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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
The Assumption is the answer when you feel unimportant
You and I are stardust. We are insignificant entities on an out-of-the-way planet in a nondescript galaxy that will eventually succumb to heat-death. At least, this interpretation of the universe … Learn More
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
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
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- Religious life must find harmony amid change, LCWR’s president tells assembly
by Dan Stockman | Global Sisters Report on August 14, 2026 at 7:28 pmThe 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.
- World cannot remain indifferent to suffering of migrant children, pope saysby Junno Arocho Esteves on August 14, 2026 at 6:42 pm
Pope Leo lamented the increasing number of children and adolescents forced to flee their homes due to "war, poverty, violence, environmental disasters and other tragedies." The post World cannot remain indifferent to suffering of migrant children, pope says first appeared on OSV News.
- Australian bishop found guilty of abusing 3 young Aboriginal menby Junno Arocho Esteves on August 14, 2026 at 4:29 pm
Archbishop Costelloe of Perth said that with the conclusion of the trial, the Church's investigation of Bishop Saunders "can now recommence." The post Australian bishop found guilty of abusing 3 young Aboriginal men first appeared on OSV News.
- Vatican City mints new coins featuring face of Pope Leo XIVby Courtney Mares on August 14, 2026 at 1:16 pm
It is the first time that the Vatican has issued coins featuring a pope's portrait in nearly a decade. The post Vatican City mints new coins featuring face of Pope Leo XIV first appeared on OSV News.
