U.S. Church

WASHINGTON (OSV News) — While flashy events are planned in the U.S. capital for the Independence Day weekend, a prayerful commemoration of the United States’ 250th anniversary unfolded June 5-6 as …

“CRS is grateful for the opportunity to reach more people affected by crisis, at a time when humanitarian needs far exceed available resources.”

(OSV News) — In anticipation of the 250th anniversary of the signing of the Declaration of Independence, the U.S. bishops will consecrate the country to the Sacred Heart of Jesus June …

Kidney failure “has prevented me from traveling to Vietnam, Peru and Cuba to serve as a missionary to the poor there, which brings me great joy.”

“The goal is not to be ‘Spurs Nuns,'” but to be “consecrated women religious dedicated to helping the young and the poor,” Sister Bernadette said.

WASHINGTON (OSV News) — The U.S. House of Representatives approved a war powers resolution on June 3 rebuking the conflict in Iran.  The same week, the Senate approved legislation providing another …

(OSV News) — A religious sister who immigrated to the U.S. as a child and became known as the “fastest nun in the West” is edging a step closer to possible …

(OSV News) — A Texas bishop is assuring the faithful their sacraments remain valid after the priest who administered them was sentenced to life imprisonment for sexual assaults of several women …

In one vision, Jesus asked St. Margaret Mary to establish a Church feast day to honor his Sacred Heart — the solemnity falls on June 12 this year.

“The Practice of the Presence of God” is now making impressive devotional waves more than three centuries after it was written.