Opinion

In a few short days, the election will be over and, God willing, the United States will have a president-elect. But, as the chaos of recent months has made clear, …

Q: These days we hear so much about “trans people.” I expect our church is against the practice but I really have never heard anything “official” about the church’s position. …

As the month of October draws closer to its end, Halloween reaches its commercialized crescendo of candy, costumes and black-and-orange decor. I’ve also noted that every year it seems more …

“This mountain’s of such sort that climbing it is hardest at the start; but as we rise, the slope grows less unkind.” The speaker is the Roman poet Virgil, Dante’s …

Autumn weather is starting to settle in here in the Kansas City metro area, and in my household it’s time to break out the fire pit, sweaters, hot drinks and …

What do an archdiocese and philanthropists teaming up to develop unused buildings for affordable housing, a Hurricane Milton relief fund, a column on liturgical living as adults and a profile …

Discussions of family size have increased in political and religious discourse as U.S. birth rates hit historic lows. Catherine Pakaluk, an economist and associate professor at The Catholic University of …

This week an OSV News contingent traveled to Rome for the “Synod on Synodality” that started Oct. 2 (here are seven things to know about the second and final session …

This week’s stories ranged from mountain climbing monks and a special blessing of motorcyclists at Fátima to “buffer zones” that will be put in place around all abortion clinics in …

As the long days of summer fade and autumn’s cool, crisp air starts to settle in, it’s hard not to feel a shift in our spirits, too. I’m not one …