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Sainthood effort begins for Mother Antonia Brenner, the nun who chose...
TIJUANA, Mexico -- Antonia Brenner was twice divorced and had raised seven children when she gave up her comfortable life in Southern California to...
Jerusalem patriarch: Holy Land needs world’s prayers, support amid ‘disaster’
PLYMOUTH, Mich. -- Since the October ceasefire in the Israel-Gaza war, people in Palestine are living in abject ruin, Cardinal Pierbattista Pizzaballa said at...
Lilly Endowment grants fund new bishops’ institute, internship program and more
In 1937, leaders of the pharmaceutical giant Eli Lilly and Company in Indianapolis established a philanthropic foundation created to support Christian seminaries.
Lilly Endowment Inc....
Nine holiday movies to put you in the right mindset during...
By John Mulderig, OSV News
Just about everyone enjoys a Christmas holiday with all the trimmings, including Santa's ho ho ho and Rudolph's red nose....
Contemplate Advent wisdom from four women doctors of the church who...
By Michelle Jones, OSV News
We radiate the life of Jesus to the world to the extent that we live with the conviction that we...
Church leaders call for immediate ceasefire after drone kills over 100...
A Catholic bishop in South Sudan appealed for peace, respect of human life and the protection of civilians in Sudan, as the town of...
Candlelight vigils urge New York governor to veto physician-assisted suicide bill
SYRACUSE, N.Y. -- With Advent having begun just six days prior -- a spiritual season marked by themes of hope, peace, love and joy...
More than 11 million have visited Notre Dame since its reopening...
PARIS -- Notre Dame de Paris celebrated the first anniversary of its reopening Dec. 7 with a major milestone: more than 11 million people...
Three months after fatal shooting, Minneapolis church at Annunciation parish is...
MINNEAPOLIS -- On a cold, wintery day, with the congregation gathered around Archbishop Bernard A. Hebda of St. Paul and Minneapolis and Auxiliary Bishops...
Celebrate St. Nicholas Day with ‘The Smoking Bishop,’ the boozy brew...
By Sarah Robsdottir, OSV News
"A merry Christmas, Bob!" said Scrooge, with an earnestness that could not be mistaken, as he clapped him on the...