Pope sings praises of choirs, affirms importance of their ministry
VATICAN CITY (CNS) — Church choirs help everyone at Mass experience harmony while expressing love for God through the beauty of music, Pope Leo…
Archbishop Coakley celebrates annual Native American Mass at Blessed Stanley Rother Shrine
OKLAHOMA CITY (OSV News) — Facing east toward the altar of the Blessed Stanley Rother Shrine, Deacon Roy Callison burned cedar as his wife,…
Gratitude should accompany your turkey and pie, pope says
VATICAN CITY (CNS) — Thanksgiving is a “beautiful feast” that reminds everyone to be grateful for the gifts they have been given, Pope Leo…
Generating life requires having hope in life’s meaning, pope says
VATICAN CITY (CNS) — A “sickness” that is widespread in the world is not believing in the meaning and beauty of life, and, consequently,…
Marriage is an exclusive union requiring ‘tender care,’ Vatican says
VATICAN CITY (CNS) — The foundation of sacramental marriage is the unity of the spouses, a bond so intense and grace-filled that it is…
Catholic agencies strategize how to serve homeless amid major US policy change
By Kurt Jensen, OSV News WASHINGTON (OSV News) — The Trump administration has issued plans for a complete turnaround in homelessness policy, which involves…
Gunmen abduct students in Nigerian Catholic school in worsening attacks on Christians
By Ngala Killian Chimton, OSV News (OSV News) — An unspecified number of students and teachers have been kidnapped from a Catholic school in central Nigeria, adding to…
US bishops name head of racial justice committee
By Gina Christian , OSV News (OSV News) — The U.S. bishops have named Bishop Daniel E. Garcia of Austin, Texas, as the first-ever…
Believers must care for the poor and creation, pope says
VATICAN CITY (CNS) — If people do not see themselves as “caretakers of the garden of creation, we end up becoming its destroyers,” Pope…
New Barna data shows Gen Z leads in weekly in-person church attendance
(OSV News) — They were the first generation to have technology at their fingertips from birth — “digital natives” who grew up with the Internet,…