Louisiana voters by a wide margin Nov. 3 passed a measure declaring there is no state constitutional right to abortion, while Colorado voters defeated a proposal to ban abortion beginning at 22 weeks of pregnancy. Unofficial ...
Bishops who want to establish a religious order in their dioceses must first obtain the written permission of the Holy See, Pope Francis said. Amending canon law, the pope said it no longer is enough for ...
Prayer has the power to take all those things in life that seem like a condemnation and turn them into something good, Pope Francis said. "The trials of life thus change into opportunities to grow in ...
As election polls opened Nov. 3, church leaders joined leading faith-based organizations in calling for unity and peace throughout Election Day and afterward as voting results are known. The messages focused on the need to overcome ...
The lives of people lost to the "long, dark months of the coronavirus pandemic" was on the mind of Archbishop José H. Gomez of Los Angeles during an observance on the eve of All Souls' ...
Catholic leaders in England are appealing to the government to reverse its decision to ban public Mass during a second national lockdown. Cardinal Vincent Nichols of Westminster and Archbishop Malcolm McMahon of Liverpool said in a ...
Typhoon Goni, the most powerful typhoon this year, left at least 20 people dead in Philippines, but the toll could increase as aid workers reach remote coastal areas. Goni, known in Philippines as Rolly, also destroyed ...
French bishops conducted a "penitential rite of reparation" inside a church in which three people were murdered in late October. The Nov. 1 Mass of reparation was celebrated in Notre Dame Basilica by Nice Bishop André ...
When life is difficult and when one is mourning the passing of a loved one, it is time to pray for the gift of hope and the ability to say with the prophet Job, "I ...
The Vatican Secretariat of State has sent an explanatory note to nuncios around the world insisting that when Pope Francis spoke about civil unions, he was not changing or challenging "the doctrine of the church, ...
Follow Us
Latest Tweets
ICYMI: Hand or tongue? Kneeling or standing? Either way, receiving the Eucharist should be an act of communion, says @timothypomalley in the latest installment of his series about Vatican II
#osvnews #catholicfaith
Hand or tongue? Kneeling or standing? Either way, receiving the Eucharist should be an act of communion
In the latest installment of his series exploring the gifts and promises of the liturgical reforms of the Second ...
ow.ly
In this week's Opening the Word, @frjoshTX asks: Are we disciples on mission? Read the complete Scripture reflection:
#osvnews #openingtheword #sundaymass
Opening the Word: Are we disciples on mission?
For the 14th Sunday in Ordinary Time, Father Joshua Whitfield explores how we can apply the lesson from the Gosp...
ow.ly
