23+ hour, 7+ min ago   (201+ words) Bangladesh's president, a close ally of former premier Sheikh Hasina, resigned from the largely ceremonial role on July 25 citing ill health, according to a letter seen by AFP. President Mohammed Shahabuddin confirmed he was stepping down in a call with…...

22+ hour, 41+ min ago   (887+ words) Give those targeted in immigration enforcement operations "the chance to be heard," said a religious sister detained by U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement agents for several hours June 28, amid an intended third-country deportation effort. On July 23, Sister Leticia Ugboaja delivered a…...

22+ hour, 52+ min ago   (1715+ words) Pope Leo XIV's Sept. 25-28 visit to France is expected to be watched closely for his message to a Europe divided by political tensions and a recent wave of laws that undermine the dignity of life. But the most fundamental message…...

22+ hour, 30+ min ago   (1008+ words) Gina Christian, OSV News Give those targeted in immigration enforcement operations the chance to be heard, said a religious sister detained by U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement agents for several hours June 28, amid an intended third-country deportation effort. On July 23, Sister…...

22+ hour, 30+ min ago   (645+ words) A recent OpenAI security incident that saw a test model go rogue may be a sign of more to come, and a call to double down on preventing future attacks, a Catholic expert on artificial intelligence ethics told OSV News....

1+ day, 14+ hour ago   (840+ words) There is a strange cruelty embedded in stories drifting out of Odisha lately: Christian families standing outside a village cemetery, negotiating for the right to bury someone they love. Not negotiating over price or space, but over faith itself. Renounce…...

1+ day, 16+ hour ago   (382+ words) The Philippines accused China's coast guard of blasting a Filipino government vessel with a water cannon near a disputed South China Sea reef on July 24, the third confrontation between the two sides this week. The incident at Scarborough Shoal, which…...

1+ day, 21+ hour ago   (898+ words) Ten years after the killing of Father Jacques Hamel shocked France and the world, the Catholic Church in France is preparing to honor his memory with prayer and remembrance. The 86-year-old French priest was attacked July 26, 2016, while celebrating Mass in…...

1+ day, 15+ hour ago   (1163+ words) Across Asia, tensions rise as India's youths supported by opposition leaders leads protests, rights abuses surface in Bangladesh and Cambodia, conflicts deepen in Myanmar and the Philippines, and Indonesia slashes its free meal budget. In India, political tensions and long-standing…...

1+ day, 16+ hour ago   (139+ words) AI-generate image shows Pope Leo XIV and the Montecassino Abbey in Italy in the background. On the morning of Monday, July 20, a car left Castel Gandolfo and took the road that climbs toward Cassino. No announcement, no livestream. When Leo…...