Prayer

After a 31-day Mass streak — better than any Duolingo streak I ever had, for the record — God has shown me a ton. Here are just a few lessons …

Pope Leo XIV shared this prayer to St. Francis with Franciscan leaders in early 2026.

Catholics in the Middle East are reeling with shock and sorrow, and responding with prayer, amid joint strikes Israeli and U.S. forces launched on Iran Feb. 28.

So what are we doing on a mountaintop in the early days of Lent?

A good Lent should help us recommit ourselves to that seeking for holiness, which should be what our life in Christ means for us.

A federal judge granted a preliminary injunction Feb. 12 that allows Catholics to enter an ICE facility on Ash Wednesday to provide ashes and holy Communion.

GREEN BAY, Wis. (OSV News) — It’s quite a birthday present — especially for someone born 195 years ago. On Jan. 30, the Diocese of Green Bay opened a cause …

Amid soaring domestic and global tensions, the head of the U.S. Conference of Catholic Bishops has called for a Holy Hour for peace for national renewal.

“For the love of God and the love of human beings, which can’t be separated, vote against renewing funding for such a lawless organization.”

In “Offer It Up: Discovering the Power and Purpose of Redemptive Suffering,” author Megan Hjelmstad delves into the concept of redemptive suffering within the Catholic tradition.