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ROME (OSV News) — The Vatican secretary of state appealed for peace and diplomacy on the fifth day of the U.S. and Israel-Iran war, warning that recognition of any country’s right …

In a fractured world threatened by war, Christians can strengthen their bonds of unity to show the world that peace is possible, Cardinal Blase J. Cupich of Chicago said.

Catholic clergy are calling for prayer and peace following U.S.-Israel strikes on Iran Feb. 28 that killed Iran’s supreme leader and prompted counterattacks.

Pope Leo XIV issued a fervent appeal for return of diplomacy in the Middle East and Iran, condemning use of weapons that cause “destruction, pain, and death.”

Catholics in the Middle East are reeling with shock and sorrow, and responding with prayer, amid joint strikes Israeli and U.S. forces launched on Iran Feb. 28.

(OSV News) — News of the arrest of Andrew Mountbatten Windsor, followed by Feb. 24 arrest of Peter Mandelson, former British ambassador to the United States — made headlines around the …

(OSV News) — Jesuit Father Hans Zollner is urging Catholics to make prayer for abuse victims a central focus this Lent, saying the Church’s spiritual response to sexual abuse remains …

(OSV News) — Two prominent Catholic cardinals have expressed their profound concern and sorrow over a recently announced decision by the Society of St. Pius X — which rejects the authority …

(OSV News) — An appeals court in southern Italy confirmed that a former priest used manipulative tactics to sexually abuse several minors, and that members of the diocese, including the …

Lent is about changing the trajectory of our lives. We try to nudge our life toward God; toward love, kindness and generosity. In Scripture, we repeatedly see tax collectors and …