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Father Gary Graf’s 50-day trek on foot to New York City...
CHICAGO -- A Chicago-area priest is on a mission to highlight the plight of families upended by the current mass deportation efforts in the...
Bolivian church hopes for amicable ties with New president Rodrigo Paz
Bolivia has elected Rodrigo Paz as president, picking a centrist politician with a history of amicable church ties.
His victory in the Oct. 19 runoff...
Pianist Piotr Pawlak’s sign of the cross goes viral as he...
WARSAW, Poland -- In the charged silence before his performance at the 2025 Chopin Competition in Warsaw, Polish pianist Piotr Pawlak did something both...
Bishop Edward Scharfenberger of Albany retires; Boston Auxiliary Bishop Mark W....
WASHINGTON -- Pope Leo XIV has accepted the resignation of Bishop Edward B. Scharfenberger, 77, from the pastoral governance of the Diocese of Albany,...
With reverence, contagious smile, volunteer Robby Heil with Down syndrome inspires...
NOVI, Michigan -- Around the Novi area, many are already familiar with Robby Heil.
With his contagious smile and warm personality, people might recognize 26-year-old...
Awake to others: The mutual nature of Christian charity — Sister...
By Sister Maureen Fitzgerald, OSV News
One in a series of reflections on vocations.
There are times when we find ourselves more engaged in reaching out...
Just and lasting peace possible through establishment of Palestinian state, patriarchs...
Patriarchs and heads of the churches in Jerusalem said in a joint Oct. 14 statement they "rejoice at the recent enactment of the ceasefire...
Missouri’s Catholic bishops call for merciful, just immigration policies
JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. -- Missouri's Catholic bishops are urging lawmakers and policymakers at every level of government to work toward lasting solutions to the...
Don’t be intimidated by liturgy of the hours — Daria Sockey
During his pontificate, Pope Benedict XVI said that there was one prayer that he wished all Catholics would learn to use. Can you guess...
Amid political turmoil, Venezuelans prepare for canonization of their first saints...
As Venezuelans await the upcoming canonization of the South American country's first saints -- Blessed José Gregório Hernández and Blessed María Carmen Elena Rendiles...