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Pope calls Sunday ‘foundation and kernel’ of liturgical year
Pope Leo XIV urged Catholics to gather in person for Sunday Mass and called for working conditions that allow people to attend, saying Sunday is “the foundation and kernel of the whole liturgical year.” … Learn More
St. Maximilian Kolbe designed his own lunar spacecraft
St. Maximilian Kolbe, whose feast is celebrated on Aug. 14, is best known for his example of self-sacrifice in Auschwitz, where he convinced Nazi soldiers to kill him instead of … Learn More
Kean Catholics visit Pope Leo’s alma mater
On Aug. 2, a group of students from New Jersey’s Kean University traveled to the suburbs of Philadelphia to visit the alma mater of Pope Leo XIV. The trip was … Learn More
How two lost St. Augustine sermons were found
Two previously unknown sermons by St. Augustine have been identified in a 12th-century manuscript preserved in Poland, giving scholars a rare new window into the mind of one of Christianity’s … Learn More
Pope Leo XIV appeals for peace in Sudan and Ukraine
During his Sunday Angelus address on Aug. 9, Pope Leo XIV appealed for peace amid a serious humanitarian situation in Sudan, where a prolonged military siege has left more than … Learn More
From the Archives: Feast of the Assumption in Mahwah, 1980
A parishioner at Immaculate Heart of Mary in Mahwah places a bouquet with those of other parishioners on the Feast of the Assumption in 1980. Fr. Eugene Palumbo gave the … Learn More
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- Jordan prepares for 2,000th anniversary of Christ’s Baptism in 2030
by Dale Gavlak on August 13, 2026 at 2:15 pmOrganizers hope to see millions of Christian pilgrims coming to Jordan to engage in this historic commemoration of the Baptism Site, the starting point of Christ's earthly mission. The post Jordan prepares for 2,000th anniversary of Christ’s Baptism in 2030 first appeared on OSV News.
- In West Virginia mountains, over 2,000 Catholic Scouts gather for Mass ‘filled with joy, hope’by Colleen Rowan on August 13, 2026 at 11:55 am
"God wants to elevate our character so that we become leaders and guides to others to what is right, and what is truly lasting in God's kingdom." The post In West Virginia mountains, over 2,000 Catholic Scouts gather for Mass ‘filled with joy, hope’ first appeared on OSV News.
- Sainthood cause takes step forward for Rhoda Wise, an Ohio housewife, mystic and stigmatistby Anna Dougherty on August 12, 2026 at 11:18 pm
Ohio resident Rhoda Wise was a laywoman, a wife and an adoptive mother -- but she was also a mystic, stigmatist, and now the candidate for sainthood could be declared venerable by the Church. The post Sainthood cause takes step forward for Rhoda Wise, an Ohio housewife, mystic and stigmatist first appeared on OSV News.
- Pope Leo night at White Sox baseball park maxes out stadium capacityby Simone Orendain on August 12, 2026 at 9:17 pm
White Sox baseball fans sporting custom-designed black and gold mitre-style hats celebrated Pope Leo XIV, a fellow diehard Sox fan, at a pope-themed game in Chicago Aug. 11. The post Pope Leo night at White Sox baseball park maxes out stadium capacity first appeared on OSV News.
- Desecration of Madrid tabernacles, relic prompts court filing by Christian legal groupby Junno Arocho Esteves on August 12, 2026 at 9:02 pm
Abogados Cristianos (Christian Lawyers), said it filed the complaint for the "violent assault" against the Church of St. Margaret Mary Alacoque in Madrid. The post Desecration of Madrid tabernacles, relic prompts court filing by Christian legal group first appeared on OSV News.
