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Pope Leo urges Ukraine-Russia humanitarian cooperation
Pope Leo XIV spoke by phone with Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy, expressing hope that Ukraine and Russia will cooperate on humanitarian aid and evacuations for civilians in the southern Ukrainian … Learn More
7 Saints and blesseds who were shy
Stories of saints preaching on street corners, talking hardened criminals into converting, and traveling the world to speak the name of Jesus can leave the shy among us assuming that … Learn More
Corpus Christi School Choir receives international award
On Sept. 30, a children’s choir in the Archdiocese of Newark was named one of three recipients of a prestigious international prize that recognizes “outstanding achievements by international youth and … Learn More
Pope Leo returns to Vatican window for Angelus
One week after Pope Leo XIV first revealed to the world that he would be undergoing lung surgery, the pope returned to the window of the Vatican’s Apostolic Palace on … Learn More
From the Archives: Our Lady of Czestochowa in Harrison, 1910
Parishioners of Our Lady of Czestochowa in Harrison stand in front of the original church in 1910. Polish Catholics living in Harrison initially traveled to St. Stanislaus Parish in Newark … Learn More
St. Ignatius of Antioch, the early Church father who longed for Christ
On Oct. 17, the Roman Catholic Church remembers the early Church Father, bishop, and martyr St. Ignatius of Antioch, whose writings attest to the sacramental and hierarchical nature of the … Learn More
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- 2 years after the Synod on Synodality, where does the Church in the US stand?
by Kimberley Heatherington on October 20, 2026 at 5:51 pmThe vision of synodality is intended as a "way of being Church" versus an event or program, or even a multi-year progression of the same. The post 2 years after the Synod on Synodality, where does the Church in the US stand? first appeared on OSV News.
- Centuries later, Georgia Martyrs offer fresh witness to faith, says Cardinal Leoby Gina Christian on October 20, 2026 at 4:48 pm
On Oct. 31, the Georgia Martyrs -- five 16th-century Spanish Franciscan missionaries who served the indigenous Guale people of what is now Georgia -- will be beatified. The post Centuries later, Georgia Martyrs offer fresh witness to faith, says Cardinal Leo first appeared on OSV News.
- Holy Land Church leaders condemn settler attack on Christian village, European diplomatsby Junno Arocho Esteves on October 20, 2026 at 2:58 pm
"The facts on the ground show that these attacks continue because of the impunity enjoyed by those who commit them," the statement said. The post Holy Land Church leaders condemn settler attack on Christian village, European diplomats first appeared on OSV News.
- Pope Leo urges Ukraine-Russia humanitarian cooperation as Russian strike kills children at playgroundby Junno Arocho Esteves on October 20, 2026 at 1:45 pm
(OSV News) — Pope Leo XIV spoke by phone with Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy, expressing hope that Ukraine and Russia will cooperate on humanitarian aid and evacuations for civilians in… The post Pope Leo urges Ukraine-Russia humanitarian cooperation as Russian strike kills children at playground first appeared on OSV News.
- Ahead of pope’s surgery, Mexican bishops brought plight of country’s missing persons to pontiffby David Agren on October 20, 2026 at 1:08 pm
Bishop Ramón Castro Castro of Cuernavaca delivered the 200-page book -- titled "One Name, a Thousand Voices" -- to Pope Leo in the Vatican on Oct. 8. The post Ahead of pope’s surgery, Mexican bishops brought plight of country’s missing persons to pontiff first appeared on OSV News.
