By Gina ChristianOSV News “When the Church speaks tenderly about mental health, people listen,” said Bishop John P. Dolan of Phoenix, whose mental health advocacy draws on his lived experience of losing several family members to suicide. Bishop Dolan delivered two addresses at the “Ministry of Hope Conference,” a global Catholic forum on mental health […]
Young Catholics’ engagement with church is mixed, survey shows
By Gina ChristianOSV News A new survey shows young adult Catholics are the most engaged in the Latin Church in the U.S. — but the “strong” dynamic is also “fragile,” and questions of leaving the church persist. The data also indicate the nation’s Roman Catholics, as Catholics in the Latin Church are commonly known, reflect […]
Volunteer helps migrant workers confront injustice
By Paul JeffreyOSV News When Charles Niece graduated from Seton Hall University, he considered pursuing further studies. But first he wanted a change of scenery. “My knowledge of Christian mission was confined to a classroom, formed by reading scholarly journals and writing research papers. I needed a year off with exposure to the real world,” […]
Church must not disregard the poor, Pope Leo says in exhortation
A woman and child attended Pope Francis’ Mass for the World Day of the Poor Nov. 17 in St. Peter’s Basilica. (Vatican Media / CNS / 2024) By Gina ChristianOSV News In his first apostolic exhortation, Pope Leo XIV has taken up the call of Pope Francis for Christians to see in the poor the […]
Pope ‘very attentive’ to U.S. immigration advocates in meeting
By Kate ScanlonOSV News WASHINGTON — Pope Leo XIV expressed solidarity with the immigrant community in the U.S. and urged the church to be a united voice on their behalf in an Oct. 8 private audience with immigration advocates. Bishop Mark J. Seitz of El Paso, Texas, told OSV News that in the brief meeting […]
European officials are urged to embrace ‘healthy secularism’
By Cindy WoodenCatholic News Service VATICAN CITY — Pope Leo XIV encouraged members of the European Parliament to pursue “a healthy secularism” that maintains the distinction between religions and governments. “European institutions need people who know how to live a healthy secularism, that is, a style of thinking and acting that affirms the value of […]
World Communications Day to call for responsible tech use
By Cindy WoodenCatholic News Service VATICAN CITY — Pope Leo XIV, the subject of dozens of “deepfake” videos, has chosen “Preserving human voices and faces” as the theme for the Catholic Church’s celebration of World Communications Day in 2026. The Dicastery for Communication announced the theme Sept. 29. Just two weeks after his election in […]
Bishops’ subcommittee on fighting racism gains permanent status
By Gina ChristianOSV News The U.S. Catholic bishops have deepened their commitment to combating racism by making permanent a subcommittee dedicated to working for racial justice and reconciliation in society. The U.S. Conference of Catholic Bishops said Sept. 10 that its Ad Hoc Committee Against Racism — established in 2017 under then-USCCB president, and now […]
Philippine-born priest to serve as auxiliary bishop in San Jose diocese
OSV News Pope Leo XIV has appointed Father Andres “Andy” C. Ligot as auxiliary bishop of the Diocese of San Jose, California. The appointment was announced Aug. 29 in Washington by Msgr. Veceslav Tumir, charge d’affaires at the apostolic nunciature, in the temporary absence of Cardinal Christophe Pierre, apostolic nuncio to the United States. The […]
Religious women consider ‘emerging future’ at assembly
By Andrew NelsonThe Georgia Bulletin / OSV News ATLANTA — From a message that “dread is not of God” to a “pilgrimage of hope,” several hundred Catholic sisters and guests gathered in downtown Atlanta Aug. 12-15 for the annual assembly of the Leadership Conference of Women Religious. During days of conversation, prayer and friendship, the […]
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