School choice among issues in 2024 ballot referendums in three states
(OSV News) -- Three states -- Nebraska, Kentucky and Colorado -- will have ballot measures related to school choice before voters on Nov. 5. Nebraska...
Read More(OSV News) -- Three states -- Nebraska, Kentucky and Colorado -- will have ballot measures related to school choice before voters on Nov. 5. Nebraska...
Read MoreVATICAN CITY (CNS) -- Pope Francis decided the question of ordaining women deacons was not to be discussed at the 2024 Synod of Bishops, and he directed...
Read MoreVATICAN CITY (CNS) -- The Vatican's safeguarding commission has "an opportunity and obligation to make the church a more Samaritan church," Cardinal Sean...
Read MoreVATICAN CITY (CNS) -- Even if some members of the Synod of Bishops end up feeling disappointed by the results of the synod, "God's providence is at work...
Read MoreWASHINGTON (OSV News) -- In the majestic Cathedral of St. Matthew the Apostle in Washington during an Oct. 16 celebration of life for Ethel Skakel Kennedy,...
Read MoreVATICAN CITY (CNS) -- A Peru-based Catholic movement active across Latin America and the United States is more of a "political project" than a religious...
Read More(OSV News) -- Cardinal Vincent Nichols of Westminster has joined leading Catholic politicians and pro-life groups in calling on U.K. Catholics to take...
Read MoreVATICAN CITY (OSV News) -- For more than three years, the church has been undergoing a universal process of listening and dialogue, from the parish level...
Read More(OSV News) -- "The family that prays together stays together" has been an international Catholic catchphrase for 80 years, a truism that is instinctively...
Read MoreVATICAN CITY (CNS) -- Jesus Christ is the heart of ecumenism, Pope Francis told leaders and representatives of the Lutheran World Federation. "He is divine...
Read MorePARIS (OSV News) -- The archbishop of Paris spoke out in favor of freedom of Catholic education in France, amid weeks of tensions and protests after the...
Read MoreWASHINGTON (OSV NEWS) -- Jennie Bradley Lichter, president-elect of the March for Life Education and Defense Fund, said challenges for the group's cause...
Read MoreWASHINGTON (OSV News) -- The U.S. Supreme Court Oct. 9 considered a bipartisan appeal to reverse the death penalty conviction of Richard Glossip, a case...
Read MoreBRAINTREE -- One-hundred-fifty lawyers and law students filled the Shrine of Our Lady of Good Voyage in Boston on Oct. 6 for the Red Mass, the annual social...
Read MoreBOSTON -- When Bishop Robert Reed first saw a photograph of Blessed Carlo Acutis, soon to become the Catholic Church's first millennial saint, he was...
Read MoreBROOKLINE -- Those walking through St. Mary of the Assumption School in Brookline on a Wednesday afternoon may hear the sounds of children screaming and...
Read MoreSunday, the Holy Father invited the Synod participants to join him in praying a rosary for peace at the Basilica of St. Mary Major, the eve feast of Our...
Read MoreHis priestly vocation was formed at Our Lady of the Presentation Parish in Brighton, and he would serve as the last pastor of the parish. Father William...
Read MoreNEW YORK (OSV News) The following are capsule reviews of theatrical movies available now for streaming or scheduled for broadcast on network or...
Read MoreNEW YORK (OSV News) Returning writer-director Parker Finn's horror sequel "Smile 2" (Paramount) features a hard-driving performance from its star,...
Read MoreNEW YORK (OSV News) The debut of a TV show these days is almost never a culture-changing event, despite all efforts at energetic hype. But that...
Read MoreNEW YORK (OSV News) There's much to like and even admire in the animated biography "Piece by Piece" (Focus). Most significantly, as a Lego version...
Read MoreLOS ANGELES (OSV News) -- The Archdiocese of Los Angeles has reached an agreement in principle worth $880 million to compensate more than a thousand decades-old...
Read MoreVATICAN CITY (CNS) -- The decentralization of certain aspects of the Catholic Church's governance, as proposed in the Synod of Bishops on synodality, should...
Read MoreROME (CNS) -- Encouraging greater "synodal" practices in the Catholic Church should help the church find a greater balance between the power of the pope...
Read MoreVATICAN CITY (CNS) -- An Italian publisher announced the global release in January of "Hope," a book it described as Pope Francis' autobiography, which...
Read MoreVATICAN CITY (CNS) -- Pope Francis called on divided Christians to overcome their doctrinal differences and walk together in love, expressing hope especially...
