4+ hour, 54+ min ago  (943+ words) (OSV News) "While the Easter season is a time of joy for Christians around the world, for many the current state of war engulfing the world has made it a more somber occasion than in past years. Yet, as Pope…...

1+ day, 57+ min ago  (1266+ words) WASHINGTON (OSV News) "Decrying the U. S. war with Iran as "an immoral war," Washington Cardinal Robert W. Mc Elroy during a vigil Mass for peace at the Cathedral of St. Matthew the Apostle April 11 urged people to pray for peace and advocate…...

5+ hour, 37+ min ago  (787+ words) WASHINGTON (OSV News) " At the capstone hearing of the Department of Justice's Religious Liberty Commission April 13, commissioners considered testimony from their seven hearings, signaling several areas for potential policy recommendations that they may include in their report to the president....

1+ day, 2+ hour ago  (992+ words) (OSV News) "Lebanese Christians are reeling from the death and destruction wrought on their community, caught in the crossfire between Israel and Lebanon's Iran-backed Hezbollah militia, a deadly side conflict in the U. S. and Israel-Iran war. So far, more than 2, 000 people…...

1+ day, 9+ hour ago  (734+ words) ABOARD THE PAPAL FLIGHT TO ALGIERS (OSV News) "Pope Leo XIV said April 13 he has "no fear" of President Donald Trump's administration and responded to Trump's criticism by telling journalists that his message to the U. S. president is "the message of…...

4+ day, 23+ hour ago  (739+ words) (OSV News) "A U. S. bishop is calling for peace and humanitarian aid to Lebanon, where the U. S. -Israel war on Iran has spread with devastating consequences. "As the United States seeks a negotiated end to the war in Iran, I call on…...

5+ day, 1+ hour ago  (1147+ words) (OSV News) "Hours after U. S. President Donald Trump called off his threat to destroy Iran's "whole civilization" and agreed to a two-week ceasefire, OSV News spoke with conflict resolution scholar Laurie Nathan of the University of Notre Dame's Kroc Institute for…...

5+ day, 6+ hour ago  (857+ words) (OSV News) "As the death toll in Lebanon continues to rise following devastating strikes by the Israeli military, the Vatican's representative in the country said the bombardment "is not the right path." In an interview with Vatican News published April…...

6+ day, 22+ hour ago  (414+ words) WASHINGTON (OSV News) "President Donald Trump on April 7 backed down from his threat to wipe out Iran's "whole civilization," citing negotiations with Pakistani mediators. Catholic leaders, including Pope Leo XIV, were among those who condemned the threat. Shortly after 8 a. m. EDT,…...

1+ week, 58+ min ago  (512+ words) (OSV News) " As Christians of the southern Lebanese village of Debel were not able to spend Easter in their homes and churches, and the Vatican humanitarian convoy was not able to reach them, Pope Leo XIV sent a consoling message…...