Economy

(OSV News) — For plummeting worldwide fertility rates to change course, people must find courage to “do the hard thing” of raising large families, and that courage comes from faith, …

(OSV News) — As Russia attacks Ukraine’s grain exports — which feed millions in several nations — a U.S. bishop is calling on global leaders to ensure food security. “Russia’s …

BEIRUT (OSV News) — They have survived life’s multiple hardships, including Lebanon’s 1975-1990 civil war. Now, the elderly in Lebanon have been thrown into poverty amid the country’s crippling economic …

This week there has been much occasion to pray along with the news. OSV News has covered the murder of Ugandan students, anti-Christian sentiment in the Holy Land, violence and …

There’s nothing quite like understanding what a physical heart is to a body, and to realize God himself has one. I’ve long loved the solemnity of the Sacred Heart, which …

WASHINGTON (OSV News) — “Death does not announce any day,” cautions a Nigerian proverb. It’s advice the Catholic faithful of the Diocese of Makurdi — in Nigeria’s Benue state — …

It’s been a short week thanks to the Memorial Day holiday here in the U.S., but still a busy one for OSV News.  Besides putting several interesting stories on the …

WASHINGTON (OSV News) — The U.S. Senate on June 1 passed its version of a compromise bill brokered by President Joe Biden and House Speaker Kevin McCarthy, just days before …

(OSV News) — “Blessed are the young,” said Herbert Hoover, 31st president of the United States, “for they shall inherit the national debt.” Hoover’s witty mangling of Matthew 5:5 still …

VATICAN CITY (CNS) — World No Tobacco Day is observed every May 31 to highlight the harmful effects of tobacco on people’s health and the environment. Because of the growing …