Catholic Church

Bishop Mark J. Seitz of El Paso, Texas, kneels at El Paso's Memorial Park holding a "Black Lives Matter" sign June 1, 2020.

The Catholic Church and racism, 5 years after George Floyd

OSV News June 3, 2025

Five years after the death of George Floyd, there is much work still to be done in the church to address the sin of racism.

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‘Rebuild My Church’: Stacking Stones on the Margins

Stephen Copeland April 25, 2025

Catholic Extension Society seeks to erect more than 600 churches and schools in storm-torn Puerto Rico.

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Flowers and votive candles sit at the base of a statue of St. John Paul II outside Rome’s Gemelli hospital Feb. 18, 2025, where Pope Francis is a patient. (CNS photo/Pablo Esparza)

Pope’s condition stable; tests show some improvement

OSV News February 20, 2025

Pope Francis’ doctors described his condition as “stable” late Feb. 19 even though “blood tests, evaluated by the medical staff, show a slight improvement.

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Demonstrators try to obstruct a police vehicle as police use water cannons to disperse protesters during a demonstration in Nairobi June 25, 2024, against Kenya's proposed finance bill to raise taxes. After Parliament passed the measure, it was sent to Kenyan President William Ruto for his signature or other action. In the face of chaos, Ruto rejected the bill June 26. (OSV News photo/Monicah Mwang, Reuters)

Kenyan bishops urge protesting youth to accept dialogue amid violence

OSV News July 18, 2024

Catholic bishops in Kenya are urging protesting youth to accept dialogue, while reminding them that remaining intolerant could push the country into anarchy.

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A man leaves an empty church in Bonn, Germany, June 12, 2020. The Catholic Church in Germany continues to shrink, according to a new report released June 27, 2024, by the German bishops' conference. The latest statistics show that more than 400,000 people left the country's Catholic Church last year. (OSV News photo/Harald Oppitz, Reuters)

Report: Germany’s Catholic Church shrinks; over 400,000 left in 2023

OSV News July 5, 2024

The Catholic Church in Germany continues to shrink, a new study has found. More than 400,000 people in the European country left the church in 2023.

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Pope Francis presides over Mass Oct. 29, 2023, marking the end of the first session of the assembly of the Synod of Bishops on synodality in St. Peter's Basilica at the Vatican. (CNS photo/Lola Gomez)

Synod report for U.S. shows ‘deep desire to rebuild’ the body of Christ

OSV News May 30, 2024

Growth, undeniable tensions and "a deep desire to rebuild and strengthen" the body of Christ have emerged as key themes in the latest synod report for the Catholic Church in the U.S.

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