February 2023

NEW YORK (OSV News) — This year’s Academy Award nominations were announced on Jan. 24. Following, in alphabetical order, are capsule reviews of the 10 films contending for Best Picture. …

GROSSE POINTE FARMS, Mich. (OSV NEWS) — Tears were shed, words of consolation were shared, and memories were cherished the evening of Feb. 14 during two emotional prayer vigils to …

By Cindy Wooden VATICAN CITY (CNS) — For too many Catholics, ordained or lay, the responsibilities of the laity are those “delegated” by the priest or bishop. As the continental …

LISBON, Portugal (OSV News) — A final report of the Independent Commission for the Study of Sexual Abuse of Children in the Catholic Church in Portugal revealed more than 4,800 …

PHILADELPHIA (OSV News) — Three students at St. Hubert Catholic High School for Girls, part of the Archdiocese of Philadelphia’s Office for Catholic Education, “are no longer part of the …

(OSV News) — When Adriana Vasquez was working in marriage ministry for the Archdiocese of New York two decades ago, she helped enrich the theology expressed in its materials and …

WASHINGTON (OSV News) — Former U.N. ambassador and South Carolina Gov. Nikki Haley announced Feb. 14 that she is running for president, becoming the first major Republican candidate to enter …

(OSV News) — Byzantine Rite Catholics have been preparing for Great Lent since January this year. The Sunday of Zacchaeus, which this year fell on Jan. 22 (or Jan. 29 …

(Leer in Español) One challenge of my work as a judge in a diocesan marriage tribunal is that, in one sense, nobody is happy to have to meet me. No …

KANSAS CITY, Mo. (OSV News) —  The Catholic leadership of both Philadelphia and Kansas City, Missouri, are going the whole nine yards with their Super Bowl wager this year. In …