Albany Diocese hosts US premiere of play written and performed by abuse survivor
By William Schmitt, OSV News ALBANY, N.Y. — An award-winning, one-man play that made its U.S. public premiere in the Diocese of Albany was…
Pope: Make sure confirmation is not last time parish sees young people
By Cindy Wooden, Catholic News Service VATICAN CITY — The Catholic Church must put more effort into ensuring that the sacrament of confirmation is…
Host of new ‘The Rosary in a Year’ podcast hopes people ‘fall in love’ with the prayer
By Katie Yoder, OSV News A new podcast about the rosary promises to deepen listeners’ love of the Marian devotion and draw them closer…
Pope warns against becoming a ‘sedentary’ church after synod’s close
By Justin McLellan, Catholic News Service VATICAN CITY — Three years after he asked the world’s Catholics to walk together in faith on a…
El Papa advierte del riesgo de convertirse en una Iglesia ‘estática’ tras la clausura del Sínodo
Por Justin McLellan, Catholic News Service CIUDAD DEL VATICANO — Tres años después de que invitara a los católicos de todo el mundo a…
Sacred Heart encyclical hailed as a ‘simple and powerful cure’ to rekindle love
By Gina Christian, OSV News Pope Francis’ new encyclical on the Sacred Heart of Jesus is being hailed as “a simple and powerful cure”…
Synod gave life to new way of being church, members say
By Carol Glatz, Catholic News Service VATICAN CITY — Members of the Synod of Bishops experienced a new way of being church and are…
Pope to open Holy Door at Rome prison at beginning of Jubilee 2025
By Justin McLellan, Catholic News Service VATICAN CITY — Two days after opening the Holy Door of St. Peter’s Basilica to inaugurate the Holy…
By seeking better life, migrants teach hope, determination, pope says
By Carol Glatz, Catholic News Service VATICAN CITY — Migrants demonstrate what hope is, and the Catholic Church must support them to keep that…
Bishop stresses need for Catholics ‘to beware of the political rhetoric’
By Justin McLellan, Catholic News Service VATICAN CITY — After a two-day trip to Ukraine Oct.19-20, Archbishop William E. Lori of Baltimore said that…