International News

Cardinals Müller, Sarah urge SSPX to submit to papal authority

Gina Christian · February 24, 2026

Two prominent Catholic cardinals have expressed their profound concern and sorrow over a recently announced decision by the Society of St. Pius X to ordain bishops this summer without papal approval.

Aid groups stand with the Cuban people

Shortage of basic necessities a longstanding issue made worse by fuel blockade

Quinton Amundson · February 24, 2026

Aid to the Church in Need (ACN) Canada has launched a campaign to help Cubans suffering from severe shortages of food, medicine and basic goods, exacerbated by the U.S. fuel embargo on the nation.

St. Francis' relics open to public for first extended veneration in 800 years

Courtney Mares · February 23, 2026

For the first time in eight centuries, the mortal remains of St. Francis of Assisi are being exposed for an extended period of public veneration, drawing hundreds of thousands of pilgrims from around the world to pray before "the Little Poor Man of Assisi."

SSPX rejects Vatican dialogue, plans to consecrate bishops without papal mandate

Courtney Mares · February 19, 2026

The Society of St. Pius X has rejected a Vatican offer of dialogue and said it will move forward with plans to ordain bishops without a papal mandate this summer.

Olympic ski jumping silver, bronze medals lay on altar as young athlete's faith goes viral

Katarzyna Szalajko · February 18, 2026

At the 2026 Winter Olympic Games, Polish ski jumper Kacper Tomasiak made history -- and then went to Mass.

Board of Peace a ‘colonialist operation’: Cardinal

Junno Arocho Esteves · February 18, 2026

Cardinal Pierbattista Pizzaballa, Latin patriarch of Jerusalem, strongly criticized the U.S.-led Board of Peace, an international body chaired by President Donald Trump to oversee the governance and reconstruction of Gaza.

SSPX controversy clouds Latin Mass debate

Jonathan Luxmoore · February 18, 2026

Supporters of the traditional Latin Mass have urged Catholics not to confuse their movement with the more controversial Society of St. Pius X, commonly referred to as SSPX, whose leaders currently risk excommunication by threatening to ordain their own bishops.

Shevchuk: Ash Wednesday collection has helped 'resurrect' Church in Ukraine

Gina Christian · February 18, 2026

Each year, the U.S. Conference of Catholic Bishops takes up its annual Collection for the Catholic Church in Central and Eastern Europe. Ahead of the collection OSV News spoke with Major Archbishop Sviatoslav Shevchuk.

Cuban bishops postpone 'ad limina' visit amid fuel shortage crisis

Junno Arocho Esteves · February 12, 2026

The bishops of Cuba have postponed their planned visit to Rome after government authorities announced that airlines could no longer refuel due to U.S. tariff threats against countries supplying oil to the island nation.

Jimmy Lai's daughter hopes for 'political solution' after devastating sentence

Hong Kong democracy advocate essentially sentenced to life

Junno Arocho Esteves · February 10, 2026

The daughter of Jimmy Lai said that while the 20-year sentence he was given was heartbreaking, her family still trusts in "divine providence" for a solution.