2+ hour, 45+ min ago   (786+ words) (OSV News) " Father Mike Schmitz is sharing five takeaways, or things he's learned, from hosting the wildly popular "The Bible in a Year" podcast released five years ago. "The reason people are listening " the reason they want to listen and…...

1+ day, 6+ hour ago   (775+ words) ST. PAUL, Minn. " After a second fatal shooting in January involving federal agents in Minneapolis during an increase in federal immigration enforcement, Archbishop Bernard A. Hebda presided over an evening Mass for peace Jan. 25 at the Cathedral of St. Paul in…...

1+ day, 8+ hour ago   (650+ words) (OSV News) -" A video showing a crying elderly man approaching the altar during Mass " prompting the priest to interrupt the consecration and give him a hug " went viral in Brazil and moved millions of people. Father Carlos Henrique Fernandes of…...

2+ day, 5+ hour ago   (1140+ words) The vespers service, which took place on the feast of the conversion of St. Paul, marked the conclusion of the 59th Week of Prayer for Christian Unity. The post Full text: Pope Leo XIV's homily at vespers concluding the Week of…...

2+ day, 7+ hour ago   (303+ words) (OSV News) "The following is the full text of Pope Leo XIV's Angelus address given Jan. 25 to those gathered in St. Peter's Square. Brothers and sisters, happy Sunday! Brothers and sisters, like the first disciples, we are called to embrace…...

2+ day, 8+ hour ago   (1368+ words) (OSV News) "Pope Leo XIV didn't just write his first message as pontiff for World Communications Day Jan. 24. He wrote a programmatic document on artificial intelligence in response to the challenges of the modern world, just like Pope Leo XIII…...

3+ day, 15+ hour ago   (648+ words) This Sunday we find ourselves hearing the most famous sermon in all history: The Sermon on the Mount." Over the years, the Sermon on the Mount has been called many things. One scholar called it "The Magna Carta of the…...

4+ day, 31+ min ago   (790+ words) (OSV News) " Amid launching a dramatic appeal to help Ukrainians "freezing in genocidal attacks by Russia," and after coordinating years of humanitarian efforts for the country, Cardinal Konrad Krajewski, the papal almoner said he is "unable to accept the medal…...

4+ day, 3+ hour ago   (748+ words) OXON Hill, Md. (OSV News) "Michael McGivney Schachle lit up the room as he walked onto the stage at Life Fest with his parents. "Father McGivney, pray for me," the 10-year-old said, smiling into the microphone. His parents, Daniel and Michelle…...

4+ day, 10+ hour ago   (683+ words) PARIS (OSV News) " The Archdiocese of Paris is launching a major churchwide council in response to a surge in adult and youth conversions across France. The initiative begins Jan. 25, the feast of the Conversion of St. Paul, with a four-month…...