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…
Escuchar El Llamado De Dios — Explicación del camino por el seminario que conduce al sacerdocio
byCuando se habla del discernimiento para el sacerdocio, a menudo es necesario describir el camino de un hombre por el seminario. Generalmente hay dos…
Congress calls on Catholics to ‘Walk with One,’ evangelize through ‘spiritual companionship’
byBy Maria Wiering, OSV News INDIANAPOLIS — At the close of the National Eucharistic Congress’ final Mass, Bishop Andrew H. Cozzens of Crookston, Minnesota,…
Retrouvaille weekend to help struggling marriages set for Sept. 13-15
byCouples experiencing pain in their relationships — including those already separated and divorced — are invited to attend a Retrouvaille weekend. The Christian peer…