Michael R. Heinlein, OSV News
Honoring the saints — and their relics — is an important...
Although more than a common part of Catholic culture and practice, the veneration of relics has been practiced less during the last 50 years...
St. Theodora Guérin: A saint for trusting in God’s providence —...
One in an OSV series on the American saints.
When St. Theodora Guérin (1798-1856) was canonized by Pope Benedict XVI in 2006, the pontiff almost...
St. Kateri Tekakwitha: A saint for those persecuted for piety —...
One in an OSV series on the American saints.
The Mohawk village of Ossernenon was the site of the gruesome and torturous martyrdom of St....
Why St. Thérèse of Lisieux — who never traveled — is...
There is an apparent contradiction, at first glance, between the fact that St. Thérèse of Lisieux never left her Carmelite monastery and yet is...
Eucharistic pilgrims relive the footsteps of the Georgia Franciscan Martyrs
DARIEN, Ga. -- In late October, a little more than a month after Archbishop Fulton Sheen is to become "blessed," the sixth beatification on...
Celebrating the Eucharist’s centrality in the life of the Church —...
The fact that the Church celebrates the solemnity of the Most Holy Body and Blood of Christ makes good sense, given the Eucharist's centrality...
On the first anniversary of his election, Pope Leo XIV speaks...
One of the most beautiful homilies of Pope Leo XIV's pontificate to date was delivered May 8, 2026, the first anniversary of his election....
Pope Leo XIV’s Lenten lessons are a gift for the faithful...
Pope Leo XIV's first Lenten message is a great gift for those looking for a roadmap to the season.
Reading the communication -- his first...
As Cardinal Pierre turns 80, what comes next? The U.S. papal...
A change is coming in 2026 for the pope's top man in America. Cardinal Christophe Pierre, apostolic nuncio to the United States, turns 80...
World Day of Peace message shows Pope Leo XIV as a...
Pope Leo XIV's new message for the Jan. 1 World Day of Peace, released Dec. 18, offers a great deal of food for thought....