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Youth ministry series focuses on practical tools, accompaniment
“We often try to put an earthly answer on a godly situation,” said Rich Donovan, associate director of the Archdiocese of Newark’s Office for Youth and Young Adult Ministry. He … Learn More
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Pope offers prayers, financial assistance to stricken Colombia
Pope Leo XIV sent a donation of 100,000 euros (approximately $115,321) for humanitarian relief efforts in Colombia, which is still reeling in the aftermath of a deadly earthquake early this … Learn More
Sights & Sounds: Building God’s kingdom in Dominican Republic
In the Gospels, Jesus compares the kingdom of heaven to a mustard seed: It is the smallest of all the seeds, yet when full-grown it is the largest of plants. … Learn More
Pope calls Sunday ‘foundation and kernel’ of liturgical year
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St. Maximilian Kolbe designed his own lunar spacecraft
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- Pope at Angelus: Mary a sign of hope, consolation for the world
on August 15, 2026 at 1:20 pmOn the Feast of the Assumption, the pope invoked Mary's intercession for "those communities that are in particular need of consolation and of renewed hope." The post Pope at Angelus: Mary a sign of hope, consolation for the world first appeared on OSV News.
- True beauty found in enduring love, which ‘ennobles and lifts us up,’ pope says on feast of Assumptionby Junno Arocho Esteves on August 15, 2026 at 12:36 pm
"For it is the purity of the soul that, in Mary -- as in us -- by the grace of God, illuminates and transfigures the whole person, leading us to the glory of Heaven," the pope said. The post True beauty found in enduring love, which ‘ennobles and lifts us up,’ pope says on feast of Assumption first appeared on OSV News.
- Washington Roundup: Leavitt to step down, Vance urges DOJ investigation over ‘gender ideologies’by Kate Scanlon on August 15, 2026 at 10:11 am
While Congress was in the midst of its August recess, White House press secretary Karoline Leavitt announced she would step down from her podium at the end of the month. The post Washington Roundup: Leavitt to step down, Vance urges DOJ investigation over ‘gender ideologies’ first appeared on OSV News.
- Religious life must find harmony amid change, LCWR’s president tells assemblyby Dan Stockman | Global Sisters Report on August 14, 2026 at 7:28 pm
The transformation of religious life "is part of a continual cycle -- growing in some places, merging in others and coming to fulfillment in still others." The post Religious life must find harmony amid change, LCWR’s president tells assembly first appeared on OSV News.
- DeSantis urged to exercise ‘justice, mercy’ and commute Florida inmate’s death sentence to lifeby OSV News on August 14, 2026 at 6:48 pm
"Every human life, given by God, is sacred," Florida's Catholic bishops told Gov. Ron DeSantis Aug. 13 in urging him to stay the execution of William Silvia and commute his death sentence to life in prison without the possibility of parole. The post DeSantis urged to exercise ‘justice, mercy’ and commute Florida inmate’s death sentence to life first appeared on OSV News.
