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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.

A makeshift memorial hangs on a tree overlooking burned houses and buildings in Lahaina, Hawaii, Aug. 12, 2023.

A year after historic Maui wildfires, community is resilient, optimistic even as needs persist

OSV News August 9, 2024

Despite the immense challenges that persist from last year's wildfires in Maui, optimism for the future also endures.

The clock with the Bulletin of the Atomic Scientists is placed ahead of the announcement of the location of the minute hand on its Doomsday Clock, indicating what world developments mean for the perceived likelihood of nuclear catastrophe, at the National Press Club in Washington Jan. 24, 2023. The designation remained unchanged as of Aug. 6, 2024.

Wester warns: ‘We are in a nuclear arms race far more dangerous than the first’

OSV News August 8, 2024

Archbishop John C. Wester of Santa Fe, New Mexico, has traveled to Japan on a "pilgrimage of peace" commemorating the 79th anniversary of the atomic bombings of Hiroshima and Nagasaki during World War II. The pilgrimage, which the archbishop undertook ...

Democratic Minnesota Gov. Tim Walz is pictured in a June 3, 2020, photo.

After weeks of speculation, Harris picks Minnesota’s Walz as her running mate

OSV News August 7, 2024

Vice President Kamala Harris selected Gov. Tim Walz, D-Minn., as her running mate on the Democratic Party's ticket Aug. 6.

Cardinal Seán P. O'Malley welcomes Archbishop Richard G. Henning in the cardinal's offices in the Archdiocese of Boston's Pastoral Center in Braintree, Mass., Aug. 5, 2024, after Pope Francis accepted Cardinal O'Malley's resignation and named then-Bishop Henning of Providence, R.I., as his successor.

Pope appoints Rhode Island bishop to succeed Cardinal O’Malley as Boston archbishop

OSV News August 6, 2024

Ending months of speculation about the future leadership of the Archdiocese of Boston, Pope Francis has accepted the resignation of Cardinal Seán P. O'Malley and appointed Bishop Richard G. Henning of Providence, Rhode Island, to succeed him as the archdiocese's ...

Katie Ledecky of United States celebrates on the podium after wining her ninth Olympic gold medal during the women's 800-meter freestyle Aug. 3, 2024, at Paris La Defense Arena. Ledecky is a graduate of Stone Ridge School of the Sacred Heart in Bethesda, Md.

American Olympic medalists in Paris known for leaning on faith

OSV News August 5, 2024

Among American Olympians achieving a spot on the podium in Paris are Catholics who have expressed their dependence on faith over the years as they've pursued excellence in their athletic pursuits.

Mark Moses and Dennis Quad star in the movie "Reagan." The movie was directed by acclaimed Catholic filmmaker Sean McNamara.

Catholic filmmaker Sean McNamara offers insights on faith and the movie industry

OSV News August 2, 2024

We Catholics can get discouraged at times when we struggle to find entertainment that doesn’t fly in the face of our beliefs and values. We may like a show, movie, podcast or social media influencer, but just wish the stories ...