On the feast of the Assumption, pope entrusts war-torn countries to Mary’s care
By Cindy Wooden, Catholic News Service VATICAN CITY — Mary is not a “motionless wax statue,” but a disciple who wants to share the…
How to celebrate holy days of obligation
By Lorene Hanley Duquin It’s part of human nature to set aside certain days to mark events or to honor people. On a personal…
St. Maximilian Kolbe: ‘Patron of our difficult century’
By Junno Arocho Esteves, OSV News During his 2016 apostolic visit to Poland for World Youth Day, Pope Francis visited the site of the…
Florida pro-lifers campaign against ballot measure to enshrine abortion in state constitution
By Jean Gonzalez, OSV News ORLANDO — Pro-life advocates across Florida are working diligently to inform voters about a ballot item they say contains…
Federal judge rules Maine can exclude Catholic schools from state’s school tuition grant program
By Kurt Jensen, OSV News Catholic schools are still excluded from Maine’s tuition grant program, a federal judge ruled Aug. 8, but he added…
US bishops reflect on the Eucharistic congress: 5 days of ‘wonder, awe and adoration’
By OSV News On the first morning of the National Eucharistic Congress in Indianapolis, Milwaukee Archbishop Jerome E. Listecki made his way through the…
Wester warns: ‘We are now in a nuclear arms race far more dangerous than the first’
By Gina Christian, OSV News Archbishop John C. Wester of Santa Fe, New Mexico, has traveled to Japan on a “pilgrimage of peace” commemorating…
Olympic Village is an ‘extraordinary place,’ says head of Holy Games
By Caroline de Sury, OSV News PARIS — If one were looking for the busiest woman in the church of France these days, Isabelle…
Pope’s World Peace Day message to focus on hope, forgiveness
By Cindy Wooden, Catholic News Service VATICAN CITY — The annual celebration of the World Day of Peace during the Holy Year 2025 will…
Priests say ‘edifying’ Eucharistic congress has called the church ‘to something more’
By Lauretta Brown, OSV News INDIANAPOLIS — Lucas Oil football stadium was packed July 17 with tens of thousands of people completely silent in…