Meditating on Christ’s passion with St. Thomas More
At the close of the old year and the beginning of a new one, I took up “The Sadness of Christ,” the
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Pope expected to visit Australia for 2028 International Eucharistic Congress, bishop says
SYDNEY (OSV News) — Pope Leo XIV is expected to visit Australia in 2028 to preside over the International Eucharistic Congress, an auxiliary
Jimmy Lai’s daughter hopes for ‘political solution’ after devastating sentence
(OSV News) — The daughter of imprisoned media entrepreneur and pro-democracy advocate Jimmy Lai said that while the 20-year sentence he was given
How Archbishop Fulton J. Sheen embodied the 7 key virtues
(OSV News) — With his beatification once again on track, Archbishop Fulton J. Sheen will be memorialized in the Church for reasons
Why is it a problem for the SSPX to ordain new bishops?
Q: I’ve read a lot recently about how the Society of St. Pius X (SSPX) is planning to ordain new bishops this
High-ranking Catholic bishops join call for Trump to apologize over racist video
WASHINGTON (OSV News) — Two more Catholic bishops issued statements objecting to a video posted on President Donald Trump’s Truth Social account late
Sister Thea Bowman had a ‘loving heart,’ ‘prophetic spirit’ and ‘boundless stamina,’ bishop says
JACKSON, Miss. (OSV News) — Servant of God Thea Bowman was a beacon for the Church to embrace more authentically the essence of
Sheen’s life, legacy drew on knowing Jesus personally, say experts
(OSV News) — With the Feb. 9 announcement of Venerable Fulton J. Sheen’s beatification, experts told OSV News the renowned 20th-century theologian and
Vatican announces theme for World Day for Grandparents and the Elderly
VATICAN CITY (Vatican News) — Pope Leo XIV has chosen “I will never forget you” (Is 49:15) as the theme for the Sixth
Vatican aid a sign of Pope Leo’s closeness to suffering Ukrainians, papal almoner says
(OSV News) — As a relentless winter descends upon wartorn Ukraine with temperatures dropping to 5 degrees Fahrenheit, the Holy See has intensified