International

Los Angeles auxiliary bishop shot dead – suspect arrested later

By Michael Otto | February 21, 2023 | 1 Comment

By Pablo Kay, Tom Hoffarth OSV News LOS ANGELES (OSV News) – A 65-year-old man was taken into custody the morning of February 20 by Los Angeles County Sheriff’s deputies as the prime suspect in the murder of Auxiliary Bishop David O’Connell of Los Angeles. LA County Sheriff Robert Luna announced … Read More about Los Angeles auxiliary bishop shot dead – suspect arrested later

Polish family murdered by Nazis along with Jews they helped hide to be beatified

By OSV News | February 16, 2023 | 0 Comments

By Paulina Guzik, OSV News KRAKOW, Poland (OSV News) – Urszula Niemczak keeps a regular schedule. At least twice a week she carefully checks whether winter decorations or fresh flowers growing in the summer on a historical gravesite of Józef and Wiktoria Ulma and their children look good and are … Read More about Polish family murdered by Nazis along with Jews they helped hide to be beatified

A tale of bells and more in stunning new Catholic church in Samoa

By Michael Otto | February 15, 2023 | 1 Comment

The beautiful sounds of several huge bells can be heard ringing out from the new Church of St Theresa of the Child Jesus in Lepea in Samoa. And the St Theresa 7’Oclock Fundraising Community, Auckland (affiliated to the Lepea 7am Sunday Mass Community, Samoa) was instrumental in finding the bells, … Read More about A tale of bells and more in stunning new Catholic church in Samoa

Pope saddened by ‘huge loss of life’ after earthquakes in Turkey and Syria

By OSV News | February 7, 2023 | 1 Comment

By Justin McLellan, Catholic News Service VATICAN CITY (CNS) – Pope Francis expressed his “spiritual closeness” and “solidarity” with those affected by a pair of powerful earthquakes that struck Turkey and Syria on February 6. A 7.8 magnitude earthquake as measured by the US Geological Survey hit southern Turkey before … Read More about Pope saddened by ‘huge loss of life’ after earthquakes in Turkey and Syria

Thousands flock to Sydney’s cathedral for funeral of Cardinal Pell, a ‘lion of the church’

By OSV News | February 3, 2023 | 3 Comments

By Adam Wesselinoff, Debbie Cramsie and Marilyn Rodrigues OSV News SYDNEY (OSV News) — The Catholic Church in Sydney bid farewell to its former archbishop, Cardinal George Pell, in a funeral at times solemn, reverent, defiant and sorrowful, shot through with wry Australian humor, and attended by mourners from all walks of … Read More about Thousands flock to Sydney’s cathedral for funeral of Cardinal Pell, a ‘lion of the church’

Pope arrives in Congo after praying on flight for migrants

By OSV News | February 1, 2023 | 1 Comment

By CINDY WOODEN (CNS) KINSHASA, Congo (CNS) – After flying across the equator, Pope Francis was welcomed warmly – in every sense – to Congo where Catholics make up the majority of the population and where, for decades, the Catholic Church has been at the forefront of efforts to bring … Read More about Pope arrives in Congo after praying on flight for migrants