Pope Leo laments rising US-Cuba tensions, calls for &#8216;sincere&#8217; dialogue

Andrew Morton says he used to be scared of water. Now he’s one of the most feared swimmers in the ...

Pope praises religious for courageous witness serving the marginalized

Pope Leo XIV celebrated Mass on the feast of the Presentation of the Lord, the World Day for Consecrated Life, ...

St. John Henry Newman, a British-born scholar who dedicated much of his life to the combination of faith and intellect at universities, is pictured in an undated portrait. The Vatican announced July 31, 2025, that Pope Leo XIV has paved the way for St. John Henry Newman to become the newest doctor of the church. (OSV News file photo/Crosiers)

Pope adds feast day of St. John Henry Newman to universal calendar

By Carol Glatz, Catholic News Service VATICAN CITY (CNS) -- Pope Leo XIV has added the feast day of St. ...

The grave of Adele Brice (Brise), center, pictured in a Jan. 9, 2026, photo, is a place that visitors to the National Shrine of Our Lady of Champion often stop and pray. The Diocese of Green Bay, Wis., formally opened the cause for the beatification and canonization of Adele Brice Jan. 30, 2026. (OSV News photo/Sam Lucero)

Sainthood cause formally opened for Northwoods catechist of ‘this wild country’

By Patricia Kasten, OSV News GREEN BAY, Wis. (OSV News) -- It's quite a birthday present -- especially for someone ...

NASA's Space Shuttle Challenger crew members are: in the back row from left to right: Mission Specialist, Ellison S. Onizuka, Teacher in Space Participant Sharon Christa McAuliffe, Payload Specialist, Greg Jarvis and Mission Specialist, Judy Resnik. In the front row from left to right: Pilot Mike Smith, Commander, Dick Scobee and Mission Specialist, Ron McNair. Jan. 28, 2026, marked the 40th anniversary of the Challenger accident. (OSV News photo/NASA/Johnson Space Center)

Science teacher honors Challenger crew’s memory by encouraging curiosity, resilience, faith

By James Ramos, OSV News HOUSTON (OSV News) -- A Houston-area Catholic school science teacher said the Challenger disaster remains one of ...

#iGiveCatholic raises $107K for parishes, schools, ministries

by David Karas, Correspondent

From classroom upgrades to playground equipment, technology investments to outdoor signage, parish and school communities, as well as diocesan ministries, ...

Faithful invited to be ‘missionaries of mercy’

by David Karas, Correspondent

February 2, 2026

Faithful across South Jersey are invited to be “missionaries of mercy” through the annual South Jersey Catholic Ministries Appeal, which ...

Pope Leo, recalling Holocaust, prays for end to antisemitism

February 2, 2026

A look at Pope Leo's comments on the Holocaust and antisemitism Jan. 28. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cfA6wi3nsvY

People walk on the street in Havana, as Cubans from all walks of life hunker into survival mode, navigating seemingly interminable blackouts and soaring prices for food, fuel, and transport, while the United States threatens a stranglehold on the communist-run nation, Cuba, January 30, 2026. (OSV News photo/Norlys Perez, Reuters)

Pope Leo laments rising US-Cuba tensions, calls for ‘sincere’ dialogue

February 2, 2026