Respect Life Month takes on new meaning during Jubilee Year, says bishop
(OSV News) — The upcoming annual observance of Respect Life Month by the nation’s Catholics takes on new meaning amid the Jubilee Year of Hope, said the chair of the U.S. […]
Poll: Half of Poles declare distrust of Catholic Church as it loses its moral authority
KRAKOW, Poland (OSV News) — The level of trust in the Catholic Church in Poland hit a record low with only one third of traditionally Catholic Poles trusting the church. […]
Family’s role in church, society needs support, pope says
VATICAN CITY (CNS) — The strength of families and their ability to thrive and witness as a “domestic church” require support from the wider church and from governments, particularly in […]
Campus ministry’s new coffee shop helps students encounter Christ
(OSV News) — The Catholic Campus Ministry at Virginia Tech in Blacksburg, Virginia, is starting a new kind of student outreach meant for universities nationwide to replicate: a free coffee shop […]
World is ‘hungry for justice, mercy,’ Austin’s new bishop says in installation homily
(OSV News) — Bishop Daniel E. Garcia, Central Texas born and raised, delivered an emotional homily condemning racism and the harsh treatment of migrants as he was installed as the sixth […]
‘Padre Chema,’ outspoken advocate of martyred Salvadoran Jesuits, laid to rest
(OSV News) — Jesuit Father José María Tojeira immediately rushed to the scene upon hearing the awful news in November 1989: Six fellow Jesuits, their housekeeper and her daughter were murdered […]
Religious obedience is ‘act of love’ that builds community, pope says
VATICAN CITY (CNS) — For members of religious orders, obedience is “an act of love” and a powerful witness to the world of how gestures of selflessness are needed to […]
Harrisburg bishop ‘deeply saddened’ by shooting that left 3 officers dead, 2 wounded
HARRISBURG, Pa. (OSV News) — Bishop Timothy C. Senior of Harrisburg said he was “deeply saddened” by a shooting in rural Pennsylvania that claimed the lives of three police officers and […]
UN’s genocide finding in Gaza seen hampered by ‘serious weakness’ in Security Council
(OSV News) — An independent United Nations inquiry commission has concluded Israel is committing genocide in Gaza, but a “serious weakness” in the U.N.’s Security Council could prevent taking action in […]
St. Thérèse ‘provides a light’ for today’s world, says Michigan rector ahead of relics tour
ROYAL OAK, Mich. (OSV News) — The National Shrine of the Little Flower Basilica in Royal Oak will host the major relics of St. Thérèse of Lisieux Oct. 1-8 as […]