Natural Disaster

August 18 happens to be the feast of St. Helena: empress, convert and finder of the relics of Christ’s cross. I won’t recount in detail the story of her life …

By Patrick Downes HONOLULU (OSV News) — “For us, it’s like a miracle,” Msgr. Terrence Watanabe, the Honolulu Diocese’s vicar of Maui and Lanai, said about Maria Lanakila Catholic Church …

(OSV News) — Catholic Charities Hawai’i in the Honolulu Diocese has appealed for donations to help the agency meet housing, food and other needs of what could be thousands of …

(OSV News) — For years, the ministries of Catholic religious sisters — working tirelessly and often invisibly — have left their mark on Appalachia’s rural communities, sharing the love of …

“I need a vacation from taking a vacation!” I heard a mom say recently. In today’s fast-paced world where productivity and efficiency reign supreme, the idea of summer vacation might …

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 …

LITTLE ROCK, Ark. (OSV News) — Catholic faithful turned to prayer as tornadoes tore through several U.S. states March 31, killing at least 21, injuring dozens and devastating thousands of …

(OSV News) — St. Sophia Ukrainian Catholic Church in The Colony, Texas, is thousands of miles from the front lines of the fighting in Ukraine, but the hearts of its …

(OSV News) — Un año después de que diferentes tragedias sacudieran sus vidas, feligreses de dos parroquias del norte de Texas comparten testimonios de esperanza, perseverancia y fe. DIOS OBRA …

VATICAN CITY (CNS) — Pope Francis urged all people to be in solidarity with the regions of Turkey and Syria struck by two powerful earthquakes early Feb. 6 and that …