Faith+Culture

Scripture readings for Oct. 5, 2025, Twenty-seventh Sunday in Ordinary Time Hb 1:2-3; 2:2-4Ps 95:1-2, 6-7, 8-92 Tm 1:6-8, 13-14Lk 17:5-10 Between the disciples of Jesus and those whose faith …

On Oct. 1, the church celebrates the feast of St. Thérèse of Lisieux whose “little way” of love inspires with a message that feels ever more urgent today.

Leah Libresco Sargeant discusses her new book “The Dignity of Dependence” about interdependence, modern society’s treatment of women and the reality of women’s needs.

It’s a familiar question: What should we tell children when a pet dies and they ask whether animals have souls and do animals go to heaven?

(OSV News) — The Catholic Campus Ministry at Virginia Tech in Blacksburg, Virginia, is starting a new kind of student outreach meant for universities nationwide to replicate: a free coffee shop …

(OSV News) — Father Jay Buhman still remembers the elderly gentleman he encountered weekly, in the middle of the night, during perpetual Eucharistic adoration. They would greet each other as they …

CZESTOCHOWA, Poland (OSV News) — When you are born in a major pilgrimage destination, you grow up with a treasure — a national shrine and sacred image — within reach …

The Gospels never mention Judas having a misguided but well-intentioned desire for Jesus to take up a role as an earthly king.

As in vitro fertilization (IVF) continues to make headlines, the status of the many embryos created and frozen in this process is a key concern for Catholics. OSV News’ Charlie …

The optional memorial of the Dedication of St. Mary Major, celebrated on Aug. 5, recalls the importance of Mary in the life of the church. But it also calls to …