Ministry helps congress attendees ‘encounter the face of the poor’ in Indy
byBy Natalie Hoefer, OSV News INDIANAPOLIS — July 18 was a sunny, mild day in Indianapolis. Sally sat quietly on a bench along North…
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USCCB backs legislation that aims to help religious groups develop affordable housing
byBy Kate Scanlon, OSV News WASHINGTON — Legislation under consideration in Congress would help faith-based organizations respond to a shortage in affordable housing by…
Pope appeals for end to weapons’ production, for solidarity with the elderly
byBy Carol Glatz, Catholic News Service VATICAN CITY — Many elderly people risk feeling an increasingly unbearable sense of loneliness, especially during summer, Pope…
New bishop of Knoxville, Tenn., calls his ordination, installation ‘a day of great beginnings’
byBy 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’
byBy 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
byBy 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
byBy 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
byBy 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
byBy 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
byBy David Agren, OSV News MEXICO CITY — Hundreds of Mexicans have fled drug cartel violence in southern Chiapas state to neighboring Guatemala, causing…