Amid horrors of Holocaust, Polish Franciscan mother superior saved hundreds of Jewish children
byBy Alina Petrowa-Wasilewicz, OSV News WARSAW, Poland — “I will not send away any Jewish child,” assured Mother Matylda Getter, superior of the Warsaw…
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Bishops across Europe remember Holocaust victims, urge world to fight rising antisemitism
byBy Jonathan Luxmoore, OSV News Church leaders across Europe marked the 80th anniversary of the liberation of the Auschwitz-Birkenau concentration camp with calls to…
Catholic communication must engage with the world, pope says
byBy Justin McLellan, Catholic News Service VATICAN CITY — Church communications cannot exist in an “enclosure” in which Catholics merely talk among themselves and…
Catholic K-12 excellence shows kids ‘the vision of life in Jesus Christ,’ says USCCB leader
byBy Gina Christian, OSV News Ahead of national Catholic Schools Week 2025 (Jan. 26-Feb. 1), OSV News spoke with Mary Pat Donoghue, executive director…
US bishops’ pro-life chair praises House for voting to protect babies who survive abortion
byBy Simone Orendain, OSV News The pro-life chairman of the U.S. Conference of Catholic Bishops lauded U.S. House passage of a bill Jan. 23…
At National Prayer Vigil for Life, young people challenged ‘to be a light in our culture’
byBy Julie Asher, OSV News WASHINGTON — In a basilica “adorned with beautiful mosaic art,” the “most impressive” mosaic was “the gathering of people…
Vatican official asks journalists to share Holy Year hope, grace
byBy Carol Glatz, Catholic News Service VATICAN CITY — The hope and grace that come from taking part in a Jubilee celebration is not…
How to participate in the upcoming March for Life in person or virtually
byBy OSV News, OSV News WASHINGTON — The 52nd annual March for Life will take place Jan. 24 in Washington. The theme of the…
Pilgrimages are ‘safe,’ Holy Land church leaders say, telling pilgrims: ‘We’re waiting for you’
byBy Judith Sudilovsky, OSV News Catholic leaders in the Holy Land called on Christian pilgrims to return to the region following the implementation of…
USCCB president calls Trump orders on migration, death penalty ‘deeply troubling’
byBy Kate Scanlon, OSV News WASHINGTON — Executive orders signed by President Donald Trump on issues including migration, the environment and the death penalty…