OSV News https://validator.w3.org/feed/docs/rss2.html Kansas priest arrested for alleged abuse of 6-year-old Young American missionaries get papal shoutout during summer in Rome DOJ releases updated religious liberty protections guidance Woman whose confirmed miracle as child led to St. Elizabeth Ann Seton’s canonization dies at 78 A decade after Father Jacques Hamel’s murder, his sister gives powerful witness to forgiveness Venezuelan bishops urge faithful to reject superstitious view of earthquakes Pope Leo takes road trip to mountainside shrines during his summer vacation Violent extremist’s sentencing a call to protect kids online, says Catholic legal scholar Catholic agency struggles amid lapse in federal funds for representing unaccompanied minors Florida Catholic bishops urge DeSantis to stay two executions set for July 28 Peru: Historic churches severely damaged following earthquakes Interest surges in U.S. beatification of Georgia Martyrs who died defending marriage After attorney pressed for transparency, Vatican answers rumors of Rupnik’s alleged acquittal Bob Dylan makes me want to be 80. Or even 85. Synod study group report on same-sex attraction continues to draw mixed reactions Pope Leo quotes Bob Dylan song in book foreword calling for nuclear disarmament CRS receives State Department funds to ‘significantly expand’ humanitarian aid to Cuba ‘Misa Azteca’ at LA cathedral mixes Catholic faith with Mexico’s Indigenous culture Pope Leo XIV makes surprise visit to pray for peace at the tomb of St. Benedict Catholics urged to support Church in Africa, where faith ‘is growing rapidly’ amid great needs Community life is ‘a place of sanctification,’ pope tells CMSM’s assembly Ukraine remains hopeful for a papal visit, ambassador says Lebanon’s cardinal urges prayer, guidance as its president visits the White House Swiss churches deplore ‘arbitrary’ scrapping of military service exemption Women religious sue New York over law they say would force them to assist in patient suicides Catholics pray rosary, invoke power of prayer outside planned ICE facility in Eastern Colorado Chicago parishioners call for ‘comprehensive reform’ of investigative process after pastor accused of abuse Pope Leo XIV in Castel Gandolfo: God’s kingdom grows in the ‘little things of daily life’ Attacks on human dignity can never be normalized, say 2 US bishops after deadly ICE shootings New Pope Leo XIV medal from Villanova honors care for the poor, creation Vice president JD Vance and second lady Usha Vance welcome birth of their 4th child USCCB’s NFP Awareness Week highlights timeless truth with creative approaches For Gaza Christians, World Cup final offers brief respite from horrors of war Can’t go to Assisi? Visit a US replica of the tiny church where St. Francis founded order Full text: Pope Leo XIV’s Angelus address given July 19, 2026 Washington Roundup: Senate considers Blanche nomination; Graham’s sister sworn in to finish his term Despite early end, Catholic leaders’ US tour highlights impact of grassroots ministries Blessed Solanus Casey scholarship advanced through graduate-student essay contest The Odyssey Nobel laureates call pope’s encyclical a ‘clarion call’ for prevention of AI-driven nuclear warfare ‘Theology of migration’ moves us to ‘communion with God, others,’ says expert Castel Gandolfo to host concert in honor of Pope Leo XIV in palace courtyard Faith joins football as Spain and Argentina face off for World Cup title Outreach 2026 conference highlights LGBTQ discipleship, community, ministry efforts Peru, Uruguay advance preparations for upcoming papal visit A pilgrim’s guide to the Georgia martyrs Priest’s museum in India will honor John Paul II, Mother Teresa and offer ‘silent evangelization’ Catholics offer prayers, express solidarity over 2 ICE shooting deaths in less than a week Donning hard hats, Archbishop Hebda, students help raise wall for Pope Leo Village in St. Paul Home