Pope accepts invitation to Ukraine, major archbishop says, but nothing is ‘guaranteed’
byBy OSV News Major Archbishop Sviatoslav Shevchuk of Kyiv-Halych set Ukrainian hopes high for the Jubilee Year by saying that Pope Francis accepted an…
El Papa en Navidad: El nacimiento de Jesús trae la esperanza de un mundo de justicia y paz
byPor Cindy Wooden, Catholic News Service CIUDAD DEL VATICANO — Al celebrar la Misa de Navidad después de abrir el Año Santo 2025, el Papa Francisco dijo…
Pope urges war-torn world to walk through door of peace on Christmas
byBy Justin McLellan, Catholic News Service VATICAN CITY — As millions of pilgrims prepare to cross through the Holy Door of St. Peter’s Basilica,…
Amid unprecedented chaos in Haiti, missionaries bring Christmas hope
byBy Eduardo Campos Lima, OSV News In Haiti, where insecurity has devastated daily life since the 2021 assassination of President Jovenel Moïse, many religious…
Familias jóvenes celebran con esperanza su primera Navidad en EEUU
byBy Andrea Acosta, OSV News SILVER SPRING, Maryland — Cruzaron la frontera con miedo, llegaron sin nada y aún es poco lo que tienen….
University of Louisville’s Trager Institute honors elders for ‘optimal aging’
byThe University of Louisville’s Trager Institute honored 50 men and women aged 85 and older for “optimal aging,” a distinction that recognizes them as…
3,000 Catholic school kids, Black Eyed Peas members make new Christmas song
byhttps://clients.osvnews.com/scripts/sccmgcgi.dll#:~:text=https%3A//www.youtube.com/watch%3Fv%3DD217azQ3Pkg By Simone Orendain, OSV News As many as 3,000 Catholic school children from poor families in the Philippines made their pop music debut…
EEUU: El Santuario Nacional de la Inmaculada Concepción nombrado lugar de peregrinación del Año Jubilar
byPor Gina Christian, OSV News La Basílica del Santuario Nacional de la Inmaculada Concepción en Washington, la iglesia patronal de la nación, ha sido nombrada…
Biden commutes most federal death-row sentences to life in prison
byBy Kate Scanlon, OSV News WASHINGTON — Several days after speaking with Pope Francis, President Joe Biden announced Dec. 23 that he would commute…
Science in the Bluegrass — The star led the magi to our Creator
byThe Gospel of Matthew tells of “magi from the east” arriving in Jerusalem, seeking “the newborn king of the Jews.” Why? They “saw his…