Pope Francis calls his envoy to Ukraine; ‘The papal blessing is protecting us, we feel it,’ says local bishop
By Paulina Guzik, OSV News As Ukraine experienced a deadly weekend with a barrage of attacks from Russia on Kryvyi Rih and Kyiv, the…
A 10 años de la publicación de “Laudato Si'”, los expertos instan a una mayor respuesta al mensaje urgente del Papa sobre el clima
Por Kimberley Heatherington, OSV News En 2015, el Papa Francisco compartió un mensaje urgente con el mundo. En su encíclica “Laudato Si’, sobre el…
Upcoming appeal to help sustain more than 70 mission dioceses in the US
By OSV News Donations to the annual Catholic Home Missions Appeal will help support more than 70 “home mission dioceses” in the U.S., as…
Pope begins to receive very limited visits, Vatican says
By Carol Glatz, Catholic News Service VATICAN CITY — As Pope Francis continues his recovery at the Vatican, he is very slowly beginning to…
Bishops end cooperative agreements with US government after work suspended
By Kate Scanlon, OSV News WASHINGTON — The U.S. Conference of Catholic Bishops said it would not renew its cooperative agreements with the federal…
El Papa convaleciente sorprende a los peregrinos durante el Jubileo de los Enfermos
Por Justin McLellan, Catholic News Service CIUDAD DEL VATICANO — Con miles de personas enfermas y aquellos que cuidan de ellos reunidos en la…
Ailing pope surprises pilgrims during Jubilee of the sick
By Justin McLellan, Catholic News Service VATICAN CITY — With thousands of infirmed people and those who care for them gathered in St. Peter’s…
10 reasons to come back to the Catholic Church
By Lorene Hanley Duquin, OSV News “You Can’t Go Home Again” is the title of a once-famous novel by Thomas Wolfe. There is deep…
Greenland’s only Catholic priest calls his ‘rewarding, demanding’ mission a ‘dream job’
By Gina Christian, OSV News Father Tomaž Majcen, a Conventual Franciscan, is the only Catholic parish priest in Greenland, working alongside two fellow Franciscan…
Archbishop of Mandalay encourages hope as death toll in Myanmar surpasses 3,000
(OSV News) — Burmese Archbishop Marco Tin Win of Mandalay said that despite the suffering caused by the deadly earthquake, the people of Myanmar…