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Saint Frances Xavier Cabrini

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The Artist’s Work

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Features

Women religious and the Church

The Nuns Are OK: Building a Sustainable Future for Women Religious 

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Why It’s So Hard to Forgive 

Michele Dunne and others

A Diplomat’s Journey to Activism 

News

Young people pray near a monstrance after a Mass for the feast of Corpus Christi at the Cathedral of Our Lady of the Angels in Los Angeles June 22, 2025, during the National Eucharistic Pilgrimage. (OSV News photo/Bob Roller)

Survey: Young adults are engaged and at risk of leaving the church

Members of the Pontifical Swiss Guard line up in the San Damaso Courtyard of the Apostolic Palace in this file photo from Oct. 4, 2025. (CNS photo/Vatican Media)

Vatican says Swiss Guards investigating alleged antisemitic gesture

Rami Malek as Lt. Col. Douglas Kelley and Russell Crowe as Hermann Göring star in a scene from the movie "Nuremberg." The OSV News classification is A-III -- adults. The Motion Picture Association rating is PG-13 -- parents strongly cautioned. Some material may be inappropriate for children under 13. (OSV News photo/Scott Garfield, courtesy Sony Pictures Classics)

‘Nuremberg’ examines capacity of ordinary men to commit extraordinary evil

Pope Leo XIV is seen speaking to journalists outside the Palazzo Barberini in Castel Gandolfo, Italy, in a screen shot from a video taken Nov. 4, 2025.

Pope answers questions about migrants, Venezuela, Rupnik trial

Commentary

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Welcome Home, Soldier

Jesus said: Love the Poor

Dilexi te’s Urgent Plea: Risk the Poor or Lose Jesus

Church fathers

We Are the Bricks of the Church 

Inspiration

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Communion of Saints: Deepening our Relationships with Those We’ve Lost

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Francis: A Natural Spiritual Genius

Plants of Clare

Whispers of Prayer from St. Clare 

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Finding God on the Camino

Current Issue

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Dear Reader

‘We Happy Few’

Editorial

Opening Our Ears to Our Lady 

Feature

St. Francis and Christmas: A Celebration of Love 

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We Are the Bricks of the Church 

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Columns

Don Cheadle stars in a scene from the movie "Hotel Rwanda." The USCCB Office for Film & Broadcasting classification is A-III -- adults. The Motion Picture Association of America rating is PG-13 -- parents are strongly cautioned. Some material may be inappropriate for children under 13. (CNS photo from United Artists) (Oct. 19, 2009) See MEDIA NOTEBOOK Oct. 19, 2009.

Hollywood and Holiness: How Film Can Be a Teacher

The current flows around a tuft of grass in a stream.

Elizabeth of Hungary: Beloved Sister in a Troubled World

Rolheiser-grief

What to Do When There’s Nothing You Can Do

Medicine of Mercy

Medicine of Mercy

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Living Hope 

Don Cheadle stars in a scene from the movie "Hotel Rwanda." The USCCB Office for Film & Broadcasting classification is A-III -- adults. The Motion Picture Association of America rating is PG-13 -- parents are strongly cautioned. Some material may be inappropriate for children under 13. (CNS photo from United Artists) (Oct. 19, 2009) See MEDIA NOTEBOOK Oct. 19, 2009.

Hollywood and Holiness: How Film Can Be a Teacher

The current flows around a tuft of grass in a stream.

Elizabeth of Hungary: Beloved Sister in a Troubled World

Rolheiser-grief

What to Do When There’s Nothing You Can Do

Medicine of Mercy

Medicine of Mercy

Cuban artwork on a wall

Living Hope 

Profiles & Vocations

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Mark Anthony Zarate, OFM: Being One with the Poor in the Philippines

Brother Clark Berge, SSF

Brother Clark Berge, SSF: Running with the Spirit of Francis 

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Sister Kathy Warren, OSF: A Franciscan Journey of Renewal, Dialogue, and Service

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Teresa Redder, OFS: Secular Franciscan and Servant Leader

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Sister Margaret Carney, OSF: A Lifetime of Footsteps on the Franciscan Way 

Podcast

Episode 25

Ronald Rolheiser, OMI

A Spirituality of Aging and Letting Go
Episode 22

Richard B. Patterson, PhD

Becoming Wounded Healers
Episode 18

Maureen O'Brien

Listening, Following, Re-Discovering, Healing
Episode 4

Ilia Delio, OSF

A Theology of the Future

Voices

Tyler Grudi, OFM

Online: Franciscan Spirit
Dilexi te’s Urgent Plea: Risk the Poor or Lose Jesus

Patricia Breen McNeil

Nov/Dec 2025 Issue
What Is Mine to Do? 

Daniel Imwalle

September 2025 Cover
Sister Norma Pimentel’s Mission 

Richard Rohr, OFM

Online: Franciscan Spirit
Francis: A Natural Spiritual Genius

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