September 2023

WASHINGTON (OSV News) — Ask leaders of women religious performing humanitarian missions around the world what it takes to balance their spiritual lives and their perilous work to keep families …

(OSV News) — A Philadelphia-born priest has negotiated a truce among several gang leaders in Haiti, inviting them to “work hard to end violence” in the troubled nation. Father Thomas …

(OSV News) — As authorities in Libya announced a three-day mourning period following a deadly flood disaster, a Catholic bishop in the North African country expressed the church’s closeness to …

(OSV News) — As the Catholic Church in the U.S. marks National Migration Week Sept. 18-24, Bishop Mark J. Seitz of El Paso, Texas, chair of the U.S. bishops’ Committee …

(OSV News) — Inviting others into their rich liturgical traditions, fostering belonging in small communities and reaching out to the secular world via podcasts and “coffee shop ministry,” many Eastern …

(OSV News) — “Uh, we had something happen,” Father Joseph Crowley told the congregation March 5 near the end of Mass at St. Thomas Church in Thomaston, Connecticut, a parish …

OWENSBORO, Ky. (OSV News) — When it comes to observing racial diversity — or even the existence of racial division within the church — parish priests have a unique perspective. …

This week we’ve reported on a Philadelphia-born priest who has negotiated a truce among several gang leaders in Haiti; a profile of a pro-life group’s work serving moms at the …

NEW YORK (OSV News) – More than 20 years ago, Greek Canadian actress and author Nia Vardalos penned the script for a screen adaptation of a one-woman play she had …

(OSV News) — When California in 2021 relaxed its physician-assisted death rules — easing access to the lethal means for residents to take their own lives — several lawmakers behind …