Read MoreTRENTON, N.J. (OSV News) -- Before the standing-room-only congregation gathered in Trenton's St. Mary of the Assumption Cathedral for the first statewide...
Read MoreWASHINGTON (OSV News) -- U.S. Supreme Court justices on Oct. 15 appeared skeptical of a challenge from a U.S. citizen about her non-citizen spouse's revoked...
Read More(OSV News) -- When Chris Bartlett told a parish group his wife had miscarried, he recalls the women gathering around to console her and share their own...
Read More(OSV News) -- Ahead of World Mission Sunday -- which the Catholic Church celebrates on the second to last Sunday in October, and which in 2024 falls on...
Read More(OSV News) -- The naming of a Japanese atomic bomb survivors group as this year's Nobel Peace Prize recipient is "fitting ... during this time of heightened...
Read MoreVATICAN CITY (CNS) -- The celebration of World Mission Sunday is a popular day for a pope to canonize new saints -- not only those who ministered or gave...
Read MoreVATICAN CITY (CNS) -- If members of the Synod of Bishops are serious about sharing their experience of "synodality" with all members of the Catholic Church,...
Read More(OSV News) -- Michigan's Catholic bishops have expressed "profound disappointment and offense" after that state's Gov. Gretchen Whitmer appeared to mock...
Read More(OSV News) -- As 40 years have passed since the murder of Blessed Jerzy Popieluszko, one of their church's most famous priests, Polish Catholics are urging...
Read MoreVATICAN CITY (CNS) -- Since the 2018 Synod of Bishops on young people, listening has emerged as a central element in overcoming the structural and cultural...
Read More(OSV News) -- Ethel Kennedy, the widow of the late Sen. Robert F. Kennedy, a human rights activist and mother of 11, died Oct. 10, her family said. She...
Read MoreVATICAN CITY (CNS) -- The Vatican's doctrine office has mandated the laicization of an Argentine priest accused of sexually abusing minors, overturning...
Read MoreWASHINGTON (OSV News) -- Highlighting the intersection of bioethics and human rights, a prominent bioethicist argued in an Oct. 8 address that public bioethics...
Read MoreVATICAN CITY (CNS) -- Members of the Synod of Bishops must ask, listen to and prayerfully reflect on difficult questions, not dismiss or avoid them, the...
Read MoreVATICAN CITY (CNS) -- While the Catholic Church's Synod of Bishops is not exactly like a synod in other Christian communities, the issues being discussed...
Read MoreROME (CNS) -- The pope, bishops and priests cannot fully awaken the missionary spirit of the Catholic Church alone, so all Catholics must play a more central...
Read MoreVATICAN CITY (CNS) -- A bishop who runs his diocese like a "monarch" is not only not acting synodally, but he probably is lonely and stressed, said theologians...
Read More2 October 2024 Dear Sisters and Friends, We, the Congregational Leadership Team of the Sisters of Notre Dame de Namur, send our congratulations and...
Read MoreJulie's Family Learning Program, affectionately known as Julie's, is celebrating its 50th anniversary this year. It thrives as a proud example...
Read MoreWhen Stephanie Wash, an Emmy award-winning executive producer for ABC News and a 2004 graduate from NDA in Hingham, spoke to students in February 2024,...
Read More2024 marks significant milestones for the Sisters of Notre Dame de Namur -- 220 years of "bringing the goodness of God to the world" and 175 years of service...
Read MoreA legacy of goodness shines brightly throughout the Notre Dame Academy (NDA) campus in Worcester, Massachusetts. NDA's legacy, rooted in the principles...
Read MoreNotre Dame Education Center in Lawrence, Massachusetts, (NDEC-L) was established in 1997 to provide immigrant adults in the greater Lawrence community...
Read MoreSince 2004, NDCR students have been walking through the doors every fall and defying the odds. Students are encouraged to hope. They are invited to create...
Read MoreOver the years, many of the Sisters of Notre Dame de Namur have walked the halls of Notre Dame Long-Term Care, including those who were a part of its creation....
Read MoreNotre Dame Health Care offers services not just for the physical well-being of its community but also for its intellectual and social well-being. Founded...
Read MoreIn honor of the 120 years of life sustained on this property for Notre Dame du Lac and Notre Dame Long-Term Care residents and the continued use of its...
Read MoreThe Sisters of Notre Dame de Namur have been a steadfast presence in and around Dorchester, Massachusetts, since our arrival in Boston 175 years ago, dedicated...
Read MoreSouth Boston Neighborhood Development Corporation (NDC) is transforming the former St. Augustine's Convent, once used by the Sisters of Notre Dame...
