GRECCIO, Italy (OSV News) – Eight centuries ago St. Francis of Assisi came to this hillside village to show the world that ...

(OSV News) – People have a deep desire to return to their lives despite the dire and complex situation in Gaza following two ...

Church officials confirmed that the remaining 130 students were released on Dec. 21, ending a monthlong ordeal that began ...

“Jesus Christ, who was born for us, brings us peace, brings us God’s love,” he said before heading back to the basilica for ...

Pope Leo XIV asked children to pray in front of their Nativity scenes this Christmas and, especially, to pray “that all the ...

A Christmas Eve children’s homily preached at Our Lady Star of the Sea Parish in Solomons has been transformed into a fully ...

The following is the full text of the Angelus address given by Pope Leo XIV Dec. 21, 2025, at St. Peter’s Square. Dear ...

It sounds so simple. This Sunday, we hear St. Matthew's account of the events leading up to Christ's birth and it begins with ...

(OSV News) – The newly named leader of the Archdiocese of New York, Archbishop Ronald A. Hicks, introduced himself to the ...

Cardinal Pierbattista Pizzaballa, Latin patriarch of Jerusalem, greets a woman as he visits the compound of Gaza City’s Holy ...

Pilgrims pause for prayer as the Walk with Mary procession in Washington, D.C., on Dec. 13 arrived at the Basilica of the ...

In one of the most anticipated U.S. episcopal appointments of his pontificate so far, Pope Leo XIV has accepted the ...