Fathers of the Church: The Greek (or Eastern) Fathers June 10, 2025By D.D. Emmons OSV News Filed Under: News, Saints, World News The Catholic Church has long honored early Christian leaders, theologians and teachers from the East (Greek) and West (Latin) as Fathers of the Church. Unlike doctors of the church, there is no official list of Church Fathers.
In move called a ‘dark day’ for residents, N.Y. Senate passes assisted suicide law June 10, 2025By Gina Christian OSV News Filed Under: Feature, News, Respect Life, World News The New York Senate has voted to legalize medically assisted suicide, a move that one Catholic bioethicist told OSV News marked “a dark day” for the state’s residents, and the act will now head to Democratic Gov. Kathy Hochul.
Pope Leo’s core identity is Augustinian, say religious June 10, 2025By Rhina Guidos Global Sisters Report Filed Under: News, Vatican, Vocations, World News After stepping out to the main balcony of St. Peter’s Basilica as Pope Leo XIV, he mentioned no nationality and instead identified himself as “a son of St. Augustine, an Augustinian.”
AI offers opportunities, but should be governed by ethical policy framework, bishops say June 9, 2025By OSV News OSV News Filed Under: AI, Bishops, Feature, News, U.S. Congress, World News The U.S. bishops urged House and Senate leaders in a June 9 letter to remember that while artificial intelligence presents opportunities, it also presents challenges.
L.A. archbishop calls for prayer, restraint, immigration law reform amid ICE protests June 9, 2025By Gina Christian OSV News Filed Under: Feature, Immigration and Migration, News, World News Archbishop José H. Gomez of Los Angeles is calling for prayer, while urging “restraint and calm” as clashes have broken out in that city over recent immigration arrests. President Donald Trump has deployed the National Guard amid pushback from California officials and is threatening to mobilize Marines.
Father Rupnik’s mosaics disappear from Vatican News June 9, 2025By Paulina Guzik OSV News Filed Under: Arts & Culture, News, Vatican, World News In a quiet but powerful move, Vatican News has begun removing artwork by Father Marko Rupnik — the once-renowned mosaicist now accused of abusing over two dozen women — from its website. His mosaics, long used to mark major feast days online, were recently replaced or left blank — a shift many survivors say is long overdue.
Serve the Holy See by striving for holiness, pope tells officials, staff June 9, 2025By Carol Glatz Catholic News Service Filed Under: News, Vatican, World News Those serving the Holy See can serve its mission best by striving to live a holy life in conformity to Christ, Pope Leo XIV said.
God’s love breaks down walls, opens borders, dispels hatred, pope says June 9, 2025By Carol Glatz Catholic News Service Filed Under: Feature, News, Vatican, World News In a world marked by wars and where people are disconnected and numb with indifference, Pope Leo XIV prayed that the Holy Spirit would “open borders, break down walls” and dissolve hatred so everyone can live as children of one human family.
Washington Archdiocese announces layoffs, spending cuts, restructuring June 9, 2025By OSV News OSV News Filed Under: Child & Youth Protection, Feature, News, World News Citing “crippling economic challenges” faced by the Archdiocese of Washington, Cardinal Robert W. McElroy announced June 5 “that the archdiocese will need to cut spending, reduce its workforce and restructure departments to accommodate a more streamlined Pastoral Center.”
Washington state bishops ask court to block mandatory reporter law without Catholic confession protections June 9, 2025By Kate Scanlon OSV News Filed Under: News, Religious Freedom, World News, Worship & Sacraments The Catholic bishops of Washington state asked a federal court to block a new law requiring clergy to report child abuse or neglect without exceptions for clergy-penitent privilege.
N.J. diocese hopes proposed law will resolve religious worker visa problems June 9, 2025By Gina Christian OSV News Filed Under: Immigration and Migration, News, Vocations, World News The Diocese of Paterson, N.J., and several of its foreign-born priests are hoping proposed legislation will resolve their lawsuit regarding religious worker visas.
Report: Abuse allegations and costs down, but complacency a threat June 9, 2025By Gina Christian OSV News Filed Under: Bishops, Child & Youth Protection, Feature, News, World News The U.S. Catholic bishops’ latest annual report on child and youth protection shows abuse allegations continue to decline — but authors warned of the dangers of complacency among dioceses and the laity in upholding key aspects of bishops’ safe environment protocols.
