For new Florida bishop, a ‘fisher of new disciples,’ the fishing trip has begun
FORT MYERS, Fla. (OSV News) — Is it possible a singular moment could quantify the emotions elicited during an episcopal ordination? For those
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US Franciscans appeal for help in ending Israeli settler violence against Christians
(OSV News) — Franciscans in the United States urged U.S. Secretary of State Marco Rubio to help stop increased attacks against Christians
Father Pierre-Jean De Smet: Mediator between clashing civilizations
OSV News) — In “Beyond the Devil’s Road,” my biography of Spanish Franciscan friar and explorer Francisco Garcés, I argued that Father
Catholic group helps parishes to share a table with the poor, following pope’s example
ROME (OSV News) — When Pope Leo XIV sat down to lunch with people experiencing homelessness and poverty at Castel Gandolfo this month,
A pilgrim’s guide to the Georgia martyrs
DARIEN, Ga. (OSV News) — In late October, a little more than a month after Archbishop Fulton Sheen is to become “blessed,” the
USCCB urges Trump administration to ‘advance real solutions’ instead of IVF
WASHINGTON (OSV News) — The U.S. Conference of Catholic Bishops and other Catholic groups submitted public comments in opposition to a proposed
Las Cruces Diocese demands jury trial, just compensation in feds’ effort to seize pilgrimage site
(OSV News) — The Diocese of Las Cruces, New Mexico, is demanding a jury trial as it fends off the Trump administration’s move
Senators press Blanche on mifepristone lawsuits, Epstein survivors
WASHINGTON (OSV News) — During his July 15 confirmation hearing before the Senate Judiciary Committee, Acting U.S. Attorney General Todd Blanche took questions
After Vatican’s excommunication, SSPX in Kenya insists on Catholic identity, fighting archdiocese
NAIROBI, Kenya (OSV News) — As African bishops continue to back Pope Leo XIV over the excommunication of the Society of St.
Faith leads effort to end preventable blindness in Guatemala and beyond
By Anne-Marie Welsh (OSV News) — Many profess that nothing is impossible with God (Luke 1:37), but a story unfolding in Guatemala