News & Commentary

(OSV News) — It’s part of human nature to set aside certain days to mark events or to honor people. On a personal level we celebrate birthdays and anniversaries. On a secular level we celebrate the founding of our country, ...

WINCHESTER, Va. (OSV News) — Summer is mission trip season — which usually conjures up images of a few dozen Catholic teenagers and their chaperones practicing the corporal works of mercy in developing nations while simultaneously expanding their cultural horizons. ...

SÃO PAULO (OSV News) — The Aug. 9 passenger plane crash in the city of Vinhedo, Brazil killed all 62 on board, greatly touching different Catholic communities in the country. Pope Francis prayed for the victims of the crash during his Aug. 11 ...

LONDON (OSV News) — Prominent Catholics have joined church leaders in condemning a wave of riots across the United Kingdom, while also urging greater understanding of current social grievances. “The orchestrated violence seen on British and Northern Irish streets is ...

Despite the immense challenges that persist from last year's wildfires in Maui, optimism for the future also endures.

Archbishop John C. Wester of Santa Fe, New Mexico, has traveled to Japan on a "pilgrimage of peace" commemorating the 79th anniversary of the atomic bombings of Hiroshima and Nagasaki during World War II. The pilgrimage, which the archbishop undertook ...