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Sights & Sounds: Hispanic Heritage luncheon honors Bishop Chau
The Scholarship Fund for Inner-City Children (SFIC) raised $110,000 for student scholarships at its inaugural Hispanic Heritage Month Leadership Luncheon on Sept. 15. The event honored Bishop Pedro Bismarck Chau … Learn More
Cardinal Tobin’s message about the dignity of immigrants
The United States Conference of Catholic Bishops (USCCB) has released a video message for National Migration Week, observed Sept. 21 – 27. In the video, Cardinal Joseph Tobin, C.Ss.R., Archbishop … Learn More
Pope shares childhood memories of Blessed Fulton Sheen
On the papal flight to Paris Sept. 25, Pope Leo XIV recalled spending time with his family as a child watching Blessed Fulton J. Sheen, who was beatified the day … Learn More
Lost homily of Fulton Sheen resurfaces in Newark
As the Catholic Church prepares to beatify Archbishop Fulton Sheen, Cathedral Basilica of the Sacred Heart in Newark, NJ, is currently displaying a second-class relic of the beloved communicator — … Learn More
Technological advancements are not rivals to faith, pope says
Progress in science and technology is not contrary to belief in God, and Christians should be actively involved in shaping that progress so that it serves human dignity and the … Learn More
13 Facts about Padre Pio to know and share
One of the most popular Catholic saints of the 20th century, St. Pio of Pietrelcina, commonly known as Padre Pio, was a Capuchin Franciscan friar, priest, and mystic. His tomb … Learn More
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- In a secular France, Pope Leo makes the case for faith in public life
by Josephine Peterson on September 26, 2026 at 6:19 pmPARIS (CNS) — On the first official papal state visit to France in 18 years, Pope Leo XIV stepped into one of the country’s perpetual underlying tensions: the place of… The post In a secular France, Pope Leo makes the case for faith in public life first appeared on OSV News.
- Blessed Sheen’s baptismal church in Illinois to be part of world’s first parish named for himby Gretchen R. Crowe on September 26, 2026 at 5:00 pm
Announcement made at Mass celebrated by New York bishop Blessed Sheen baptized EL PASO, Ill. (OSV News) — St. Mary Catholic Church in El Paso, Illinois, will become part of… The post Blessed Sheen’s baptismal church in Illinois to be part of world’s first parish named for him first appeared on OSV News.
- Pope Leo draws 800,000 to Mass in the heart of Parisby Courtney Mares on September 26, 2026 at 3:28 pm
Close to 800,000 people lined Paris' Champs Elysees from the Arc de Triomphe to the Place de la Concorde for Mass Sept. 26 with Pope Leo XIV, who urged the people of France to follow Jesus to the source of true happiness and peace. The post Pope Leo draws 800,000 to Mass in the heart of Paris first appeared on OSV News.
- ‘An immense opportunity and honor’: New Catholics meet Pope Leo in Parisby Caroline de Sury on September 26, 2026 at 11:16 am
In a country witnessing record surge of adult baptisms, Pope Leo XIV met with protagonists of the trend Sept. 26, at the grounds of the Catholic Institute of Paris. The post ‘An immense opportunity and honor’: New Catholics meet Pope Leo in Paris first appeared on OSV News.
- Pope encourages French youth to seek holiness during visually rich stadium vigilby Caroline de Sury on September 25, 2026 at 10:34 pm
PARIS (OSV News) — Pope Leo XIV urged 80,000 young people gathered at the Stade de France Sept. 25 to pursue holiness, peace and a “living relationship with Jesus” during… The post Pope encourages French youth to seek holiness during visually rich stadium vigil first appeared on OSV News.
