho April 15 to enforce a ban on certain types of medical or surgical gender reassignment...
Read MoreWASHINGTON (OSV News) -- As the White House responds to Iran's attack against Israel, Catholic experts said U.S. officials should seek to prevent further...
Read More(OSV News) -- Legislation in New York state would expand the state's criteria for a hate crime to include trespassing on houses of worship. The New York...
Read MoreNEWARK, N.J. (OSV News) -- After an early morning fire April 4 reportedly set by a resident damaged the sanctuary of Our Lady of the Lake Church in...
Read MorePHILADELPHIA (OSV News) -- Catholic bioethicists are sounding the alarm about a critical lack of agreement on what constitutes brain death; and the implications...
Read More(OSV News) -- A new study of U.S. Catholics suggests that Mass attendance and political affiliation are associated with their views of Pope Francis and...
Read More(OSV News) -- Virginia Gov. Glenn Youngkin's office announced April 5 that among more than 100 pieces of legislation considered by the Republican governor,...
Read MoreBALTIMORE (OSV News) -- A large congregation attended a prayer service and vigil April 8 at Sacred Heart of Jesus/Sagrado Corazón de Jesús Church...
Read MoreWHEELING, W.Va. (OSV News) -- Never underestimate what one small act of compassion can do. That was Antonia Sobocki's message to the faithful gathered...
Read More(OSV News) -- The Arizona Supreme Court ruled April 9 that a 160-year-old near-total abortion ban still on the books in the state is enforceable, a move...
Read MoreOn March 8 of this year, a film titled "Cabrini" was released; that day is also International Women's Day. The film is the story of an extraordinary woman,...
Read More(OSV News) -- A number of Catholic pastoral leaders in the U.S. are applauding a new Vatican declaration on human dignity for its specific treatment of...
Read MoreWASHINGTON (OSV News) -- Former President Donald Trump, the presumptive Republican presidential nominee, issued a video statement April 8 arguing abortion...
Read More(OSV News) -- Wearing scrubs en route to the hospital to begin her day, a health care specialist was asked how much she knew about Caitlin Clark, the University...
Read MoreTORONTO (OSV News) -- In her journey toward the Catholic Church, cancer survivor, speaker and popular podcaster Tammy Peterson has endured her own cross...
Read MoreWASHINGTON (OSV News) -- While President Joe Biden is "very sincere" about his Catholic faith, "there are things that he chooses to ignore," Washington...
Read More(OSV News) -- Have you got your glasses? For those in the path of the April 8 astronomical event dubbed "the Great North American Eclipse" -- the total...
Read More(OSV News) -- For plummeting worldwide fertility rates to change course, people must find courage to "do the hard thing" of raising large families, and...
Read MoreWASHINGTON (OSV News) -- Multiple states will have measures to expand access to abortion on their ballots in November, a key challenge for pro-life groups...
Read More(OSV News) -- Three protesters from a group called "Extinction Rebellion (XR) NYC Palestine Solidarity" were arrested during the March 30 Easter Vigil...
Read More(OSV News) -- A proclamation from the nation's second Catholic president on a transgender-themed occasion is causing consternation among some faithful,...
Read More(OSV News) -- For years, Catholic artist Trina Paulus wrestled with the story of Abraham and Isaac in Genesis 22:1-18. The story is part of the Easter...
Read MoreBALTIMORE (OSV News) -- The Archdiocese of Baltimore's Apostleship of the Sea is normally a "friendly face" for international seafarers visiting the port. That...
Read MoreWASHINGTON (OSV News) -- The Supreme Court heard oral arguments March 26 in a case concerning mifepristone, a pill commonly used for abortion. It is the...
Read More(OSV News) -- Archbishop William E. Lori of Baltimore and that city's officials have called for prayers as rescue efforts continue, following the early...
Read More(OSV News) -- OSV News recently spoke with Mary Ann Glendon, professor emerita of law at Harvard University and a former U.S. ambassador to the Holy See....
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