'Great joy' as Vatican declares Miraculous Medal Shrine a minor basilica
PHILADELPHIA (OSV News) -- The Vatican decree elevating the Miraculous Medal Shrine in Philadelphia to the status of minor basilica brings "great joy"...
Read More
CLOSE
America's oldest Catholic newspaper
U.S. News
Pastor accompanies Detroit Piston's assistant coach on path to joining the church
DETROIT (OSV News) -- Father John McKenzie first noticed Andrew Jones III in the halls of the National Shrine of the Little Flower Basilica in Royal Oak,...
Read More
McCarrick’s lawyers seek to prove disgraced former cardinal not competent to stand trial
(OSV News) -- As Theodore McCarrick faces criminal charges for allegedly sexually abusing a 16-year-old boy, the disgraced former cardinal's legal defense...
Read More
Former priest Frank Pavone, head of Priests for Life, faces sexual misconduct allegations
(OSV News) -- Embattled former priest and pro-life activist Frank Pavone is facing accusations of sexual misconduct that took place prior to his laicization...
Read MoreWhere in the world is Catholic Mass attendance highest?
WASHINGTON (OSV News) -- The nation with the best Catholic Mass attendance in the world could be Nigeria according to a new study published by the Center...
Read More
Iowa enacts school choice bill, giving more opportunities for Catholic schools
(OSV News) -- A new law passed swiftly by the Iowa Legislature on Jan. 24 gives more families the opportunity to choose between sending their children...
Read More
Archbishop calls for 'new awakening of love' at first post-Roe Requiem Mass
LOS ANGELES (OSV News) -- Some 3,000 people packed the Cathedral of Our Lady of the Angels here on the evening of Jan. 21 to pray for children lost to...
Read More
Basketball sisters now play for God: College teammates head out on different paths, wind up on same journey 40 years later
MIAMI (OSV News) -- Divine intervention may be the only explanation for how two college teammates graduated, ventured off on different career paths miles...
Read More
Monterey Park shooting a 'gut punch' for L.A.'s Chinese Catholics
LOS ANGELES (OSV News) -- Local Chinese Catholics celebrating the start of the Lunar New Year at Chinatown's Catholic parish also prayed for the victims...
Read More
Archbishop Cordileone on recent mass shootings: 'We need to reclaim God at the center of our lives'
HALF MOON BAY, Calif. (OSV News) -- Less than 48 hours after 11 people were killed and nine more injured at a dance hall Jan. 21 in Monterey Park, California,...
Read More
Church must shift view 'from maintenance to mission,' New York Cardinal says
BOYNTON BEACH, Fla. (OSV News) -- During a visit to Florida's St. Vincent de Paul Regional Seminary, Cardinal Timothy Dolan of New York encouraged South...
Read More
California mystic's canonization cause progresses to Rome
(OSV News) -- "A faithful worshiper, he often prayed in the synagogues with his brother, Andrew. It was not at all uncommon to hear Simon praise Andrew's...
Read More
Pro-life leaders at Georgetown explore 'humanizing our political system' after Dobbs
WASHINGTON (OSV News) -- Pro-life leaders explored new avenues to humanize politics post-Roe at the 24th annual Cardinal O'Connor Conference on Life on...
Read More
'We are not yet done': March for Life holds first national event after overturn of Roe v. Wade
WASHINGTON (OSV News) -- Tens of thousands of pro-life advocates descended upon the nation's capital for the 50th March for Life Jan. 20 -- the first national...
Read More
'Love is the answer': Life Fest rally opens new chapter of pro-life movement
(OSV News) -- Driving to Washington for a morning rally ahead of the 2023 March for Life, Pete and Tricia DeMaio did something unusual for a family road...
Read More
Young people focus on the personal, not political, at 50th March for Life
WASHINGTON (OSV News) -- With the Supreme Court this past June overturning Roe v. Wade, the 1973 ruling that asserted that abortion was a constitutional...
Read More
First National Prayer Vigil for Life post-Roe calls Catholics to bring God's love into 'empty spaces'
WASHINGTON (OSV News) -- The pro-life movement has "much to celebrate" because Roe v. Wade "is no more," said Bishop Michael F. Burbidge of Arlington,...
