New bishop of Knoxville, Tenn., calls his ordination, installation ‘a day of great beginnings’
By Dan McWilliams, OSV News KNOXVILLE, Tenn. — In a historic day for the Diocese of Knoxville, Bishop Mark Beckman was ordained July 26…
Women religious help help financially vulnerable women in Colorado ‘turn their lives around’
By Alecia Westmorland, OSV News During the years Sister Frances Sedlacek ministered in rural areas of Brazil, she witnessed a movement that shifted her…
Here are 9 Parisian saints to accompany Catholics during Olympics, reopening of Notre Dame
By Michael R. Heinlein, OSV News’ Paris is not a city, it’s a world, they say, and so is the rich Catholic culture visible…
Children of Catholic OB-GYN behind Creighton fertility care model follow in his footsteps
By Zoey Maraist, OSV News In 1968, Pope St. Paul VI issued an encyclical that would change the course of Dr. Thomas Hilgers’ life….
Sister of murdered French priest tells story of forgiveness, friendship with killer’s mother
By Caroline de Sury, OSV News PARIS — Spending most of her life in Armentières, a northern small French town bordering Belgium, Roseline Hamel,…
Archdiocese of Seattle’s 136 parishes officially become 60 parish families
By Northwest Catholic, OSV News SEATTLE — The Archdiocese of Seattle’s 136 parishes have officially became 60 parish families as part of Partners in…
Mexicans flee to neighboring Guatemala to avoid being ‘human shields,’ bishop says
By David Agren, OSV News MEXICO CITY — Hundreds of Mexicans have fled drug cartel violence in southern Chiapas state to neighboring Guatemala, causing…
Congress calls on Catholics to ‘Walk with One,’ evangelize through ‘spiritual companionship’
By Maria Wiering, OSV News INDIANAPOLIS — At the close of the National Eucharistic Congress’ final Mass, Bishop Andrew H. Cozzens of Crookston, Minnesota,…
Ethiopian cardinal expresses church’s unwavering support as landslide kills over 250
By Fredrick Nzwili, OSV News Ethiopian Cardinal Berhaneyesus Demerew Souraphiel of Addis Ababa has expressed deep sorrow at the deadly landslide in Gofa Zone,…
Catholic advocates ‘deeply troubled’ by alleged abuse of migrant kids in US-funded shelters
By Gina Christian, OSV News Catholic immigration and anti-trafficking advocates are expressing grave concern over alleged systemic sexual abuse of unaccompanied migrant children by…