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Bishop Alberto Rojas of San Bernardino, Calif., the main celebrant, distributes Communion to a detainee during a Mass on the grounds of the ICE Processing Center near Adelanto, Calif., Dec. 10, 2025. Attendees said the Mass, which took place in the Mojave Desert, was deeply emotional for both the bishops and the roughly 300 detainees present.

California bishops celebrate ‘very powerful’ Mass for detainees in ICE facility

OSV News December 19, 2025

A group of seven California bishops celebrated Mass at the ICE Processing Center outside the town of Adelanto in the Mojave Desert on December 10, providing communion to the roughly 300 detainees present.

Gravestones adorned with American Flags are seen at Arlington National Cemetery on Memorial Day in Arlington, Va., May 27, 2024. Each year on Memorial Day, celebrated on the last Monday of May, the nation pays tribute to U.S. military service members who have died in war. (OSV News photo/Nathan Howard, Reuters)

Memorial Day strikes a chord for organist at Arlington National Cemetery

OSV News May 26, 2025

She's played the organ for U.S. presidents, Supreme Court justices and military veterans being interred at Arlington National Cemetery.

A photo of Pope Leo XIV taken on the night of his election is seen next to a fake quotation attributed to him that began making the rounds on social media May 14, 2025.

Vatican warns about fake pope quotes, videos

OSV News May 23, 2025

All the speeches and messages Pope Leo XIV has given since becoming pope May 8 are available on the Vatican website, which should be checked before sharing supposed quotes and videos, Vatican News said.

Rock formations are seen along Lake Powell in Page, Ariz., Nov. 23, 2024. Pope Francis released his landmark environmental encyclical "Laudato Si'" 10 years ago May 24, 2015.

As ‘Laudato Si” turns 10, experts urge greater response to pope’s urgent message on climate

OSV News May 22, 2025

With the 10th anniversary of the late pope's "Laudato Si'" approaching May 24, experts wonder: Have we been listening?

Venezuelan migrants arrive on a deportation flight from the U.S. at Simon Bolivar International airport in Maiquetia, Venezuela, Feb. 10, 2025.

High court’s decision to allow 350,000 Venezuelans to lose TPS disturbs Catholic advocates

OSV News May 21, 2025

Catholic immigration advocates said they were "disturbed" by a Supreme Court order allowing the Trump administration to end legal protections from deportation for about 350,000 Venezuelan immigrants.

A tribute to Pope Leo XIV, formerly Cardinal Robert F. Prevost, is displayed inside the Rate Field baseball stadium in Chicago, May 9, 2025, before a game between the Chicago White Sox and the Miami Marlins.

Chicago Archdiocese, White Sox team up to celebrate Pope Leo and his ‘message of peace’

OSV News May 20, 2025

The Archdiocese of Chicago has scheduled a Mass and a special program June 14 to celebrate the election and inauguration of Pope Leo XIV, a native son of the Windy City.