'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 MorePHILADELPHIA (OSV News) -- The Vatican decree elevating the Miraculous Medal Shrine in Philadelphia to the status of minor basilica brings "great joy"...
Read More(OSV News) -- Four clergymen, two seminarians and a diocesan journalist were convicted in Nicaragua on charges of conspiracy to undermine national integrity...
Read MoreDETROIT (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 MoreVATICAN CITY (CNS) -- Marriage is not a ceremony, a social event, a mere formality or an abstract ideal, Pope Francis said. Marriage, according to Christian...
Read MoreVATICAN CITY (CNS) -- The religious-order brothers, sisters and priests and the hermits, monks and consecrated virgins who serve God and the Catholic Church...
Read MoreROME (OSV News) -- Pope Benedict XVI's biographer revealed that the late pontiff for years suffered from insomnia and exhaustion, which ultimately led...
Read MoreCatholic education provides a faith-filled community that evangelizes students to be disciples of Jesus. In times of challenge, students have their faith...
Read MoreAt Xaverian Brothers High School, service is highly encouraged and it can be an impactful experience for the students who choose it. "Whether it is one...
Read MoreThe patron saint of Austin Prep, St. Augustine, is one of the most consequential and well-known saints in the history of the Church, and his teachings...
Read MoreFenwick prides itself on being intentional about community and centered on relationships. The students' connections with God, within themselves, with...
Read MoreTen years. One mission. St. Benedict Classical Academy (SBCA), an independent Catholic classical school for children from preschool through grade six in...
Read MoreOne might say that resilience is an essential ingredient in the DNA of Malden Catholic and its students. It is a resilience rooted in institutional history,...
Read MoreThe "incredible misunderstanding in America about the importance of education of two-and-a-half-year-olds, three-year- olds, and four-year-olds" has been...
Read MoreIn October, six Newton Country Day School students joined more than 2,000 others in Washington, D.C., for the Ignatian Solidarity Network's 25th annual...
Read MoreQuincy Catholic Academy, established in 2010, continues to thrive and grow in its mission to educate its students in "faith and values formation, academic...
Read MoreA variety of new and existing outdoor-based clubs and activities have been bringing members of the Central Catholic High School (CCHS) community outside...
Read MoreSparhawk Academy has three foundational maxims: Parents are the primary educators, boys will thrive when entrusted with age-appropriate freedom, and a...
Read MoreSt. John's Prep has been recognized as an Apple Distinguished School for a three-year term, joining fewer than 700 schools in 38 countries worldwide...
Read MoreWhen I first started working at Matignon High School in 2008, as it was known for more than 70 years, most would affectionately describe the school as...
Read MoreFor many years now, the closing of my weekly newsletter states ... Thank you for entrusting us with your most precious gift ... your children! For over...
Read MoreAs the only parish school that offers an infant and toddler early learning center, a PreK-5 elementary school, a Middle School, a Bridge Program, and a...
Read More''I love my job! Being able to bring God's love to children every day gives meaning to my life." It was a dreary Friday afternoon when Beth...
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Read MoreStudents from K1 to grade eight at St. John Paul II Catholic Academy (SJPIICA) in Dorchester are learning about the career fields associated with STREAM...
Read MoreToday's students are driven. They crave more opportunity for growth than any textbook or course of study alone can give. They have access to effectively...
Read More"I can do things you cannot; you can do things I cannot; together, we can do great things." -- St. Teresa of Calcutta. Cristo Rey Boston is laser-focused...
Read MoreAt Our Lady of Perpetual Help Mission Grammar School, scholars are immersed in a transformative student experience on the 133-year-old campus. In support...
Read MorePicture this: a school where the day begins with Mass, followed by Eucharistic Adoration and the opportunity to receive the Sacrament of Reconciliation....
Read MoreAt any Catholic Institution, faith formation is one of the most important components of the curriculum and life, and so it is at Cardinal Spellman. We...
Read MoreEvery day at St. Augustine School, we embrace our mission to form both saints and scholars. Just last year, this drive to provide a morally enriching and...
Read MoreThe mission of the Saints Academy is to provide a rigorous academic program through innovative teaching practices that prepares students for the world...
Read MoreToday, it is more important than ever to ensure middle school students receive high-quality academic instruction in a welcoming and inclusive environment....
Read MoreOh my, how time flies. St. Paul Choir School is celebrating its 60th anniversary this year. Since 1963, St. Paul's has held fast to its motto, "replatur...
Read MoreBellesini Academy is now in its third decade of serving young men and women in Lawrence, and its students and alumni are achieving remarkable success at...
Read MoreSt. Joseph Prep Boston is pleased to announce that Edylene Altidor '23 has been recognized as a Questbridge Scholar. Through Questbrige, Edylene has...
Read MoreFaith. Excellence. Service. These are the core values for both Catholic Schools Week 2023 as well as the core values of our everyday life at Trinity Catholic...
Read MoreFor the first time since the COVID-19 pandemic began, families, friends, and parishioners of St. Michael's Parish in North Andover were able to join...
Read MoreNestled in the heart of Boston's historic North End, St. John School has educated children since 1895. Welcoming students in pre-kindergarten three...
Read MoreMoments before each performance of an Our Lady of the Assumption School Drama Club play, the entire cast assembles in a room just off the stage. The students...
Read More(OSV News) -- Here are some television program notes for the week of Feb. 5, with their TV Parental Guidelines ratings if available. They have not been...
