2+ hour, 23+ min ago  (656+ words) On July 4, 1776, the Second Continental Congress adopted the Declaration of Independence, marking the birth of a new nation and the formal separation of the 13 American colonies from Great Britain By BISHOP JOHN N. TRAN | Published July 8, 2026 On July 4, 1776, the Second Continental…...

2+ mon, 3+ day ago  (282+ words) ATLANTA'Archbishop Gregory J. Hartmayer, OFM Conv. of Atlanta, Bishop Stephen D. Parkes of Savannah and Atlanta's auxiliary bishops'Bishop Joel M. Konzen, SM. , Bishop Bernard E. Shlesinger III and Bishop John N. Tran'are urging Catholics to be more engaged in political life. As early voting in…...

2+ mon, 3+ day ago  (282+ words) ATLANTA'Archbishop Gregory J. Hartmayer, OFM Conv. of Atlanta, Bishop Stephen D. Parkes of Savannah and Atlanta's auxiliary bishops'Bishop Joel M. Konzen, SM. , Bishop Bernard E. Shlesinger III and Bishop John N. Tran'are urging Catholics to be more engaged in political life. As early voting in…...

2+ mon, 1+ week ago  (1022+ words) (OSV News)Following a gunman's attempted assault on the annual White House Correspondents' Association Dinner, forcing the evacuation of the president, first lady and members of the Cabinet, the head of the U. S. Catholic bishops' conference denounced the violence and called…...

2+ mon, 1+ week ago  (679+ words) Following a gunman's attempted assault on the annual White House Correspondents' Association Dinner, forcing the evacuation of the president, firs. .....

2+ mon, 1+ week ago  (1022+ words) (OSV News)Following a gunman's attempted assault on the annual White House Correspondents' Association Dinner, forcing the evacuation of the president, first lady and members of the Cabinet, the head of the U. S. Catholic bishops' conference denounced the violence and called…...

2+ mon, 2+ week ago  (656+ words) MALABO, Equatorial Guinea (OSV News)Pope Leo XIV arrived April 21 in Equatorial Guinea, the fourth and final country of his 11-day apostolic journey in Africa, where the pope met the country's longtime ruler and urged the country's civil authorities to…...

2+ mon, 2+ week ago  (656+ words) MALABO, Equatorial Guinea (OSV News)Pope Leo XIV arrived April 21 in Equatorial Guinea, the fourth and final country of his 11-day apostolic journey in Africa, where the pope met the country's longtime ruler and urged the country's civil authorities to…...

2+ mon, 3+ week ago  (1223+ words) BAMENDA, Cameroon (OSV News)A religious sister in Cameroon who was kidnapped just a few months ago by separatists and held hostage for three days in the bush was among those who shared her testimony with Pope Leo XIV April…...

2+ mon, 3+ week ago  (194+ words) ATLANTA'Archbishop Gregory J. Hartmayer OFM Conv. , responded to President Donald Trump's criticism of Pope Leo XIV in an April 13 statement. The text of the statement, in which he urges civility in public life, follows: "My Dear Friends in Christ, Peace and…...