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Father Benedict Chao, World’s Oldest Trappist Monk, Dead at 108
1+ hour, 19+ min ago (366+ words) by Junno Arocho Esteves (OSV News) — The Diocese of Hong Kong announced the death of Trappist Father Benedict Chao, who, prior to his death at 108 years old, was the oldest Trappist monk in the world. According to a report by…...
Vatican Announces ‘Disarming Technology’ Will Be Theme of Next World Day of Peace
3+ hour, 17+ min ago (294+ words) (OSV News) — The Vatican announced Aug. 11 that Pope Leo XIV’s message for the 2027 World Day of Peace will focus on “disarming technology” and political leaders’ moral responsibility. The theme will be “Disarming Technology, Serving Peace. Politics as Preventive Responsibility,” according…...
New York State’s Dangerous Experiment
4+ hour, 3+ min ago (532+ words) New York’s Medical Aid in Dying Act went into effect on Aug. 5. Its supporters describe it as an act of compassion, autonomy, and dignity. They insist that it is narrowly tailored, limited only to competent adults suffering from terminal illness,…...
Pope Leo XIV To Highlight Life, Unity, and Meet With Clergy Abuse Survivors During France Visit
1+ day, 1+ hour ago (1590+ words) (OSV News) — Pope Leo XIV will make a four-day apostolic journey to France Sept. 25-28, with a program that stretches from the Élysée Palace and UNESCO in Paris to the Marian shrine of Lourdes and a final stop in Metz, and…...
Pope Leo XIV to Visit 10 Cities in South America in November
6+ day, 22+ hour ago (862+ words) ROME (OSV News) — Pope Leo XIV will make the first apostolic journey to South America of his pontificate Nov. 6-17, visiting 10 cities in Uruguay, Argentina and Peru, the Vatican has announced. The trip will take him from one of Latin America’s…...
Pope Leo XIV's August Prayer Intention is 'For Evangelization in The City"
1+ week, 14+ min ago (251+ words) VATICAN CITY — Pope Leo XIV is inviting Catholics to pray “for evangelization in the city” as his August prayer intention, asking the Lord to accompany millions searching for meaning amid the noise and haste of urban life. In his monthly…...
Pope Encourages Catholics to Deepen Prayer Through Liturgy of The Hours
1+ week, 1+ hour ago (521+ words) VATICAN CITY (CNS) — Returning to his weekly general audiences after a monthlong summer break, Pope Leo XIV urged Catholics to embrace the Liturgy of the Hours more fully in their daily lives, saying the Church’s public prayer is an antidote…...
St. Christopher Still Guides Travelers, Despite Confusion Over Church Status
1+ week, 4+ day ago (510+ words) JACKSON HEIGHTS — Father Christopher Heanue, pastor of St. Joan of Arc Church in Jackson Heights, often fulfills parishioners’ requests to bless them before they embark on their vacations. And when they ask for the intercession of a saint, Father Heanue…...
Pope Leo XIV at Andrea Bocelli Concert: Music’s Beauty Points Us to God
1+ week, 5+ day ago (662+ words) CASTEL GANDOLFO (OSV News) – As dusk settled over the Pontifical Gardens of Castel Gandolfo on July 29, Pope Leo XIV listened as Andrea Bocelli led 164 young voices in a hymn, prompting the pope to offer a reflection on how beauty can…...
Diocesan Assignments – August 1 and August 8, 2026
2+ week, 1+ hour ago (527+ words) Rev. William Chacon, from temporary administrator to pastor at Our Lady of Sorrows, Corona, effective June 13, 2026. Rev. Sergiy Emanuel, from chaplain at SUNY Downstate Hospital, Brooklyn, and from coordinator of ministry to the Russian and Ukrainian Immigrants, to parochial vicar…...