Pope Leo XIV calls for ‘countercultural’ repentance on first Ash Wednesday of his pontificate
By Courtney Mares , OSV News ROME (OSV News) — Beneath the Roman pines of the Aventine Hill, Pope Leo XIV led a solemn…
US Church faces these areas of ‘critical concern’ on religious liberty, says bishops’ report
By Kate Scanlon , OSV News WASHINGTON (OSV News) — Areas of critical concern for religious liberty in the U.S. include political and anti-religious…
Después de los recortes de USAID, la colecta anual de Cuaresma del Plato de Arroz de CRS parece ser más crítica que nunca
Por Kimberley Heatherington, OSV News (OSV News) — “Tu también te vas?” Esta pregunta, señaló Abena Amedormey –representante nacional de Catholic Relief Services en…
El Papa León XIV explica por qué los católicos ayunan durante la Cuaresma
Por Courtney Mares, OSV News (OSV News) — La antigua práctica de ayunar durante la Cuaresma puede liberarnos de la complacencia y llevarnos a “tener hambre”…
Lent’s CRS Lent Rice Bowl collection seen as more critical than ever after USAID cuts
By Kimberley Heatherington , OSV News (OSV News) — “Are you leaving, too?” The question, said Abena Amedormey — country representative for Catholic Relief…
Pope Leo XIV explains why Catholics fast during Lent
By Courtney Mares, OSV News (OSV News) – The ancient practice of fasting from food during Lent can free us from complacency and lead us to “hunger”…
Sister Thea Bowman had a ‘loving heart,’ ‘prophetic spirit’ and ‘boundless stamina,’ bishop says
By Jennifer Brinker / St. Louis Review, OSV News JACKSON, Miss. (OSV News) — Servant of God Thea Bowman was a beacon for the…
Archbishop Fulton Sheen’s beatification moves ahead after 6-year pause
By OSV News (OSV News) — Venerable Fulton J. Sheen will soon be beatified, now that the Vatican has given the green light, the…
Further drop in US married households spurs call to action for Church leaders
By Kimberley Heatherington, OSV News (OSV News) — Approaching the twin annual observances of World Marriage Day (Feb. 8) and National Marriage Week (Feb….
Pope Leo denounces human trafficking as a ‘crime against humanity’
By Devin Watkins, OSV News VATICAN CITY (Vatican News) — Ahead of the 12th World Day of Prayer and Awareness against Human Trafficking, Pope…