POZNAŃ, Poland (OSV News) — For Ukrainian Catholics, St. John Paul II’s voice brought a “taste of freedom,” something that still drives defenders of the country following the full-scale Russian invasion …
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On April 2, 2005, at 9:37 p.m., St. John Paul II’s earthly journey ended, but in his homeland of Poland, a powerful spiritual community began to form.
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From the wearing of green in honor of Ireland’s patron to St. Joseph altars laden with bread and gratitude, next week’s festivities remind us of two great saints from whom …
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Fatima statue to visit Rome during October 2025, in rare trip outside Portugal for the Jubilee of Marian Spirituality.
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Jimmy Carter, first president to host a pope at the White House, dies at 100
by Kate Scanlonby Kate ScanlonWASHINGTON (OSV News) — Former President Jimmy Carter died Dec. 29 at his home in Plains, Georgia, his presidential library announced. At 100, Carter, who had been in hospice care …
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KRAKÓW, Poland (OSV News) — Forty-five years ago, on June 2, St. John Paul II started his first papal pilgrimage to his native Poland, then shackled by a communist dictatorship. …
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There is little needed to set fire to the world of online Catholics — and last week’s commencement speech from Kansas City Chiefs kicker Harrison Butker to an audience of …
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Good evening! After you raise a happy hour glass to St. Germanicus, a youth in Smyrna martyred in 155 after he refused to apostatize, raise it again to the crowds …
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LISBON, Portugal (OSV News) — If one was to line up some rockstar saints loved by the youth, certainly the founder of World Youth Day, St. John Paul II, and …
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Young Catholics have traveled from far and wide to participate in the 37th annual World Youth Day held Aug. 1-6, 2023 in Lisbon, Portugal. This transformative experience has shaped the …
