ANALYSIS: ‘Big Beautiful Bill’ gives school-choice advocates partial victory with more to do July 9, 2025By Kimberly Heatherington OSV News Filed Under: News, Schools, World News The approved version creates a new federal tax credit for individuals who make donations to 501(c)(3) public charities providing scholarships to elementary or secondary school pupils.
Notre Dame prepares to reopen towers’ tour with return of famed statues of saints to rooftop July 9, 2025By Caroline de Sury OSV News Filed Under: Feature, News, World News PARIS — Symbolic lifting of the statues surrounding the spire of Notre Dame Cathedral in Paris marked the beginning of one of the last phases of the roof reconstruction before the towers of the Parisian icon will reopen to the public on Sept. 20.
After 12 years, locals welcome pope back to his summer home July 9, 2025By Justin McLellan Catholic News Service Filed Under: Feature, News, Vatican, World News After more than a decade without its most famous vacationer, the quiet town of Castel Gandolfo once again counts the pope among its summer residents.
Synod office provides guidelines to help local churches, bishops implement synodality July 9, 2025By Carol Glatz Catholic News Service Filed Under: Feature, News, Synodality, Vatican, World News Local churches and bishops worldwide will be instrumental in helping implement the proposals and foster the spirit of the 2024 final document of the Synod of Bishops on synodality, the Vatican synod office said.
Catholic Church holds firm on not taking stand on political candidates, despite possible IRS shift July 9, 2025By Gina Christian OSV News Filed Under: Feature, News, World News The Catholic Church “maintains its stance of not endorsing or opposing political candidates,” said U.S. Conference of Catholic Bishops spokesperson Chieko Noguchi, following a recent court case in which a long-standing federal ban against such activity appeared to have been partly relaxed.
Pope’s prayer intention for July: That the faithful might again learn how to discern July 8, 2025By Carol Glatz OSV News Filed Under: News, Vatican, World News Pope Leo XIV’s prayer intention for July is for expanded formation in discernment.
Barron: With no clergy-penitent exception, WA abuse law threatens religious liberty July 8, 2025By Gina Christian OSV News Filed Under: Feature, News, World News A contested Washington state law that would require priests to violate the seal of confession to report abuse “represents an egregious violation of the free exercise clause of the First Amendment,” Bishop Robert E. Barron of Winona-Rochester, Minnesota, who is a member of the U.S. Religious Liberty Commission, told OSV News.
Augustinian prior opens up about papal vacation, first encyclical, appointments and tennis July 8, 2025By OSV News OSV News Filed Under: Feature, News, Vatican, World News Pope Leo XIV began his summer break July 6 at Castel Gandolfo, where he’ll stay through July 20. But don’t expect the Holy Father to simply relax.
3 North Americans named to Vatican dicasteries for ecumenism, interreligious dialogue July 8, 2025By OSV News OSV News Filed Under: News, Vatican, World News Three North Americans are among recent appointees to Vatican dicasteries that address issues of ecumenism and interreligious dialogue.
ANALYSIS: ‘Big Beautiful Bill’ cuts expected to outweigh benefits for low-income families July 8, 2025By Kimberly Heatherington OSV News Filed Under: Catholic Charities, Feature, News, World News It’s a question with profound implications for millions of Americans: With the Trump administration’s “One Big Beautiful Bill Act” signed into law July 4, will families thrive or languish? Will poverty increase, or decrease? Will more go hungry, or will more be fed?
Safeguarding remains a top priority with new appointment, US cardinal says July 7, 2025By Carol Glatz OSV News Filed Under: Child & Youth Protection, Feature, News, Vatican, World News Pope Leo XIV’s appointment of the new president of the Pontifical Commission for the Protection of Minors shows that safeguarding remains a top priority, its former president said.
Pope at Angelus: Be a laborer in the field of mission July 7, 2025By OSV News OSV News Filed Under: News, Vatican, World News Addressing the faithful gathered for his Sunday Angelus on July 6, Pope Leo offered a reflection on the missionary nature of the church, grounded in the Gospel of Luke.
