Initially the coronavirus impacted study abroad programs and spring break travel or service opportunities for U.S. colleges and universities. But by the second week of March, a desire to curb the spread of the virus ...
Pope Francis entrusted to Jesus' mother the suffering and anguish of millions of people affected by the coronavirus pandemic. In a video message broadcast March 11, the pope prayed before a portrait of Our Lady ...
Minnesota's archbishop said he was "profoundly saddened" that elected officials in St. Paul and Minneapolis declared March 10 Abortion Provider Appreciation Day. "Given that each human life is created in the image and likeness of ...
Amid a nationwide lockdown due to the coronavirus epidemic, Pope Francis soldiered on with his weekly general audience and called on people to not forget those who suffer from war and violence. During a live ...
Dublin's iconic St. Patrick's Day parade has been canceled due to fears over the spread of coronavirus. Authorities had initially insisted that the festivities -- which mark St. Patrick bringing Christianity to Ireland in 432 ...
Confession has a confession to make: The sacrament of reconciliation isn't the draw it once was. A recent Pew Research Center study found that only 43% of American Catholics avail themselves of confession at least ...
The Latin Patriarchate of Jerusalem urged its faithful to cooperate with the Palestinian Authority Ministry of Health, following its order March 5 to close all schools, universities, mosques and churches, including the Church of the ...
In a recent congressional hearing, Congresswoman Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez said that “the only time religious freedom is invoked is in the name of bigotry and discrimination.” In an essay for Our Sunday Visitor, Richard Doerflinger, who ...
It took just 319 years, but the Vatican has recognized the special dignity of Detroit's oldest parish, Ste. Anne Parish, with the designation of its church as a minor basilica. Monsignor Charles Kosanke, pastor of ...
In response to the most damaging storm in the modern history of the Bahamas, a regional office of Caritas International has moved forward in its two-year commitment to promote housing refurbishment and mental wellness in ...
ICYMI: Even for a math whiz, life is not an equation to be solved; God is bigger than mathematics. OSV publisher Scott Richert takes comfort in the knowledge that God is not bound by numbers
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Why I count myself blessed
OSV publisher Scott P. Richert shares how, from an early age, he has been fascinated by numbers: “I add, s...
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ICYMI: What are the three theological virtues, and how can we better understand them in our lives? Writer Susan Erschen sees them as gems of the faith that need to be polished up in our lives
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Looking at the three theological virtues, the gems of the Faith
Faith, hope and love. These three theological virtues should be the very foundation of our spirituality. Yet, sadly,...
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