Catholic Saints

Students from Everest Academy in Lemont, Ill., cheer May 8, 2025, after it was announced that Chicago-born Cardinal Robert Francis Prevost was elected as the next pope. He chose the papal name Leo XIV. (OSV News photo/Vincent Alban, Reuters)

Chicago abuzz with ‘unbelievable’ joy the first American Pope is a hometown son

OSV News May 10, 2025

Catholics and non-Catholics alike were abuzz with excitement in Chicago May 8, after one of the city's native sons became pope. Taking the name Leo XIV, the new pontiff has made many firsts.

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Dance with the Spirit

Megan McKenna May 9, 2025

Why would God summon us to be disciples of his beloved Son? In the words of a Sufi master: “I chose to call you because you need it more than the others!”

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Fire of Praise

Franciscan Media May 5, 2025

Each path Francis took on his journey to God led him to a single action: praise of God.

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Pope Francis greets an elderly woman as he meets with people in Asuncion, Paraguay, July 12, 2015. The pope in January 2021 established the World Day for Grandparents and Elderly, celebrated annually on the fourth Sunday of July, near the July 26 liturgical memorial of Jesus' grandparents Sts. Joachim and Anne. (CNS photo/Paul Haring)

In 12 years, Pope Francis made enormous impact on church, liturgical life

OSV News May 2, 2025

While the liturgical legacy of Pope Francis may have flown under the radar for many, several experts told OSV News his 12-year papacy made a definite impact.

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carpenter working in his wood shop on wood.

Joseph the Righteous

John R. Barker, OFM May 1, 2025

In Joseph, who decided to send Mary away without disgracing her, we find the essence of what it means to be righteous.

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The Face of God

Roch Niemier, OFM April 30, 2025

In the Incarnation, God revealed to us who God is. The Incarnation showed us the face of God.

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