7+ hour, 30+ min ago  (791+ words) WASHINGTON (OSV'News) " President Donald Trump called the Iran'ceasefire'over" on July 10 after the U. S. and Iran traded new strikes. The same week, Trump said he will not sign bipartisan housing legislation, which will in effect allow it to become law without his…...

3+ week, 3+ day ago  (544+ words) WASHINGTON (OSV News) " After President Donald Trump, Pakistani mediators, and Iranian officials said a framework has been reached for a deal to end the war in Iran, a Catholic expert in peacekeeping said that while there is cause for optimism,…...

1+ mon, 1+ week ago  (457+ words) VATICAN CITY (OSV News) " Pope Leo XIV will preside over a worldwide rosary for peace May 30, uniting Marian shrines across continents in simultaneous prayer to close the Catholic Church's month of devotion to the Virgin Mary. The pope will lead…...

2+ mon, 4+ day ago  (150+ words) President Donald Trump on May 5 continued his series of social media and verbal attacks on Pope Leo XIV over the Iran war....

2+ mon, 3+ day ago  (625+ words) Acts 8: 5-8, 14-17 Ps 66: 1-3, 4-5, 6-7, 16, 201 Pt 3: 15-18 Jn 14: 15-21 As we near the end of the Easter season, we find ourselves hearing this week about someone who isn't even there. That would be, of course, the Holy Spirit. He's just offstage, lurking in the shadows…...

2+ mon, 2+ week ago  (716+ words) Editor's Note: This is part of a 12-part series profiling great American Catholics ahead of the July 4, 2026, celebration of the 250th anniversary of the signing of the Declaration of Independence. (OSV News) " Flannery O'Connor was not an evangelist. She was an…...

3+ mon, 12+ hour ago  (760+ words) (OSV News) " Parishes and dioceses throughout the nation are taking up Pope Leo XIV's call to pray for peace, holding April 11 vigils coinciding with the pope's own at St. Peter's Basilica. The pope had announced the initiative April 5 during an…...

3+ mon, 3+ day ago  (560+ words) Acts 2: 42-47 Ps 118: 2-4, 13-15, 22-241 Pt 1: 3-9 Jn 20: 19-31 So, just where was Thomas? When we hear this reading from St. John's Gospel, we can't help but wonder. We just can't know. Scripture doesn't offer us an answer " but on this Second Sunday of Easter,…...

3+ mon, 1+ week ago  (554+ words) Acts 10: 34a, 37-43 Ps 118: 1-2, 16-17, 22-23 Col 3: 1-4 OR 1 Cor 5: 6b-8 Jn 20: 1-9 "We are witnesses," said Peter. He was preaching to a bunch of Gentiles, telling them about Jesus. He was telling them that Jesus was meant for them too, that his death and resurrection was…...

3+ mon, 4+ week ago  (661+ words) (OSV News) " It's not your parents' children's Bible. Although " teases its publisher, Word on Fire Votive " if they buy it as a gift, they may try to keep it for themselves. "The Story of All Stories: A Story Bible for…...