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Pope Benedict XVI dies; funeral to be Jan. 5 in St. Peter’s Square

[This story is being updated throughout the day.] By Cindy Wooden, Catholic News Service VATICAN CITY (CNS) — Retired Pope Benedict XVI, who had...

December 31, 2022
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December 30, 2022

Opinion

Yours has been a noble work

By Greg Erlandson (CNS) — On the hallway wall leading to my office at Catholic News Service is arrayed a series of eight photographs...

December 30, 2022
A collection of twelve headshots of the OSV News team from their 2023 launch of the new news wire service. A collection of twelve headshots of the OSV News team from their 2023 launch of the new news wire service.

National

OSV News launches Jan. 1, aims to speak ‘truth in charity in a way that unites’

(Leer en Español) (OSV News) — The hallmark of OSV News, a new Catholic news service that launched Jan. 1, is to provide news...

December 29, 2022
An empty manger bed in a dark stable, with the light of the Christmas star shining above it. An empty manger bed in a dark stable, with the light of the Christmas star shining above it.

Opinion

Epiphany: Seeking the findable savior

The Epiphany of the Lord | Mt: 2: 1-12 Right about now, people are usually “so over” Christmas. They’ve tossed the trees to the...

December 29, 2022
A hand in the lower righthand corner writes and circles goals for the new year, such as 'join gym', 'save money' and 'find a new job', on a green chalkboard in white chalk. A hand in the lower righthand corner writes and circles goals for the new year, such as 'join gym', 'save money' and 'find a new job', on a green chalkboard in white chalk.

Opinion

‘It is Good’: 3 messages to take to heart in the new year

At the start of each new year, many of us examine our lives and, based on what we know of ourselves and how we...

December 29, 2022
Pope Francis greets the crowd from a wheelchair after praying in front of a Marian statue at the Spanish Steps in Rome Dec. 8, 2022, the feast of the Immaculate Conception. Pope Francis greets the crowd from a wheelchair after praying in front of a Marian statue at the Spanish Steps in Rome Dec. 8, 2022, the feast of the Immaculate Conception.

Africa

Papal calendar: 2023 holds important events for Pope Francis

By Cindy Wooden VATICAN CITY (CNS Rome) — Pope Francis will soon pack his bags for his first foreign trip of 2023, a year...

December 29, 2022
Eritrean Bishop Fikremariam Hagos Tsalim of Segheneity. Eritrean Bishop Fikremariam Hagos Tsalim of Segheneity.

Africa

Eritrean authorities free Catholic bishop held 75 days in prison

By Fredrick Nzwili NAIROBI, Kenya (CNS) — Eritrean authorities have freed Catholic Bishop Fikremariam Hagos Tsalim after 75 days in prison. Bishop Tsalim, the...

December 29, 2022
St. Titus Brandsma, a Dutch Carmelite martyred at the Dachau concentration camp, is pictured in an undated photo. St. Titus Brandsma, a Dutch Carmelite martyred at the Dachau concentration camp, is pictured in an undated photo.

Europe

St. Titus Brandsma, patron of OSV News

(Leer en Español) (OSV News) — “Words awaken, examples attract. The gift of language is much, but it is only a small part of...

December 29, 2022
A promotional image for 'The Catechism in A Year' with Fr. Mike Schmitz. The image includes a headshot of Fr. Mike Schmitz and the Ascension Press logo, overlayed on stylized text from the Catechism of the Catholic Church. A promotional image for 'The Catechism in A Year' with Fr. Mike Schmitz. The image includes a headshot of Fr. Mike Schmitz and the Ascension Press logo, overlayed on stylized text from the Catechism of the Catholic Church.

National

As ‘Catechism in a Year’ podcast launches, listeners seek clarity amid chaos

(OSV News) — “Oh ya baby!” read Jane Hernandez’s Facebook post, adorned with a heart-eyed, smiley face emoji. The Nov. 22 message was paired...

December 29, 2022
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