Franciscan Media

News & Commentary

People attend the burial of victims of a Sept. 8-9, 2025, massacre in Ntoyo, in the area of St. Joseph of Manguredjipa Catholic Parish, in the Congolese province of North Kivu. According to local sources close to the charity, the massacre -- attributed to the Allied Democratic Forces -- left at least 64 dead, many of whom were killed while taking part in a wake. (OSV News photo/courtesy Aid to the Church)

Over 60 people killed in Ntoyo, Congo, by Islamic State group supporters

September 18, 2025
The pontifical charity Aid to the Church in Need expressed its "deep concern and solidarity" with the families of the victims of a brutal attack carried out on the night of Sept. 8-9 in Ntoyo.
Read More →
Blooming cherry blossoms surround the Martin Luther King Jr. Memorial in Washington March 27, 2021. (CNS photo/Cheriss May, Reuters)

‘His memory still resonates’: Franciscan sister recalls MLK

January 16, 2023
Almost everyone familiar with the life and death of Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. knows the value that the civil rights leader put on living a long life. The phrase "longevity has its place" is now enshrined within his last ...
Read More →

Agencies in California organize outreach for storm victims amid rainfall

January 13, 2023
OAKLAND, Calif. (OSV News) — Catholic organizations in California, strengthened by years of responding to disasters in the Golden State, responded quickly to bring aid to those affected by the ongoing brutal winter storms. Since late December, a series of ...
Read More →

Cardinal Pell dies at 81; he kept the faith even amid tribulation, pope says

January 12, 2023
VATICAN CITY (CNS) — Pope Francis praised the late Australian Cardinal George Pell as a faithful servant of God and of the Catholic Church, who steadfastly followed the Lord even “in the hour of trial” when he was jailed for ...
Read More →

The Chosen’s Jonathan Roumie, other Catholics to speak at March for Life 

January 11, 2023
WASHINGTON (OSV News) — Jonathan Roumie, known for his role as “Jesus” in the television series The Chosen, and other Catholic speakers are in the lineup for this year’s 50th annual national March for Life on Jan. 20. “We are overjoyed ...
Read More →

Migrant pleas, border realities confront President Biden in El Paso

January 10, 2023
(OSV News) –  “Lord, I ask that you take me out of here soon … I want to be with my mom and sister soon. Amen.” The prayer of a migrant girl in Ciudad Juárez, Mexico, neatly written on the ...
Read More →
Pilgrims from Bavaria in Germany arrive for the funeral Mass of Pope Benedict XVI in St. Peter's Square at the Vatican Jan. 5, 2023. (CNS photo/Justin McLellan)

Mourners see pope’s funeral as celebration of life and legacy

January 6, 2023
Just before 7 a.m. Jan. 5, the dome of St. Peter's Basilica was so shrouded with fog that it was scarcely visible. Yet the sounds of German folk music permeated the dense air as some 500 traditionally dressed Bavarians descended ...
Read More →