‘Cruel Hoax’ active shooter alert disrupts Villanova’s Opening Mass August 22, 2025By Gina Christian OSV News Filed Under: Colleges, Gun Violence, News, World News An active shooter at Villanova University reported late afternoon Aug. 21 was a “cruel hoax,” a university official said less than two hours after the initial scare that led to a campus lockdown.
Archbishop Gudziak on visit to Ukraine calls for unity to end Russia’s ongoing ‘barbarity’ August 20, 2025By Gina Christian OSV News Filed Under: News, War in Ukraine, World News As the Trump administration seeks to end Russia’s multiyear war on Ukraine, Russian attacks on Ukrainian civilians continue, said Metropolitan Archbishop Borys A. Gudziak of the Ukrainian Catholic Archeparchy of Philadelphia.
Archbishop Gudziak: Trump-Putin summit fails to advance peace, justice August 17, 2025By Gina Christian Catholic Review Filed Under: Feature, News, War in Ukraine, World News The Alaska summit between President Donald Trump and Russian President Vladimir Putin held on Aug. 15 has ultimately failed to address the “fundamental moral and geopolitical questions” of Russia’s multiyear war on Ukraine, said Metropolitan Archbishop Borys A. Gudziak of the Ukrainian Catholic Archeparchy of Philadelphia.
Canadian court OKs priest’s abuse suit against prominent priest, religious order August 14, 2025By Gina Christian OSV News Filed Under: Child & Youth Protection, Feature, News, World News A Canadian court has ruled a Canadian diocesan priest can continue his civil suit against Basilian Father Thomas Rosica and the Basilian Fathers of Toronto, with the plaintiff, Father Michael Bechard, seeking damages for alleged sexual abuse by Father Rosica.
Catholic University of America Press to publish Pope Leo’s dissertation August 14, 2025By Gina Christian OSV News Filed Under: Feature, News, Vatican, World News Pope Leo XIV’s dissertation — which he defended in 1987 for his doctoral degree in canon law — will soon be widely available through The Catholic University of America Press in Washington.
Report: Christian church attacks down, but recent totals still higher than 2018-2022 August 13, 2025By Gina Christian OSV News Filed Under: Feature, News, Religious Freedom, World News Attacks on Christian churches in the U.S. last year totaled 415 — down from 485 in 2023 — although they are “significantly higher” than totals recorded from 2018 to 2022, according to a new report from the Washington-based Family Research Council.
Following deadly steel plant explosion, Pittsburgh bishop calls for prayer August 12, 2025By Gina Christian OSV News Filed Under: Uncategorized Bishop Mark A. Eckman of Pittsburgh is calling for prayer, following a deadly explosion at a US Steel facility in Pennsylvania Aug. 11 that killed at least one and injured 10, with one person still unaccounted for.
Advocate pleads for Vatican aid as Russian adoption database shows Ukraine’s children August 12, 2025By Gina Christian OSV News Filed Under: Child & Youth Protection, News, War in Ukraine, World News Ukrainian child advocate Mykola Kuleba is pleading for the Vatican’s assistance, after publicly highlighting what he said was one of several databases used by Russian occupation officials to market abducted Ukrainian children to Russian foster and adoption families.
Bishops in Japan: Atomic bombings a call to destroy nuclear arms, commit to peace August 7, 2025By Gina Christian OSV News Filed Under: Feature, News, World News As the world marks the 80th anniversary of the atomic bombings in Hiroshima and Nagasaki, the Catholic Church must renew its commitment to nonviolence, disarmament and lasting peace, said U.S. prelates attending commemoration events in Japan.
Wester: World must disarm nuclear weapons before AI triggers Armageddon August 6, 2025By Gina Christian OSV News Filed Under: News, World News Ahead of his third “Pilgrimage of Peace” to Japan to mark the 80th anniversary of the Hiroshima and Nagasaki atomic bombings, Archbishop John C. Wester spoke with OSV News about the current state of nuclear risk, and efforts to disarm the world of nuclear weapons.
‘Free Gena,’ plead colleagues of kidnapped Irish missionary in Haiti August 6, 2025By Gina Christian OSV News Filed Under: Missions, News, Religious Freedom, World News Staff of a charity serving Haiti are pleading for the return of a kidnapped Irish lay missionary and her companions — including a 3-year-old child — taken by armed gunmen who stormed an orphanage in Port-au-Prince, amid the Caribbean nation’s long-running armed gang violence and political instability.
Pope Leo greets Knights of Columbus at Supreme Convention celebrating hope, service August 6, 2025By Gina Christian OSV News Filed Under: Feature, Knights of Columbus, News, World News Pope Leo XIV commended the Knights of Columbus for uniting Catholic men in prayer and fraternity, while extending “generous service to vulnerable populations,” as the fraternal organization holds its 143rd Supreme Convention in Washington.
