The first time I was in an in-patient locked psychiatric unit, I was overwhelmed by the amount of suffering I saw in the people there.  While conversations about mental health are fairly common, the experience and suffering of serious mental … Continue reading →

TALLAHASSEE, Fla. (OSV News) — “There is a way to punish without ending another human life: life-long incarceration without the possibility of parole,” the Florida Conference of Catholic Bishops wrote to Gov. Ron DeSantis, urging the state’s Catholic governor to stay … Continue reading →

WASHINGTON (OSV News) — President Donald Trump issued a proclamation for Columbus Day, a holiday first created in the aftermath of deadly anti-immigrant violence.  President Benjamin Harrison proclaimed Oct. 21, 1892, as the first national Columbus Day to celebrate the 400th … Continue reading →

(OSV News) — President Donald Trump said during a meeting in Egypt on Oct. 13 that “phase two has started” of a peace deal between Israel and Hamas in response to a question from a reporter about when the next stage … Continue reading →

(OSV News) — A Bible translation approved for private use by the U.S. Catholic bishops’ conference has drawn some objections over the wording of certain verses addressing same-sex relations — but a Scripture scholar and consultant for the bishops told OSV … Continue reading →

(OSV News) — More than a thousand Catholic groups including schools and various parish ministries across the country are expected to start their yearly push to collect toys and school supplies for impoverished children around the world. It’s part of an … Continue reading →

(OSV News) — Scrolling through his phone, Jamarson Fitzgerald shares shots of a good life: smiling with his three daughters, posing while on the job, a photo of a newspaper clipping from years ago when he made the Indianapolis All-City Boys … Continue reading →

(OSV News) — Scenes of joy, relief and tearful welcomes flooded media across the world Oct. 13 as the remaining Israeli hostages were freed from Hamas captivity in the Gaza Strip as part of the U.S.-brokered ceasefire agreement. As part of … Continue reading →

VATICAN CITY (CNS) — In separate videos recorded in English, Spanish and Italian, Pope Leo XIV urged every Catholic parish around the globe to observe World Mission Sunday Oct. 19 and take up the annual collection that supports Catholic missionary … Continue reading →

VATICAN CITY (CNS) — Three months after Cardinal Víctor Manuel Fernández said the Vatican had identified the judges who would form the tribunal in the canonical trial against Slovenian Father Marko Rupnik on charges of spiritual and sexual abuse, the … Continue reading →