7+ hour, 9+ min ago  (322+ words) Tolton was born into slavery in Brush Creek, Ralls County, Missouri, on April 1, 1854, to Catholic parents Peter Paul Tolton and Martha Jane Chisley. Peter Paul escaped shortly after the beginning of the Civil War and joined the Union Army, dying…...

10+ hour, 59+ min ago  (348+ words) WASHINGTON (OSV News) -- A majority of U. S. Catholics view Pope Leo XIV favorably, and just over half say President Donald Trump has been too critical of the pontiff, according to new data from the Pew Research Center. In a survey published…...

10+ hour, 59+ min ago  (471+ words) (OSV News) -- The president of the European bishops' commission warned that new migration regulations recently approved by the European Union, including fast-track deportation and expanded detentions for migrants, raise serious ethical and humanitarian concerns. In a statement published June 17, Italian…...

10+ hour, 54+ min ago  (661+ words) ROME (OSV News) -- Pope Leo XIV may carry the weight of guiding 1. 4 billion souls, but the Holy Father is not above a good dad joke. Since his election, the 70-year-old Chicago native has deployed a steady stream of quips, puns…...

10+ hour, 59+ min ago  (572+ words) PEORIA, Ill. (OSV News) -- Tickets for Venerable Fulton J. Sheen's Sept. 24 beatification in St. Louis and events surrounding the historic celebration will be available starting the week of June 22 through the Archbishop Fulton Sheen Foundation website at celebratesheen. com. Bishop Louis Tylka…...

11+ hour, 24+ min ago  (214+ words) On Friday, June 19, Archbishop Weisenburger enjoyed a wonderful, life-giving visit to Angels' Place, a local nonprofit that provides care for individuals with intellectual and developmental disabilities through residential group homes, services and professional support in a nurturing, Christ-centered environment. The…...

11+ hour, 4+ min ago  (422+ words) DETROIT "History was rewritten by 18 Catholic High School League teams in the 2025-26 competition for state supremacy. Novi Detroit Catholic Central accounted for six championships in football, baseball, hockey, golf, lacrosse and wrestling. The Shamrocks also won six in 2009-10 (cross country,…...

1+ day, 7+ hour ago  (802+ words) (OSV'News) " If you're using a chatbot to help with life's decisions, the answers aren't necessarily going to include religion " and if they do, some faiths, including the'Catholic'faith, are more likely than others to get top billing in certain query results....

1+ day, 9+ hour ago  (1057+ words) (OSV News) " Ahead of the U. S. Conference of Catholic Bishops' annual observance of Religious Freedom Week, OSV News spoke with Emily Schumacher-Novak, associate director of education and outreach for the USCCB's Secretariat of Justice and Peace. Schumacher-Novak explained that this year's…...

1+ day, 8+ hour ago  (386+ words) VATICAN CITY (Vatican News) " Pope Leo XIV met with representatives of the Hebrew University of Jerusalem June 18 and encouraged them to be bearers of hope, peace and unity in a world marked by violence and division. "In a time that…...