Vocations to religious life in US decline, but key factors can impact numbers
OSV News
January 31, 2024
A new report shows a continued decrease in the number of permanent vocations to consecrated life in the U.S.
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Rare Blessed Carlo Acutis stained-glass window installed in Minnesota adoration chapel
OSV News
January 12, 2024
Several stained-glass windows are being installed in St. Anne’s Chapel at St. Louis Parish in Foreston, including a depiction of Blessed Carlo Acutis, one of the patrons of the revival.
A Mother’s Love
Pope Francis
January 1, 2024
“Mary treasured all these things and pondered them in her heart!” (Luke 2:19). In these words, Luke describes the attitude with which Mary took in
Out of Many, One: A New Franciscan Province
Susan Hines-Brigger
December 27, 2023
In October 2023, Franciscans from a number of US provinces gathered to become one. Now they are discovering new ways to live out the spirit of St. Francis.
Vatican Museums share hidden images, details found by art restorers
OSV News
December 15, 2023
The Vatican Museums has launched an initiative to give visitors — online and in person — a “backstage” peek into the secrets, curiosities and insights discovered by their art restorers.
God Speaks through Dreams
Bruce Epperly
December 6, 2023
God speaks to us in dreams. Listen to your dreams. They may reveal God’s vision for your life.
Woman religious and her team work to empower women in Pakistan
OSV News
October 26, 2023
Pakistani Sister Genevieve Ram Lal, a member of the Congregation of the Sisters of Charity of Jesus and Mary, became the national director of the Catholic Women’s Organization in 2012.
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.
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.”
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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