Sister Thea Bowman had a ‘loving heart,’ ‘prophetic spirit’ and ‘boundless stamina,’ bishop says
byBy Jennifer Brinker / St. Louis Review, OSV News JACKSON, Miss. (OSV News) — Servant of God Thea Bowman was a beacon for the…
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Archbishop Fulton Sheen’s beatification moves ahead after 6-year pause
byBy 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
byBy 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’
byBy Devin Watkins, OSV News VATICAN CITY (Vatican News) — Ahead of the 12th World Day of Prayer and Awareness against Human Trafficking, Pope…
Shevchuk: Faith endures as Ukraine’s source of hope as full-scale war marks 4th anniversary
byBy Katarzyna Szalajko, OSV News (OSV News) — Nearly four years after Russia launched its full-scale invasion of Ukraine on Feb. 24, 2022, intensified…
Pope Leo XIV calls for prayers for children with incurable diseases
byBy Courtney Mares, OSV News ROME (OSV News) — Pope Leo XIV has called on people around the world to pray for children living…
These Olympic athletes are leaning on faith going into the Winter Games
byBy Lauretta Brown , OSV News (OSV News) — Among the best athletes in the world preparing in early February to push the limits…
Lapse of last US-Russia nuclear treaty ‘simply unacceptable,’ says Archbishop Coakley
byBy Gina Christian, OSV News (OSV News) — As global tensions soar, the head of the nation’s Catholic bishops has denounced the lapse of a key…
Pope adds feast day of St. John Henry Newman to universal calendar
byBy Carol Glatz, Catholic News Service VATICAN CITY (CNS) — Pope Leo XIV has added the feast day of St. John Henry Newman, who…
Pope praises religious for courageous witness serving the marginalized
byBy Carol Glatz, Catholic News Service VATICAN CITY (CNS) — Pope Leo XIV praised consecrated men and women for going to the world’s peripheries…