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By Bill Dodds, OSV News "Smear on some ashes, come on get happy, "Gonna chase all those sins away. "Shout hallelujah, put on your sackcloth, "We're heading for...

By D.D. Emmons, OSV News Permanently affixed, the 14 stations adorn parishes around the world. They are visible reminders of the last hours of Christ...

By Tom Hoopes, OSV News We sell our faith short, and so we sell our Lent short. At least I do. I have spent most of...

By Robert Fastiggi, OSV News The season of Lent directs us to recall our own baptism and prepare for the celebration of the paschal mystery...

VATICAN CITY (CNS) -- While Pope Francis' condition has continued to improve, the Vatican announced that he will not lead his traditional Ash Wednesday...

NEW YORK -- The annual New York Encounter opened on Valentine's Day evening with a love letter to Notre Dame Cathedral, presented by its...

By Adam Fitzpatrick and Janine Ricker for OSV News When asked to name the most important commandment in all of the law, Jesus responded: Love...

As Pope Francis continues to recover at Rome's Gemelli Hospital, Catholics in the pope's Diocese of Rome and around the world joined in prayer...

Valentine's Day will soon have come and gone -- and that can mean date anxiety for singles. Before, during and after the holiday. Will I...

WASHINGTON -- The Catholic University of America in Washington has now been granted an elite R1 research designation, joining six other Catholic institutions holding...