Read More
Pro-life thought leaders explore how to change hearts and minds post-Roe
WASHINGTON (OSV News) -- The pro-life movement should work to change hearts and minds on the issue of abortion by demonstrating "radical solidarity" with...
Read More
U.S. Supreme Court admits 'not possible' to identify Dobbs draft leaker
(OSV News) -- The U.S. Supreme Court revealed Jan. 19 that after a monthslong investigation by its marshal, it has yet to identify who leaked the draft...
Read More
Catholic experts say addressing 'throwaway culture' must be priority post-Roe
WASHINGTON (OSV News) -- Efforts to build a consistent culture of life in the wake of the reversal of Roe v. Wade should seek to address what Pope Francis...
Read MoreHow the Catholic Church influenced the pro-life movement before and after Roe
WASHINGTON (OSV News) -- While the nation's legal landscape regarding abortion has changed after the U.S. Supreme Court's Dobbs v. Jackson Women's...
Read More
Catholics look to night skies as new comet reveals 'the glory of God'
(OSV News) -- Psalm 19 reveals that, day in and day out, "the heavens declare the glory of God." But every now and then -- or sometimes every 50,000 years...
Read More
UPDATE: Iowa diocese issues pastoral guidance on gender dysphoria 'that begins with love'
(OSV News) -- New guidance and policies on ministering to people experiencing gender dysphoria released Jan. 16 by the Diocese of Des Moines, Iowa, call...
Read More
Sainthood cause of former FOCUS missionary prompts flood of prayer requests
(OSV News) -- Michelle Duppong's family members get a lot of prayer requests, especially for healing from grave illnesses and dire prognoses, that ask...
Read More
Exiled Bishop Visits Brooklyn Church: 'My Heart Is With the People of Nicaragua'
BUSHWICK, N.Y. (OSV News) -- An auxiliary bishop who fled his native Nicaragua after facing down death threats for criticizing the country’s totalitarian...
Read More
Faith, family, community help former athlete meet challenges he's faced after life-altering injury
(OSV News) -- Matt Olson is on a new path and it's one he never expected. The 26-year-old native of Isanti, Minnesota, said he's not letting a life-altering...
Read More
Personal accompaniment key to Vatican's expanded vision for marriage formation
(OSV News) -- When Adriana Vasquez was working in marriage ministry for the Archdiocese of New York two decades ago, she helped enrich the theology expressed...
Read More
Catholics 'must act' for racial justice to honor MLK, says USCCB president
WASHINGTON (OSV News) -- Catholics "must act" for racial justice, starting with personal conversion, to honor Dr. Martin Luther King Jr.'s struggle and...
Read More
Biden administration permits first death penalty trial despite campaign pledge
(OSV News) -- The terrorism trial of Sayfullo Saipov, who is accused of fatally striking eight people with a truck in New York City in 2017, began Jan....
Read More
U.S. House passes two pro-life measures facing steep odds in the Senate
WASHINGTON (OSV News) -- The U.S. House of Representatives Jan. 11 passed two pro-life measures, however neither has a clear path through the U.S. Senate...
Read More'His memory still resonates with us': Franciscan sister recalls MLK's deathbed
MISHAWAKA, Ind. (OSV News) -- Almost everyone familiar with the life and death of Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. knows the value that the civil rights leader...
Read More
Maryland Catholic hospital discriminated by denying transgender surgery, federal judge rules
A federal judge has ruled against a Catholic-founded hospital in Maryland, contending that it discriminated in refusing to perform a hysterectomy on a...
Read More
'He did all things well': Benedict's former student reflects on his mentor
There was a time -- it encompassed most of the 1980s -- that Catholic publishers weren't very interested in what the largely unknown Father Joseph Ratzinger...
Read More
Bankruptcy court approves $121 million New Mexico clergy abuse settlement
ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. (CNS) -- A federal bankruptcy judge has approved a $121 million reorganization plan for the Archdiocese of Santa Fe, New Mexico, in its...
Read More
