Year: 2026

Pope Leo XIV’s prayer intention for the month of February is for children with incurable diseases. In a video to be released on Feb. 5, the Holy Father prayed that …

Pope Leo XIV has appointed Sister Raffaella Petrini as a member of the Commission for Reserved Matters, the Holy See Press Office announced in a Feb. 3 statement. She is …

With the theme “Peace Begins with Dignity: A Global Call to End Human Trafficking,” the Catholic Church will mark this year’s 12th World Day of Prayer and Reflection Against Human …

St. John Henry Newman, proclaimed a doctor of the Church by Pope Leo XIV in November 2025, has been added to the General Roman Calendar, establishing his optional memorial on …

Mass is celebrated on the campus of the University of Notre Dame on Feb. 2, with the ice chapel in the background. More than 2,000 students gather in ‘St. Olaf …

The history of astronomy’s most famous comet may need to be revised. New research suggests that six centuries before astronomer Edmond Halley scientifically described in 1705 the periodic appearance of …

Monday’s ruling came just over 24 hours before TPS status was set to expire for some 350,000 Haitians.

Fr. Jim Cassidy, parochial vicar at St. Joan of Arc Parish in Minneapolis, spoke with OSV News a day after joining several faith and community leaders who, along with Minnesota …

Vatican City – The Holy Father has accepted the resignation from the pastoral care of the apostolic vicariate of San José del Amazonas, Peru, presented by Bishop José Javier Travieso. …

Athens – Three years have passed since the death of the great Orthodox theologian Ioannis Zizioulas, Metropolitan of Pergamon. He died on February 2, 2023, at the age of 92. …