San Antonio Archbishop García-Siller asks for prayers, solidarity following Texas flooding tragedy
ByBy OSV News As many in Kerrville, Texas, rushed to find news of missing loved ones or grappled with losing their homes following catastrophic…
175 years after her birth, St. Frances Cabrini remains a model of courage, perseverance
ByBy Russell Shaw, OSV News Before the great wave of Hispanic immigration that swept the U.S. in the last several decades, historians spoke of…
Pew: Support for Christian prayer in public schools varies widely across US
ByBy OSV News WASHINGTON — Just over half of U.S. adults, or 52%, say they favor allowing public school teachers to lead their classes…
House approves Trump’s ‘Big Beautiful Bill’ after Senate passage
ByBy Kate Scanlon, OSV News WASHINGTON — The U.S. House on July 3 approved the One Big Beautiful Bill Act, which would enact key…
Vatican says documents on Latin Mass assessment ‘incomplete’
ByBy Justin McLellan, Catholic News Service VATICAN CITY — Without verifying their authenticity, the director of the Holy See Press Office said that a…
Church adds Mass ‘for care of creation’ to missal, pope to celebrate
ByBy Justin McLellan, Catholic News Service VATICAN CITY — Catholic priests will now be able to celebrate Mass “for the care of creation” after…
Local agency fears budget cuts will lead to increase in homelessness
ByProposed federal budget cuts that may affect the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) have local agencies concerned about the possible impact…
Sister says global gathering gives her ‘deeper sense of hope,’ ‘renewed energy’
BySister of Charity of Nazareth Paris Slapikas was among 200 religious sisters who attended Hope 2025, a conference which drew women religious from various…
Priest brings Indian home blessing tradition to parish
ByCarmelite of Mary Father Joseph Akkara, administrator of Mary Queen of Peace Church, is accustomed to visiting his parishioners’ homes. It’s an Easter custom…
French woman hopes sharing mystical encounter with Minnesota Benedictine helps sainthood cause
ByBy Maria Wiering, OSV News STACY, Minn. — In the early night of Oct. 25, 2024, Claire Souilliart, a devout 32-year-old living in Calais,…