Pope Leo XIV waves as he embarks on a four day apostolic visit to France Sept. 25, 2026, from Leonardo da Vinci International Airport in Fiumicino, Italy. (OSV News photo/Mario Tomassetti, Vatican Media) PARIS — Pope Leo XIV arrived in Paris Sept. 25 beginning his four-day trip to France by urging French leaders not to […]
Pope Leo XIV responds to a question about Blessed Fulton J. Sheen asked by OSV News Vatican editor Courtney Mares aboard the papal plane to France Sept. 25, 2026. (OSV News photo/Claudio Lavanga, Vatican journalists’ pool) ABOARD PAPAL PLANE — On the papal flight to Paris Sept. 25, Pope Leo XIV recalled spending time with […]
James Engstrom, then 15, is pictured with an image of Venerable Archbishop Fulton J. Sheen at his home in Washington, Ill., Jan. 23, 2026. Engstrom, who was born without a pulse on Sept. 16, 2010, and remained clinically dead for an hour before his heart began beating, led to a Church-approved miracle that helped advance […]
As human rights defender Ruth López spends her second birthday behind bars, Amnesty International reiterates its request to the Salvadoran authorities to conduct a humanitarian visit and calls for her immediate and unconditional release. On 1 August 2026, Amnesty International sent formal communications to the Attorney General, the Minister of Justice and Public Security, the […]
Cardinal Luis Tagle, pro-prefect of the Dicastery for Evangelization, concelebrates the beatification Mass for Archbishop Fulton J. Sheen Sept. 24, 2026, at The Dome at America’s Center in St. Louis. Blessed Sheen is remembered as one of the most influential and innovative evangelists in American history. (OSV News photo/Bob Roller) ST. LOUIS — Archbishop Fulton […]
Jenna Marie Cooper writes Question Corner for OSV News (OSV photo) Q: The priest of my parish says it’s not appropriate to hold hands or lift your hands up during the Our Father at Mass. Is this true? And if so, why do so many people continue to do it? A: While in my opinion […]
Silver Rose The Silver Rose, a prayer pilgrimage program of the Knights of Columbus honoring Our Lady of Guadalupe, is returning to Delaware in October. The rose will be making stops at parishes in the state beginning Oct. 11. Each year, eight Silver Roses produced from Mexican silver are stewarded by Knights of Columbus councils […]
The Rifugio Croda da Lago in the Dolomite Mountains is seen near Cortina d’ Ampezzo in northern Italy July 15, 2015. The Dolomites are home to the Dolomiti Bellunesi National Park and were declared a UNESCO World Heritage Site in August 2009. (OSV News photo/Bob Strong, Reuters) In 1947, the Academy Awards began recognizing what […]
BATAM, Mediabatam.id – Tumpahan batu bara dari Tongkang CSF 2701 di Perairan Pulau Dedap, Galang, Batam, kini menjadi perhatian serius masyarakat dan nelayan pesisir Pulau Abang. Tongkang CSF 2701 dilaporkan mengangkut sekitar 5.000 ton batu bara dari Jambi menuju PETEKA Kabil. Namun dalam perjalanan, tongkang tersebut mengalami kebocoran dan kandas di sekitar Perairan Pulau Dedap. […]
Badan Pengusahaan (BP) Batam mencatat sebanyak 1.182 permohonan perizinan yang masuk melalui sistem Online Single Submission (OSS) sepanjang periode 1 September 2025 hingga 20 September 2026. Permohonan tersebut mencakup 16 bidang layanan perizinan di Kawasan Perdagangan Bebas dan Pelabuhan Bebas (KPBPB) Batam. Anggota/Deputi Bidang Pelayanan Umum BP Batam, Ariastuty Sirait, mengatakan seluruh proses pelayanan […]