Violence

(OSV News) — In Haiti, where insecurity has devastated daily life since the 2021 assassination of President Jovenel Moïse, many religious groups are striving to celebrate Christmas amid growing chaos. …

It’s been the week of Mary here at OSV News — not only was the Solemnity of the Immaculate Conception this week, but our coverage also included: You can read …

BUENOS AIRES (OSV News) — Mexico’s Catholic clergy have called for a truce on Dec. 12, the feast of Our Lady of Guadalupe, and on Christmas Day as criminal violence …

(OSV News) — A cardinal in Singapore has called for religious and racial unity after a priest was stabbed in the face during Mass, an incident that has sent shock …

MEXICO CITY (OSV News) — An Indigenous Tzotzil priest and peace activist was murdered after celebrating Sunday Mass in Mexico’s southern Chiapas state, where the Catholic Church has denounced government …

(OSV News) — A recent massacre in Haiti that killed at least 115 people shows “the deteriorating situation in Haiti has yet ‘to touch bottom,’” Archbishop Thomas G. Wenski of …

YAOUNDE, Cameroon (OSV News) — Father Christophe Komla Badjougou, a priest of the Diocese of Yagoua in northern Cameroon, was in Yaoundé to get his visa to Italy, when he …

PHILADELPHIA (OSV News) — A Philadelphia priest assaulted in his rectory said the attack marked a “turning point” that forced him “to reflect deeply on life, faith and the forces …

(OSV News) — The Catholic bishops of Atlanta prayed “for healing and strength” for those injured during a Sept. 4 mass shooting at Apalachee High School in Winder, Georgia, where …

JERUSALEM (OSV News) — With the approaching one-year mark of the Israel-Hamas war in the Gaza Strip, spurred by the Hamas attack on southern Israeli agricultural communities Oct. 7, the …