Read MoreAlthough they may endure physical and cognitive challenges associated with aging, the residents of St. Julie Billiart Residential Care Center in Ipswich,...
Read More"Let the trumpet sound to announce the year... Cry Jubilee!" -- Song from the Sonaike Family. This line begins and ends a song celebrating jubilee time...
Read MoreIn 1847, Father John McElroy, a Jesuit priest, on his way to serve as chaplain for soldiers during the Mexican-American War, stopped in Cincinnati to rest....
Read MoreThe mill cities in Massachusetts, which grew out of the Industrial Revolution, created fertile ground for the mission of the Sisters of Notre Dame de Namur...
Read MoreNotre Dame Academy in Hingham, Massachusetts, has roots cultivated by the Sisters of Notre Dame de Namur through three centuries. From its beginning in...
Read MoreWithin a decade after the Sisters of Notre Dame de Namur arrived in Boston in 1849, they established a presence in Lawrence, in the Merrimack Valley, dedicating...
Read MoreLong before 1950, when the Diocese of Worcester became separate from the Diocese of Springfield, the Sisters of Notre Dame de Namur expanded into the center...
Read More"I believe I am fortunate to call myself a student at Notre Dame Cristo Rey High School. The opportunities our school has afforded me are almost beyond...
Read More"Thank you for your housewarming present of 50 hens and three cows" is no longer part of urban U.S. vernacular, but it was most appropriate in Worcester...
Read MoreEmmanuel College is a Catholic, co-educational, residential institution with a beautiful 17-acre campus in the heart of Boston's educational, scientific,...
Read More"In the schools, teach whatever is necessary to equip the students for life." These words of St. Julie Billiart, founder of the Sisters of Notre Dame de...
Read MoreIt is described as "magical," "therapeutic," and "transformative" by parents, teachers, and members of the local community. Cuvilly Arts and Earth Center...
Read MoreTo speak of the Spirituality Center in Ipswich, we must begin by contemplating and thanking the creator for this magnificent piece of creation. The Center,...
Read More1849 -- Sisters arrive. Live in a house on Stillman Street, Boston (North End). Sister Louis de Gonzague, Sister Magdalen, and Sister Mary Stanislaus began...
Read MoreVATICAN CITY (CNS) -- Popes have made a habit of exceeding the statutory limit on the number of cardinals under the age of 80, but Pope Francis is planning...
Read MoreVATICAN CITY (CNS) -- The Diocese of Rome, like the Rome city government, has put so much effort into ensuring services in the historic center of the city...
Read More(OSV News) -- When asked how her faith and culture impact her day-to-day life and responsibilities as the executive director of the National Federation...
Read More(OSV News) -- The goal of the second and final meeting of the Synod on Synodality underway at the Vatican is understanding and exercising synodality in...
Read MoreWASHINGTON (OSV News) -- The Supreme Court Oct. 7 began its new term, which is scheduled to include cases involving school policies regarding students...
Read MoreBRAINTREE -- Vicar General Bishop Mark O'Connell has been hard at work for the last several weeks, leading the planning for the installation of the...
Read MoreDORCHESTER -- It all began with a family legacy. In 1974, Robert L. Marr and Daniel F. Marr Jr. founded the Boys and Girls Clubs of Dorchester as a memorial...
Read MoreMISSION HILL -- Maryanne Norton didn't realize that she was at the end of an era. She was just a girl in high school having fun with her friends. Norton,...
Read MorePEABODY -- "A calling comes quietly," says Richard D'Ambrosio of St. Ann Parish in Peabody. "Sometimes, it's a voice in the back of your head." D'Ambrosio...
Read MoreGathering at the historic Omni William Penn Hotel in downtown Pittsburgh, the birthplace of the Federation of Diocesan Liturgical Commissions 55 years...
Read MoreAs many of you will know, the Second Session of the Synod on Synodality has begun, and I am here in Rome to take part in it. I arrived a couple days early,...
Read MoreA Boston native born on June 7, 1930, he was a son of the late Henry and Alice (Crowley) McQuade. He was a son of St. Paul Parish in the Hub's Dorchester...
Read MoreNEW YORK (OSV News) The following are capsule reviews of theatrical movies available now for streaming or scheduled for broadcast on network or...
Read MoreNEW YORK (OSV News) Fans of the 2017 film "Wonder" may recognize the character of Julian Abans (Bryce Gheisar), a student on whose adjustment to...
Read MoreNEW YORK (OSV News) Arthur Fleck may be imprisoned and on trial for five counts of murder in the sequel "Joker: Folie a Deux" (Warner Bros.). But,...
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