1+ hour, 42+ min ago  (954+ words) (OSV News) "Franciscan Father Rufino Corona still remembers how the Steubenville Youth Conferences impacted his vocation to the priesthood as a teenager. In particular, he recalled the priests he encountered there. "I'd been told that I kind of had a…...

4+ hour, 23+ min ago  (841+ words) (OSV News) "Lay groups in Germany involved in the local Church's controversial Synodal Way say they will continue demanding the right to preach at Mass, defying a recent rejection by the Vatican of the proposal. In a press release published…...

5+ hour, 13+ min ago  (199+ words) (OSV News) " The following is the full text of Pope Leo XIV's general audience address given June 24 at St. Peter's Square. We will continue our catechesis on the documents of the Second Vatican Council, particularly the Constitution Sacrosanctum Concilium (SC)…...

2+ day, 3+ hour ago  (762+ words) (OSV News) " H. L. Mencken " writer, journalist and prominent iconoclast of the century past " took a generally dim view of the clergy (along with many other things). But his view of Cardinal James Gibbons, archbishop of Mencken's Baltimore for 44 crucial years, was…...

1+ day, 1+ hour ago  (541+ words) PHILADELPHIA (OSV News) "As Pakistan's religious minorities continue to face rights violations, that nation's Catholic bishops are fostering hope the faithful can live out their faith with confidence. "Everyone should have this right," said Father Bernard Emmanuel, a priest of…...

1+ day, 4+ hour ago  (1104+ words) (OSV News) "The Vatican released the official schedule of the second extraordinary consistory this year, giving a glimpse into some of the topics and major issues that will be discussed by Pope Leo XIV and the College of Cardinals. The…...

1+ day, 6+ hour ago  (941+ words) PARIS (OSV News) " The bishops of France are urging the faithful to take part in a prayer novena that began June 21, as lawmakers move closer to a pivotal vote on legislation that could permanently legalize "assisted dying" in the country....

1+ day, 7+ hour ago  (593+ words) ATLANTIC CITY, N. J. (OSV News) "OSV News swept the category for one-shot national news writing at the 2026 Catholic Media Awards ceremony, taking home 13 awards overall. The wire service won honorable mention in the category of Best Newspaper, National/Wire Service. OSV…...

2+ day, 45+ min ago  (1089+ words) (OSV News) " Father James Musgrave III, 39, a Detroit native who is one of more than 400 men ordained to the priesthood in the United States this year, came late not only to his discernment, but also to faith itself. He grew…...

2+ day, 1+ hour ago  (690+ words) PHILADELPHIA (OSV News) " As the U. S. marks its 250th anniversary, a number of faith and civic leaders will be on hand as Pope Leo XIV accepts " via livestream from the Vatican " a major honor for his efforts to promote religious liberty, along…...