JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. -- "In grief and loss, love's light will prevail. Through shared support, we can mend and set sail."
Jeanette Steiner wove lessons from her 15-month-old son's sudden death into vivid couplets about how family members help one...
VATICAN CITY -- Pope Francis called on world leaders to avoid any actions or words that could fuel current conflicts and instead to push for negotiations and peace.
"May the Holy Spirit enlighten the minds of those who govern, inspire...
A federal district court judge issued a preliminary injunction June 17 preventing Iowa’s new immigration law from taking effect July 1. The decision raised the hopes of immigration advocates.
Gov. Kim Reynolds defended the state law and gave her support...
Last week's defeat of a physician-assisted suicide effort in the Delaware state senate could be back on track if some parliamentary maneuvering happens in the upper house in Dover this week as the 2024 legislative session draws to a...
A new study suggests that Catholic belief in the Real Presence may be higher than previous data indicated -- but measuring that belief accurately remains a tricky task for researchers.
Regular Mass attendance, however, has emerged as a key factor...
By Lorene Hanley Duquin, OSV News
Do you feel like you're on a treadmill that never stops? Do you need some quiet time? Some family time? Some time when you can renew your mind, your body and your spirit?
Then maybe...
There is a saying, dubiously attributed to St. Francis de Sales but it sounds more like Venerable Fulton Sheen to me: "Every one of us needs half an hour of prayer every day, except when we are busy --...
VATICAN CITY -- There are no compromises when it comes to human life, Pope Francis said.
"Go forward with courage despite every adversity," he said in a written message to organizers and participants in Italy's national March for Life June...
By Charlie Camosy
OSV News
One of the many significant ethical battles the church faces today is responding to an increased call for physician-assisted suicide, also known as physician-assisted killing. Jason Adkins, an attorney who serves as the executive director and...
ATLANTA -- Shayla Elm has gathered a trove of memories from her first five weeks along the National Eucharistic Pilgrimage's southern route.
Over a week in Louisiana alone, she and seven other "perpetual pilgrims" traveling the full 1,900-mile St. Juan...