Catholic Saints

Love As St. Francis Did

Maureen O'Brien June 28, 2025

To fully love as Francis did, there is no compartmentalizing. Can I follow this example?

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An arrested criminal is seen in this illustration photo. Virginia Gov. Ralph Northam signed legislation March 24, 2021, making Virginia the 23rd state to abolish the death penalty. (CNS photo/Victor Pena, Reuters)

Kolbe House: The Saving Grace of Prison Inmates

Christopher Heffron June 26, 2025

This parish-based agency in Chicago offers hope to those jailed in both body and spirit.

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On the Road Paved by St. Francis

Eunice Park June 25, 2025

For some, the idea of not putting roots down and staying in one place may seem daunting—even impossible. But for this author, it’s part and parcel of her Franciscan identity and response to God’s call.

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Let Us Pray: Help Me to Be Simon

Patricia Breen June 25, 2025

Simon is a reminder for us to show up and be with those who need help carrying the load of suffering in their lives.

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Mother putting her hands on a grave while holding a white flower.

Pray for the Mother of Carlo Acutis

Christopher Heffron June 23, 2025

At 15, we know so little of the world at large—only our immediate one of school, friends, and budding adulthood.

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A displaced Syrian family are pictured in a file photo inside their tent at a refugee camp in the village of Jeb Jennine, in Lebanon's Bekaa Valley. (OSV News photo/Paul Jeffrey)

Amid conflict, poverty, papal charity aids persecuted Christians worldwide

OSV News June 23, 2025

Amid conflict, instability and poverty, "a remarkable display of true Christian charity" helped sustain the church in more than 130 countries during the previous year, said Cardinal Mauro Piacenza, president of the papal foundation Aid to the Church in Need.

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