Read More(OSV News) -- The following are capsule reviews of theatrical movies on network and cable television the week of Feb 5. Please note that televised versions...
Read More(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 MoreWASHINGTON, D.C. -- Although Roe v. Wade was overturned last year, the Archdiocese of Boston continued its tradition of participating in the National March...
Read MoreBefore participating in the March for Life on Jan. 20, Cardinal Seán P. O'Malley celebrated Mass for the Boston priests and seminarians from St....
Read MoreLast Friday, I was visited by Sister Janet Gaudet, the provincial of the Missionary Franciscan Sisters of the Immaculate Conception who run Mount Alvernia...
Read MoreGenerations of seminarians at St. John Seminary knew him and his library. Msgr. Laurence W. McGrath died at Regina Cleri in Boston's West End on Jan....
Read More(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 MoreVATICAN CITY (CNS) -- Ukraine's religious leaders asked Pope Francis to visit Kyiv, said Archbishop Sviatoslav Shevchuk of Kyiv-Halych, the head of the...
Read MoreWASHINGTON (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 MoreVATICAN CITY (CNS) -- Considered one of Caravaggio's best masterpieces, "The Entombment of Christ" was covetingly confiscated by the French for its newly...
Read More(OSV News) -- A Moroccan national is under arrest after a horrific attack in several Catholic churches in the southern Spanish city of Algeciras, killing...
Read MoreVATICAN CITY (CNS) -- The world's religious traditions and their followers are called to offer wisdom to the world and to "infuse it with a spirit of warmth,...
Read MoreVATICAN CITY (CNS) -- Public criticism by cardinals and bishops is annoying -- "like a rash that bothers you a bit," Pope Francis said -- but differences...
Read More(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 MoreVATICAN CITY (CNS) -- As war ravages Ukraine, the country cannot be divided among religious confessions but must be united behind "mother Ukraine," Pope...
Read MoreVATICAN CITY (CNS) -- Conflict and division hurt the mission of the Knights of Malta, and craving for power creates distance from Christ, Pope Francis...
Read MoreVATICAN CITY (CNS) -- Having come to know Jesus through the Scriptures and in the Eucharist, Catholics are called to share with others the hope and joy...
Read MoreVATICAN CITY (CNS) -- Christians must not "put pressure on others" to convert or induce in them "feelings of guilt," but take a weight off their shoulders...
Read MoreVATICAN CITY (CNS) -- Germany's bishops do not have the authority to establish a permanent decision-making body of bishops and laypeople that top Vatican...
Read MoreLOS 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 MoreMIAMI (OSV News) -- Divine intervention may be the only explanation for how two college teammates graduated, ventured off on different career paths miles...
Read More(OSV News) -- Peru’s bishops pleaded for peace as violent protests against the country’s current president and legislature have claimed the lives of...
Read More(OSV News) -- The head of the Ukrainian Catholic Church has warned against moves by President Volodymyr Zelenskyy's government to outlaw Orthodox communities...
Read MoreLOS 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 MoreVATICAN CITY (CNS) -- The media and the field of communications need to exercise more kindness and share the truth with charity, Pope Francis said."Kindness...
Read MoreHALF 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 MoreBOYNTON 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(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 MoreVATICAN CITY (CNS) -- Pope Francis did not need to launch listening sessions for the Synod of Bishops for people to discover there are tensions in the...
Read MoreVATICAN CITY (CNS) -- The Word of God, which heals and raises people up, is meant for everyone, Pope Francis said. Jesus "wants to reach those far away,...
Read MoreVATICAN CITY (CNS) -- Lengthy, abstract homilies are "a disaster," so preaching should be limited to 10 minutes, Pope Francis said. Speaking off the cuff...
Read MoreWASHINGTON (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 MoreWASHINGTON (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(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 MoreWASHINGTON (OSV News) -- With the Supreme Court this past June overturning Roe v. Wade, the 1973 ruling that asserted that abortion was a constitutional...
Read MoreWASHINGTON (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 MoreWASHINGTON (OSV News) -- The pro-life movement should work to change hearts and minds on the issue of abortion by demonstrating "radical solidarity" with...
Read MoreVATICAN CITY (CNS) -- As the Biden administration and state governments look at ways to expand or restrict access to abortion after the U.S. Supreme Court's...
Read MoreAMMAN, Jordan (OSV News) -- An ecumenical delegation of bishops from 11 countries participated in the annual pilgrimage of the Holy Land Coordination,...
Read More(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 MoreWASHINGTON (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 MoreWASHINGTON (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(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 MoreNEW YORK (OSV News) -- The idea of incorporating iconic author Edgar Allan Poe, the inventor of the modern detective story, into a whodunit would seem...
Read MoreNEW YORK – While the mostly agreeable comedy “Ticket to Paradise” (Universal) won’t necessarily transport viewers to cinematic heaven, it will...
Read MoreATCHISON, Kansas (OSV News) -- As Psalm 19 says, day in and day out, "the heavens declare the glory of God." But every now and then -- or sometimes every...
Read MoreVATICAN CITY (CNS) -- Pope Francis' fifth trip to the African continent will highlight gestures of peace and reconciliation, consoling the victims of violence...
Read More(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 MoreBRAINTREE -- Over 2,500 years ago, the prophet Jeremiah described Rachel, one of the matriarchs of Israel, "weeping for her children and refusing to be...
Read MoreBROCKTON -- Over nearly 50 years, Pregnancy Help has supported thousands of mothers and children by providing a range of free and confidential services...
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