Love for the poor and for creation is key to a future of hope, pope says
byBy Cindy Wooden, Catholic News Service VATICAN CITY — Maybe it is a sign of aging, Pope Francis said, but he is increasingly concerned…
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CEO says National Eucharistic Congress, pilgrimage show Catholics ‘are ready to make history’
byBy Maria Wiering, OSV News In the afterglow of July’s 10th National Eucharistic Congress, Jason Shanks senses that there’s a new “way of evangelization”…
Lebanese cardinal condemns pager attacks as second wave terrorizes the country
byBy Dale Gavlak, OSV News AMMAN, Jordan — Catholic church leaders in the Middle East condemned a second wave of explosions of hand-held devices…
‘Old pope’ thanks God for his four-nation trip to Asia and the Pacific
byBy Cindy Wooden, Catholic News Service VATICAN CITY — The 87-year-old Pope Francis publicly thanked God for allowing him “to do as an old…
Vatican sees spiritual value of Medjugorje, doesn’t judge it supernatural
byBy Cindy Wooden, Catholic News Service VATICAN CITY — With some prudence, Catholics can benefit spiritually from the messages and spiritual practices associated with…
FAQs — A Catholic’s guide to voting
byBy GREG ERLANDSON, LORI DAHLHOFF, OSV News Voting: It is one of our most important responsibilities as citizens. Indeed, the church teaches that there…
Second synod session to open with penitential liturgy
byBy Justin McLellan, Catholic News Service VATICAN CITY — The second session of the Synod of Bishops on Synodality, set to bring 368 bishops,…
Indifference kills; be signs of hope, pope tells young people
byBy Justin McLellan, Catholic News Service VATICAN CITY — Young people must reject indifference and embrace their role as a generation of hope and…
Stigmata: The miraculous gift St. Francis wanted to hide
by(OSV News) Throughout 2024, Franciscans around the world commemorate the 800th anniversary of St. Francis of Assisi receiving the stigmata on Sept. 17, 1224,…
Be pilgrims, not tourists in life, pope tells young people
byBy Cindy Wooden, Catholic News Service VATICAN CITY — To fully experience love and hope, young people must approach the journey of life as…