News & Commentary
Women symbolize Ukraine’s strength, courage, archbishop says
OSV News
March 18, 2022
Women defending their nation, staying behind to care for loved ones, mourning loss and death, or fleeing to bring their children to safety all symbolize hope for Ukraine, said the head of the Ukrainian Catholic Church.
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Pope Francis prays for an end to war in Ukraine
OSV News
March 17, 2022
Asking God to forgive all people tempted by violence, Pope Francis prayed for an end to the war in Ukraine and the fratricidal killing of both combatants and civilians caught in the crossfire.
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Study: Black Catholics worship more with other races than solely their own
OSV News
March 16, 2022
A Pew Research Center study has found that only one-fourth of U.S. Black Catholics worship in majority-Black parishes.
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Catholic schools unite in prayer and faith for peace in Ukraine
OSV News
March 15, 2022
When students and faculty members at two Perth Amboy Catholic schools gathered together in a prayerful response to the humanitarian crisis unfolding in Ukraine, they were unified by their prayers and faith, and their city.
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Pope Francis on Ukraine: ‘Stop this massacre’
OSV News
March 14, 2022
Appealing again for an end to the war in Ukraine, Pope Francis said those who invoke God to promote or justify violence “profane his name.”
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Meta, Twitter, Netflix on ‘Dirty Dozen’ list for enabling exploitation
OSV News
March 11, 2022
Some familiar brand names were put on the newest "Dirty Dozen" list of companies by the National Center on Sexual Exploitation for enabling exploitation.
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Congolese Catholics honor their beatified martyr of ‘integrity and honesty’