phases of a solar eclipse | Photo by Bryan Goff on Unsplash

Eclipse seen as a way to pray, ‘engage with the work of God’s hands’

OSV News April 5, 2024

An astronomy buff since childhood, Father Robert Schrader anticipates quite a birthday present when he turns 75 April 8.

Surrender All for Christ

Daniel P. Horan, Phd March 30, 2024

Both Sts. Francis and Clare of Assisi recognized the importance of what happened at the cross as a model for Christian life.

A U.S. Coast Guard helicopter hovers over the Dali cargo vessel March 26, 2024, after it crashed into the Francis Scott Key Bridge causing it to collapse in Baltimore. Archbishop William E. Lori of Baltimore and that city's officials have called for prayers as rescue efforts continue, following the early morning collapse of the bridge. (OSV News photo/Julia Nikhinson, Reuters)

Baltimore Archdiocese ministers to crew involved in bridge collapse

OSV News March 28, 2024

The Archdiocese of Baltimore’s Apostleship of the Sea is normally a “friendly face” for international seafarers visiting the port.

Loving Creation, Loving God

Carie Moore March 25, 2024

When we allow ourselves to be as open as a child in our relationship with creation, we are one step closer to bringing about the kingdom of God.

As the saying goes, “April showers bring May flowers.” So, if you’re stuck inside on a drizzly day this spring, here are some books to lift your spirits while waiting for the sun to break through the clouds.

Sensing God: Learning to Meditate

Christopher March 14, 2024

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This image is part of the promotional material for "Follow That Bishop," a 28-minute documentary reporting on the FBI file kept on Archbishop Fulton J. Sheen. (OSV News photo/courtesy Rome Reports)

Documentary covers FBI file kept on Archbishop Sheen

OSV News March 13, 2024

Nearly 75 years after he stopped teaching at The Catholic University of America in Washington, Archbishop Fulton J. Sheen (1895-1979) can still fill a campus auditorium.

Statue of St. Francis | Image by Robert Cheaib from Pixabay

St. Francis and Lady Poverty

Murray Bodo, OFM March 6, 2024

Reflecting on how Francis and the brothers honored Lady Poverty has helped me to see how they lived their walking in the footsteps of Christ.

Saint Francis and brothers meet Sultan Malik al-Kamil' in this artist's rendering

Meeting Sultan Malik al-Kamil: St. Francis in a Foreign Land

Omer Englebert March 1, 2024

The deep friendship and rich dialogue between St. Francis of Assisi and Sultan Malik al-Kamil centuries ago can inform interfaith dialogue in our own times.

Alona Onyshchuk, 39, visits her husband's grave with her daughter, Anhelina, 5, at the Alley of Heroes at a local cemetery in the village of Lozuvatka, Dnipropetrovsk region, Ukraine, Jan. 22, 2024, amid Russia's attack on Ukraine. (OSV News photo/Alina Smutko, Reuters)

Seven U.S. cardinals pledge to help heal Ukraine’s wounds through new fund

OSV News February 28, 2024

With Russia’s full-scale invasion of Ukraine entering its third year, seven U.S. cardinals have become patrons of a new effort to heal the suffering of Ukraine’s people due to Russian aggression.