CHURCH IN THE WORLD
Cause for novelist Sigrid Undset’s canonization expected to open in fall
By OSV News Preparations are underway in Norway to open a canonization cause for the Nobel Prize-winning novelist Sigrid Undset, Bishop Fredrik Hansen of Oslo announced July 8. “She is far more than an author and Nobel Prize laureate. For us, she is a model of Christian faith, of a …
When the American pope comes for July 4 dinner, here’s what happens
By Paulina Guzik, OSV News (OSV News) — Pope Leo XIV marked the United States’ 250th anniversary with a relaxed July 4 dinner at the Rome residence of U.S. Ambassador to the Holy See Brian Burch, offering a rare glimpse of the first U.S.-born pope in an informal setting. According …
Ohio Bishops Support Gov. Dewine’s Call to Abolish Death Penalty
By Tessa Gervasini·DC Bureau Ohio Gov. Mike DeWine said this week that the state should end the death penalty, with the governor arguing that he no longer believes it is a “deterrent” to murder. “I believe Ohio should abolish the death penalty,” the Catholic Republican governor said at a June …
Fulton Sheen’s missionary legacy hailed by Pope Leo XIV
By Almudena Martínez-Bordiú Pope Leo XIV on Monday praised the missionary legacy of Venerable Archbishop Fulton J. Sheen, the famed American evangelist who will be beatified Sept. 24 in St. Louis, calling him “a light of faith, hope, and love.” The pope made his remarks June 1 during an audience with participants …
