December 2024

WASHINGTON (OSV News) — A historic year in American politics saw former President Donald Trump elected to a second term in the Oval Office four years after he lost his …

(OSV News) — Bishops worldwide celebrated the opening of the 2025 Holy Year Dec. 29 with Masses in their cathedrals and co-cathedrals to mark the jubilee, which is themed “Pilgrims …

(OSV News) — Catholics in the U.S. offered steadfast support to those impacted by natural disasters throughout 2024, Archbishop Nelson J. Pérez of Philadelphia told OSV News. The archbishop, who …

IHIALA, Nigeria (OSV News) — In a dark sign of descending security in Africa’s most populous country, a Catholic priest has been shot dead on the open road in southeast …

(OSV News) — While discussing the topic “How Do We Get Our Children to Attend Mass?” in a webinar, participants from the U.S. and Latin America emphasized the importance of guiding …

(OSV News) — For Latin American Catholics, December is an important month, not just in anticipation of the Christmas celebrations, but also for important Marian feast days, such as Our …

Good evening and Merry Christmas!  Hope you are having a blessed Christmas octave and that the joy of celebrating the Child Jesus is with you and yours. Catch up on …

CHICAGO (OSV News) — The largest Catholic health system in Illinois cleared a significant step in the process of trying to sell more than half of its hospitals in the state …

(OSV News) — In an eventful year for life issues — including abortion, assisted suicide, and immigration — advocates and opponents alike wrestled with outcomes, each other, governments, public opinion, and …

While the word “mission” often calls to mind service in foreign countries, one group has focused for nearly a century on rural areas of the U.S. to bring a Catholic …