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U.S. President Donald Trump addresses the 80th United Nations General Assembly at U.N. headquarters in New York City Sept. 23, 2025.

At UN, Trump shifts tone on Ukraine, calls for Gaza ceasefire

OSV News September 24, 2025

President Donald Trump on Sept. 23 addressed the U.N. General Assembly amid the backdrop of conflict in Gaza and Russia's invasion of Ukraine, as world leaders still question the extent to which the U.S. will be involved in global affairs ...

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

OSV News 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 ...

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

OSV News 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 ...

Migrant pleas, border realities confront President Biden in El Paso

OSV News 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 ...

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

OSV News 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 ...

Archbishop Georg Gänswein, right, who was private secretary to Pope Benedict XVI, talks with Cardinal Malcolm Ranjith of Colombo, Sri Lanka, as people pay their respects at the body of Pope Benedict in St. Peter's Basilica at the Vatican Jan. 4, 2023. (CNS photo/Paul Haring)

Pope Benedict lived the faith he taught, says Archbishop Gänswein

OSV News January 5, 2023

The person closest to Pope Benedict XVI for the past two and a half years said the most important thing about him was that "the faith he learned, taught and proclaimed was the faith he lived."

Young people cheer during the annual Youth Rally for Life sponsored by the Archdiocese of Washington Jan. 24, 2020, at the Capital One Arena. The rally was followed by Mass celebrated at the arena by then-Archbishop Wilton D. Gregory of Washington. On Jan. 20, 2023, now-Cardinal Gregory will celebrate the Youth Mass of Celebration and Thanksgiving at the Cathedral of St. Matthew the Apostle. (CNS photo/Andrew Rozario, Catholic Standard)

Pro-life leaders regroup after post-Dobbs ballot initiative losses

OSV News January 4, 2023

After voters in states across the U.S. last November either rejected ballot measures meant to restrict abortion, or voted to codify measures protecting the procedure, some pro-life leaders have called for the movement to regroup.