Opinion

Secularization in Western counties is not a phenomenon that necessarily brings about more tolerance or one that is marked by religious neutrality. Instead, when we forget God, we lose the …

I have trouble talking about the loss without tearing up, as if the smoke and ash from Los Angeles traveled across country to find me. My in-laws were French immigrants …

So, at the end of 2023, I published my “Catholic Wish List” for 2024, laying out some hopes for the church that seemed, if not “easy,” then at least reasonable …

This Christmas, while massive crowds of pilgrims will flock to Rome for the opening of the Jubilee year, I’ll be spending the holy season in Bethlehem. For many, Rome’s grand …

(OSV News) — On Dec. 24, Pope Francis will usher in a gift to the church that comes once every 25 years: a jubilee year, this year themed “Pilgrims of Hope.” …

I’m old enough to remember reading “Highlights Magazine” in the waiting room at the doctor’s office. My favorite feature was the “Hidden Pictures” puzzle. The task was to find a …

(OSV News) — The role of the U.S. ambassador to the Holy See is unlike any other in American government. It deals, as articulated well by former Holy See ambassador …

(OSV News) — It’s likely that most of the Catholic world observed Archbishop Laurent Ulrich of Paris knocking on the enormous door of Notre Dame Cathedral ahead of its Dec. …

There are two kinds of families that I notice at Christmas Mass. The first are those with young children dressed up in their best Christmas finery, excited about the whole …

Beyond my usual list of things to be grateful for — mercy, family, reasonable health, employment, the elders still among us and the children all around — I am particularly …