ROSARIO, Argentina (OSV News) — In Uruguay, Holy Week is officially Tourism Week. Christmas is the Day of the Family, and the Dec. 8 feast of the Immaculate Conception became the Day of the Beaches.

Data points to “signs of strength and stability” in religious behavior in the U.S.; but there are “mixed signals” with young adults, finds Pew Research Center.

(OSV News) — A new study has been launched by The Catholic University of America to explore why some priests choose to exit their ministry within a few years of … ...

Vatican spokesman Matteo Bruni said that during Mass, Pope Leo distributed Communion to those present and remained in “good spirits.” ...

National Vocation Awareness Week "reminds us of the beautiful witness of those who have responded to God's call," Archbishop Hicks of New York said.

Standing on the balcony of St. Peter's Basilica in May 2025, Pope Leo XIV addressed Catholics around the world with a message of peace and a call for Christians to "journey together toward the ...

Archbishop Alarcón spent his first year in Cusco traveling the diocese, which includes urban areas, remote mountain villages and a jungle region.