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Worshippers attend a noon prayer at Hagia Sophia Mosque in the Turkish northwestern town of Iznik Oct. 8, 2025, which was built by Romans as a place of worship, then converted to a church and later into a mosque by the Ottomans. Pope Leo XIV is expected to visit Turkey in Nov. 27-30 for the 1,700th anniversary of the First Nicaea Council, as part of his first trip outside Italy.

Vatican confirms papal trip to Turkey, Lebanon Nov. 27-Dec. 2

OSV News October 8, 2025

Pope Leo XIV’s first papal trip abroad will be to Turkey and Lebanon Nov. 27-Dec. 2, the Vatican press office announced.

People gather in front of the U.S. Supreme Court in Washington on the first day of its new term Oct. 6, 2025.

Supreme Court begins fall term

OSV News October 7, 2025

The U.S. Supreme Court began its fall term Oct. 6, with cases on its docket that include legal battles over some of President Donald Trump’s policies and use of executive authority.

People attend a protest against Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, as he delivers an address at the 80th United Nations General Assembly at the U.N. headquarters in New York City Sept. 26, 2025. (OSV News photo/Carlos Barria, Reuters)

Leaders blame Israel for dwindling number of Christians in Holy Land

OSV News October 2, 2025

Christian leaders in the Holy Land, as well as Palestinian government officials, condemned Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu’s recent speech at the United Nations General Assembly and blamed the Israeli occupation for the decreasing number of Christians in the area.

Members of the Leo High School Choir appear on stage during the 20th season finale of the talent competition series "America's Got Talent" on Sept. 24, 2025. (OSV News photo/Trae Patton, NBC)

Catholic high school boys choir wows in ‘AGT’ season finale

OSV News October 1, 2025

A Catholic high school boys’ choir from Chicago made it to the top five on the season finale of “America’s Got Talent” Sept. 24, prompting a message of pride and encouragement from Chicago Cardinal Blase J. Cupich.

Young pilgrims process through rural Oklahoma during the 2024 Three Hearts Pilgrimage. Each year in October, the Three Hearts Pilgrimage takes place in the foothills of Oklahoma, a two-day, 35-mile penitential walk in the medieval style. (OSV News photo/Michelle Buscemi, Three Hearts Pilgrimage)

Annual Three Hearts Pilgrimage seeks to unite families, pray for country

OSV News September 30, 2025

(OSV News) — Six years ago, Marcus Robinson and a few other dads organized a short pilgrimage for their sons. The boys loved it so much that they

This is a still from the documentary film “Nuns vs. The Vatican” written and directed by Lorena Luciano.

Father Rupnik’s alleged victim receives standing ovation at documentary premiere

OSV News September 26, 2025

A new documentary on the abuses allegedly committed by Father Marko Rupnik and survivors’ pursuit of justice received high praise at the Toronto International Film Festival, or TIFF, including for Gloria Branciani, an alleged victim who received a four-minute standing ovation.

Law enforcement personnel are seen outside an Immigration and Customs Enforcement, or ICE, field office after a shooting in Dallas Sept. 24, 2025. Investigators say "anti-ICE" rhetoric was written on bullets found at the scene of the shooting that left one person dead and another two people wounded.

ICE detainee killed and 2 others injured in shooting at Dallas ICE facility

OSV News September 25, 2025

One detainee was killed and two others were in serious condition after a shooting Sept. 24 at a U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement facility in Dallas, the Department of Homeland Security said.