Cardinal Luis Antonio Tagle, Pope Francis’ special envoy to the National Eucharistic Congress, waves alongside Cardinal Christophe Pierre, then-papal nuncio to the United States, as they join the final Eucharistic procession of the National Eucharistic Congress in downtown Indianapolis July 20, 2024. The NEC will return to Indianapolis in the summer of 2029. (OSV News […]
This oil on canvas of the five Georgia Martyrs titled “Faith breaks language barriers of the five Martyrs” was created in 2021 by artist Clorinda Galdos Bell. The Franciscan friars’ beatification has been set for Oct. 31, 2026, in Savannah. (OSV News photo/courtesy Clorinda Galdos Bell) While six years separate the two most recent U.S. […]
This oil on canvas of the five Georgia Martyrs titled “Faith breaks language barriers of the five Martyrs” was created in 2021 by artist Clorinda Galdos Bell. The Franciscan friars’ beatification has been set for Oct. 31, 2026, in Savannah. (OSV News photo/courtesy Clorinda Galdos Bell) While six years separate the two most recent U.S. […]
Deacon Chris Hulburt of St. Brigid Church in San Diego attends a prayer service the Diocese of San Diego co-organized with Our Lady of Guadalupe Parish on April 1, 2026, during Holy Week, in front of the Edward J. Schwartz Federal Building in downtown San Diego, which houses immigration courtrooms. (OSV News photo/courtesy Diocese of […]
People walk past a ballot drop box during early voting at the Alexandria City Registrar Office in Virginia Oct. 7, 2026. (OSV News photo/Nathan Howard, Reuters) WASHINGTON — Ahead of the midterm elections, analysts who spoke with OSV News said polling data shows Catholic voters are reflecting broader trends, but some unique factors may contribute […]
People walk past a ballot drop box during early voting at the Alexandria City Registrar Office in Virginia Oct. 7, 2026. (OSV News photo/Nathan Howard, Reuters) WASHINGTON — Ahead of the midterm elections, analysts who spoke with OSV News said polling data shows Catholic voters are reflecting broader trends, but some unique factors may contribute […]
Students from Our Lady of Mount Carmel Academy in Chicago dressed as cardinals and a Swiss Guard walk in St. Peter’s Square at the Vatican Oct. 8, 2025. The group met Pope Leo XIV following his weekly general audience. As Pope Leo recovers from surgery Oct. 13, 2026, during which doctors removed his lower right […]
President Donald Trump walks as he attends a campaign rally at Laughlin/Bullhead International Airport in Bullhead City, Ariz., Oct. 14, 2026. (OSV News photo/Evan Vucci, Reuters) President Donald Trump offered Pope Leo XIV his “best wishes” and “love” in a short interview with reporters Oct. 14, the day after the pope’s doctors announced that the […]
U.S. President Donald Trump speaks next to Commerce Secretary Howard Lutnick in the Oval Office of the White House in Washington March 31, 2026, during the signing ceremony for an executive order on mail ballots. (OSV News photo/Evan Vucci, Reuters) WASHINGTON — Catholic voters have soured on President Donald Trump since he returned to the […]
U.S. President Donald Trump speaks to members of the media after disembarking Air Force One at Joint Base Andrews in Maryland Oct. 10, 2026. (OSV News photo/Eric Lee, Reuters) Catholic leaders across the nation are continuing to express their shock and concern over the Trump administration’s plans to livestream a military execution. Questions over the […]