In the latest from Our Sunday Visitor, the editorial board writes: “St. Paul, in his Letter to the Romans, shares with us this critically important point: ‘All things work for good for those who love God’ (8:28). In other words, even in
“The Church’s message of Easter hope, found in the being of the Risen Christ, is needed more than ever during this coronavirus pandemic,” writes the Our Sunday Visitor Editorial Board. “As we face this Easter season with uncertainty, we thank our priests
An open letter from Catholics demands that U.S. bishops take steps to make available all of the sacraments during the coronavirus pandemic. This open letter fosters further division among Catholics during this time of global crisis, tragedy and grief. There is a
The extraordinary urbi et orbi prayer service in a desolate St. Peter’s Square on March 27 was the finest hour to date of Pope Francis’ seven-year pontificate, writes the Our Sunday Visitor editorial board. In a moment of global crisis, with the
The editorial board for Our Sunday Visitor writes that for our priests, the challenges of the coronavirus pandemic can be even more acute. Not only are they literally separated from their flocks, they are now on the front lines of a battle
From the Our Sunday Visitor Editorial Board: These are strange days. As Americans, we are used to our freedom, which allows us to do what we like, when we like it — even to our own detriment. No questions asked. So when
It was announced March 9 that all of Italy, including Rome and Vatican City, would undergo a lockdown due to the spread of coronavirus in the country. In response to these trying times, Cardinal Angelo De Donatis, papal vicar of Rome, sent
Much is unknown about the new coronavirus, COVID-19, that has killed more than 3,000 people in multiple countries around the globe. Dioceses and archdioceses where the disease is widespread, such as Milan in northern Italy, have cancelled Masses and other Church-related events.
And so it’s happened again. It turns out that another great and respected Catholic hero was not what he seemed. Jean Vanier, the celebrated founder of L’Arche International, a community devoted to caring for those with intellectual disabilities, was also a serial
The Our Sunday Visitor Editorial Board writes, since the publication of Pope Francis’ exhortation on the Amazon, we have heard much about what the document does not contain. We know that after months of speculation, the topic of priestly celibacy does not