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By Father Michael Ackerman, OSV News (OSV News) -- Socrates, in Plato's Apology, famously stated that "the unexamined life is not worth living." This axiom...

By Jeannette de Beauvoir, OSV News Once upon a time, fasting was an expectation. Prayer, almsgiving (charity) and fasting were seen by the early church as...

NEW YORK -- The Ukrainian global community is marking the 91st anniversary of a Soviet-era genocide, even "as a new genocidal war is being...

As a youth, Father Omar Guánchez was introduced to the priesthood by Father Richard Walz, a priest of the Diocese of St. Cloud, Minnesota,...

If it seems like a long lead-up to Thanksgiving this year, that's because it is. The holiday will be celebrated on the latest possible...

The Texas Supreme Court Nov. 15 denied a state House committee's attempt to delay the execution of a man convicted of murder in the...

KANSAS CITY, Kan.  -- Retired Archbishop James P. Keleher of Kansas City died of natural causes in his home at the Santa Marta Retirement...

BALTIMORE -- Bishop Joseph E. Strickland, whom Pope Francis removed from pastoral governance of the Diocese of Tyler, Texas, in 2023, read an open...

DUBLIN -- From Sydney to Santiago, Chile, Catholics across the globe are coming together this November to stand in solidarity with those who suffer...

WEST PALM BEACH, Fla. -- The 2024 hurricane season is nearly over and the media have largely moved on from the story. But many displaced...