October 17, 2025

Older person walking outside in a forest

Embracing Our Bodies

Shannon K. Evans October 17, 2025

Even as we wrestle with the realities of living in a human body—illness, aging, disability, declining health—we also have the opportunity to embrace our bodies as a means of experiencing God in the material world.

A young Venezuelan migrant carries a statue of Our Lady of Guadalupe as she walks with her family in caravan in an attempt to reach the U.S. border, in Tapachula, Mexico, Nov. 5, 2024. (OSV News photo/Daniel Becerril, Reuters)

Missouri’s Catholic bishops call for merciful, just immigration policies

OSV News October 17, 2025

Missouri's Catholic bishops are urging lawmakers and policymakers at every level of government to work toward lasting solutions to the challenges brought by immigrants.