October 2023

(OSV News) — Spanish bishops met Oct. 30 to discuss Spanish ombudsman Ángel Gabilondo’s report on abuse in the Catholic Church, delivered Oct. 27 to government officials and seen by …

(OSV News) — “Clericalism is a whip, it is a scourge, it is a form of worldliness that defiles and damages the face of the Lord’s bride; it enslaves God’s …

(OSV News) — In the 25 years since the U.S. International Religious Freedom Act became law, “restrictions on religious freedom have been steadily increasing for several years” around the globe, …

(OSV News) — The fate of two Ukrainian Greek Catholic priests remains unknown almost a year after their capture by the Russian National Guard amid Russia’s full-scale invasion of Ukraine, …

By Wes Cipolla BRAINTREE, Mass. (OSV News) — Priests and parishioners must be “ready and willing to assist” the historic influx of migrants entering Massachusetts, Cardinal Seán P. O’Malley of …

VATICAN CITY (CNS) — To reform the church is to put God first and adore him, and to love and serve others, Pope Francis said at Mass marking the conclusion …

By Kimberly Baker As I reflect on how the church serves the world (by helping the homeless, providing education in schools, serving the poor, providing health care), I am struck …

Good evening!  As we observe the day of prayer and fasting requested by Pope Francis and try to wrap our minds around the fact that (as of this writing) the …

(OSV News) — Throughout the various stages of the Synod of Bishops on synodality, several church leaders have referred to a new model of church that includes basic ecclesial communities. …

BRIEF: LEWISTON, MAINE (OSV NEWS) “Evil is part of the world in which we live,” said Bishop Robert P. Deeley of Portland, Maine during a Mass Oct. 27 in Lewiston, …