Lent with Padre Pio: Third Saturday

Franciscan Media March 29, 2025

Padre Pio had a remedy for that feeling of discouragement: Always turn to God.

Franciscanism 101

Sr. Rosemary Stets, OSF March 25, 2025

Sister Rosemary Stets, OSF, is a Bernardine Franciscan Sister and author of the book Franciscan Field Guide: People, Places, Practices, and Prayers. She has served on the

St. Mary Magdalene: Leader and Visionary

Mark Etling, PhD March 22, 2025

One early Christian writing describes Mary Magdalene as equal to the apostles, perhaps even a leader among them. It claims that anyone with spiritual maturity has the ability and authority to teach and interpret the Gospel.

Assisi at dusk | Photo by Sara Bertoni on Unsplash

An Armchair Pilgrimage to Assisi

Patti Normille March 20, 2025

Spending time in Assisi—if only in our minds—can bring us closer to Saints Francis and Clare.

A serviceman of 24th Mechanized Brigade named after King Danylo of the Ukrainian Armed Forces fires a 2S5 "Hyacinth-S" self-propelled howitzer toward Russian troops at the frontline near the town of Chasiv Yar in Donetsk region, Ukraine Nov. 18, 2024, amid the ongoing the Russia-Ukraine war. (OSV News photo/Oleg Petrasiuk, Press Service of the 24th King Danylo Separate Mechanized Brigade of the Ukrainian Armed Forces/Handout via Reuters)

US Catholics help ‘heal the wounds of war’ in Ukraine through fund

OSV News March 20, 2025

Catholic bishops and faithful in the U.S. are helping to heal broken bodies, minds and spirits in Ukraine amid Russia’s full-scale invasion, thanks to a church-driven initiative.

The Social Justice Prophets

Mary Ann Getty, PhD March 19, 2025

The prophets of old have quite a bit to say about today’s problems.

A statue of Irish-born Matt Talbot, declared "venerable" by Pope Paul VI, is seen in Dublin Aug. 24, 2018. The 100th anniversary of Talbot's death is June 7. (CNS photo/Clodagh Kilcoyne, Reuters)

Film on Matt Talbot shows the power of faith, thirst for holiness

OSV News March 18, 2025

A forthcoming docudrama is highlighting how an Irish laborer, now on the path to possible sainthood, has become a patron of those battling addiction — and those thirsting for holiness.