News & Commentary
Scholars, Catholics call St. Therese’s ‘little way’ relevant today after pope’s letter
OSV News
October 23, 2023
Carmelite scholars and everyday Catholics are welcoming Pope Francis' new apostolic letter about St. Therese of Lisieux, a 19th-century French Carmelite nun beloved worldwide for her "little way" of childlike trust and confidence in God's merciful love.
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Seahawks offensive tackle loves the game, but Catholic faith is his ‘focal point’
OSV News
October 21, 2023
In his second year as an offensive tackle for the Seattle Seahawks, Abraham "Abe" Lucas is living his childhood dream. Even so, it's faith, not football, that's the most important thing for this self-described "hard-core Catholic."
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Palestine ambassador says Vatican should play role in mediating end of ‘carnage’
OSV News
October 20, 2023
The Vatican, especially Pope Francis, must double its efforts and urge the international community to end the massacre of Palestinians killed in Gaza in the Israel-Hamas war, Palestine's ambassador to Denmark said.
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Pope calls for world day of prayer for peace as catastrophe looms in Gaza
OSV News
October 19, 2023
Warning against a humanitarian catastrophe in Gaza and ongoing conflicts elsewhere, Pope Francis has called for a day of fasting, penance and prayer for peace in the world Oct. 27.
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Newly Unified ‘Province of Our Lady of Guadalupe’ is Established in Atlanta, GA
Kerting Baldwin EdD, APR
October 17, 2023
Approximately 700 men from six United States provinces came together in a unified Province of Our Lady of Guadalupe in mid-October, during their synodal Chapter of Unity in Kansas City, MO.
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Illinois man who killed Palestinian boy, wounded mother is Catholic parishioner
OSV News
October 17, 2023
An Illinois man accused of murdering a Palestinian boy and stabbing his mother because they were Muslim is a member of a local Catholic parish.
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At memorial, Charlie Kirk’s wife says she forgives alleged shooter