Catholic missionaries ready to spread the Gospel like ‘Wildcats’ at this public university
By Robert Alan Glover LEXINGTON, Ky. (OSV News) — On the campus of the University of Kentucky in Lexington, a team of dedicated Catholic…
Joyful Chinatown parish is ‘an icon of the church,’ says Cardinal Dolan
By Steven Schwankert NEW YORK (OSV News) — A shower of confetti and a Knights of Columbus honor guard welcomed New York Cardinal Timothy M….
Grace Marriage program takes off in Diocese of Owensboro, Ky., expands to other dioceses
By Elizabeth Wong Barnstead OWENSBORO, Ky. (OSV News) — After taking off throughout the Diocese of Owensboro, a marriage enrichment program is expanding to other…
‘Miraculous’ survival of Maui Catholic church seen as sign of hope amid wildfire destruction
By Patrick Downes HONOLULU (OSV News) — “For us, it’s like a miracle,” Msgr. Terrence Watanabe, the Honolulu Diocese’s vicar of Maui and Lanai,…
Village in Poland prepares for Ulma family’s beatification, tells story of their heroism in face of Nazis
By Paulina Guzik KRAKOW, Poland (OSV News) — A few years ago, people of the little village of Markowa, in southeastern Poland, would never…
Catholics appeal for help as Biden declares Maui’s deadly fires a federal emergency
By Patrick Downes, Julie Asher (OSV News) — Catholic Charities Hawai’i in the Honolulu Diocese has appealed for donations to help the agency meet…
Slovenian bishops urge prayer, Caritas support as nation battles historic floods
By Gina Christian Catholics in Slovenia are rallying emergency aid and turning to prayer as record floods have ravaged that nation, killing at least…
Mountain climbing Benedictine monks ‘seek things above’
By SueAnn Howell Mountain climbing — physical and spiritual — is both a passion and life’s work for two Benedictine monks of Mount Angel…
Honored by Knights, Sisters of Life founding superior shares ‘secret of loving’ behind a culture of life
By Peter Jesserer Smith, OSV News ORLANDO, Fla. (OSV News) — It was one of the most important advertisements ever published in a Catholic newspaper: “Help Wanted:…
Catholics hope WYD will boost lay people’s involvement with Portuguese church
By Eduardo Campos Lima With 80% of people identifying as Catholic, Portugal is among the countries with the highest church presence in Europe. The…