VATICAN CITY (CNS) — Pope Francis expressed his support for peasant farmers in northern Peru threatened to be evicted off what they claim is their ancestral territory by companies associated with a Catholic movement. “I know what is happening to you. Defend the land, don’t let it be stolen,” the pope said in a video […] The post Pope backs peasant farmers in land dispute with Catholic group first appeared on OSV News.
ATLANTA - Sen. Rev. Raphael Warnock is set to meet with the Pope this
When Rep. Mike Johnson became Speaker of the House last year, Christian nationalists were “literally in tears” knowing that one of their own was in control of the House of Representatives. Now that some Republicans are seeking to remove Johnson from that position, it is causing a rift in the religious-right movement, which was perfectly […]
The six victims were all from Latin America and were working on the bridge when it collapsed.
The most important outcome of the current Synod of Bishops on synodality is the synodal process itself and not the hot-button topics discussed, Pope Francis said.
Revisited: As the sun rises on Anzac Day dawn services on Thursday, Tongans will remember the 94 young men from the islands who served in the First World War. The young men who enlisted were mainly expatriate Europeans who had been born in or worked in the kingdom, but several Tongans also enlisted. A roll
It was springtime in 2023 and Anne Marie Cavner was the closest she'd ever been to meeting her biological father. Then life dealt her a blow. Cavner, a 56-year-old Thunder Bay resident, was adopted from Timmins, Ont., as a baby and raised in Toronto. This is something she has always known. The mystery was who her biological parents were. Until last year, the only clue Cavner had gained about her biological parents' identities was that they were both 16 at the time of her birth – information...
Donald Trump and Polish President, Andrzej Duda discussed the wars in Ukraine and the Middle East over dinner Wednesday in New York, the former US president’s reelection campaign said. Real estate magnate Trump, on a one-day break from court appearances in his hush money criminal trial, hosted Duda at his Trump Tower property in Manhattan. Read More
On this episode of Mother Miriam Live, Mother Miriam unpacks the recent news of the cancellation of the Latin Mass in the Archdiocese of Baltimore.
Israel's military chief of staff says the attack by Iran "will be met with a response", as allies urge restraint.
(OSV News) — Executives from the apologetics nonprofit Catholic Answers told OSV News they remain committed to exploring artificial intelligence after the launch of the group’s “Father Justin” AI project sparked intense backlash online — and resulted in the character’s swift “laicization” to just “Justin.” “We’re no less resolved to make good use of this […] The post Catholic Answers ‘no less resolved’ to use AI after ‘Father Justin’ brouhaha first appeared on OSV News.
The pair dined together for more than two hours.