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Cardinal Grzegorz Ryś of Lódź spoke up after two retired bishops sparked outrage with their migration and border policy remarks at the Marian shrine of Jasna Góra earlier in July.

1. All speeches and messages from Pope Leo XIV since his May 8 election are available on the Vatican website and should be consulted before sharing alleged quotes or videos, …

With France poised to vote on a controversial “assisted dying” bill May 27, the country’s Catholic bishops launched a public campaign urging Catholics to speak out. 

Catholics in Normandy commemorated the 100th anniversary of St. Thérèse’s of Lisieux’s canonization with three days of solemn celebrations May 16-18.

(OSV News) — Though only days into his papacy, Pope Leo XIV has given war-weary Ukrainians reason to hope that Russia’s aggression against their nation — now in its 11th year …

(OSV News) — The following is a snapshot of the papacies of the 11 popes that preceded Pope Francis, from Pope Benedict XVI to Blessed Pope Pius IX. Pope Benedict …

On display until May 11, the relic has drawn intense devotion, particularly following the recent death of Pope Francis.

(OSV News) — Blessed Carlo Acutis had a PlayStation. He made awkward videos with his friends. His favorite cartoon was “Pokémon.” It was announced Feb. 22, 2020, that Pope Francis …

As Ukraine experienced a deadly weekend with a barrage of attacks from Russia on Kryvyi Rih and Kyiv, Pope Francis calls his envoy to Ukraine to show closeness.

POZNAŃ, Poland (OSV News) — For Ukrainian Catholics, St. John Paul II’s voice brought a “taste of freedom,” something that still drives defenders of the country following the full-scale Russian invasion …