Notre Dame de Paris returns to her cathedral with thousands of Parisians walking her home
byBy Caroline de Sury, OSV News PARIS — Miraculously missed by burning beams falling from the roof on April 15, 2019, and waiting for…
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Pursuing common good in economics is part of being pro-life, pope says
byBy Cindy Wooden, Catholic News Service VATICAN CITY — Defending the dignity and sacredness of every human life requires working to create economic and…
Selfishness is blocking progress on climate change, cardinal says
byBy Cindy Wooden, Catholic News Service VATICAN CITY — Efforts to slow climate change and mitigate its impact, particularly on the poor, are being…
Keep the poor, vulnerable at center of COP29 climate gathering, say Catholic leaders
byBy Gina Christian, OSV News The poor and vulnerable must be front and center when it comes to climate change policies, said two leading…
Bishops focus on migration, human dignity and creation on Day 2 of assembly’s public sessions
byBy Peter Jesserer Smith, OSV News BALTIMORE — The U.S. bishops wrapped up the second day of public sessions for their annual fall assembly…
US bishops approve new ‘mission directive’ to guide conference work
byBy OSV News BALTIMORE — The U.S. Conference of Catholic Bishops voted Nov. 13 to approve a new “mission directive” for 2025-28, a new…
Red Wednesday to put Christian persecution in the spotlight
byBy Michael Kelly, OSV News DUBLIN — From Sydney to Santiago, Chile, Catholics across the globe are coming together this November to stand in…
US bishops in Baltimore urged to beg for wisdom ‘to help those entrusted to our care’
byBy Chris Gunty, OSV News BALTIMORE — As the U.S. bishops began their fall general assembly Nov. 11, Archbishop Timothy P. Broglio urged his…
Veteran is grateful for God’s guiding presence in a life of faith and service
byBy Sheryl Tirol, OSV News AURORA, Colo.— Edward “Eddie” Maurer III embodies a deep understanding of faith and connection. A naval veteran and retired…
Catholic group calls on Biden in final days to commute death penalty sentences
byBy Kate Scanlon, OSV News WASHINGTON — Catholic Mobilizing Network, a group that advocates for the abolition of capital punishment in line with Catholic…