January 2023

WASHINGTON (OSV News) — In October 2022, the New England Journal of Medicine reported a statistic both shocking and grim: “Homicide is the leading cause of pregnancy-associated death in the …

JERUSALEM, (OSV News) — Following a rampage of a radical Jewish gang in the Christian Quarter of Jerusalem’s Old City on the evening of Jan. 26, the Assembly of the Catholic …

“Mama!” “Mom!” “Ma!” The call, the voices — they come like distant echoes, and always when I am least expecting it. Often, they resound through my memory in those shadowed …

PHILADELPHIA (OSV News) — Pro-life activist Mark Houck was acquitted Jan. 30 of violating a federal law on access to abortion clinics. Jurors resolved a deadlock to declare Houck not …

(OSV News) — Joy, gratitude and a longing to be formed in the faith are among the takeaways from the latest stage in the North American phase of the world …

By David Mills Most of us Catholics are too worldly, as we know from every examination of conscience — and yet in another sense we’re not worldly enough. We live …

(OSV News) — Embattled former priest and pro-life activist Frank Pavone is facing accusations of sexual misconduct that took place prior to his laicization in November 2022. Pavone, national director …

MEMPHIS, Tenn. (OSV News) — Catholics in Memphis and throughout the nation are joining in prayer while calling for justice, as disturbing images of a police arrest turned fatal in …

(OSV News) — An annual commemoration of the Nazi genocide of the Jewish people has become more crucial than ever amid a rise in antisemitism and Russia’s war on Ukraine, …

By Julie Asher (OSV News) — A Catholic pro-life advocate is on trial for allegedly violating a federal law that protects access to abortion clinics, and the lead lawyer defending …