Scott P. Richert is publisher for OSV.
Publisher Scott Richert writes, Mass this morning at Sts. Peter and Paul Catholic Church in Huntington was no more sparsely attended than any previous Saturday morning. But following the guidelines established by the Diocese of Fort Wayne-South Bend, the faithful dutifully staggered
Our Sunday Visitor publisher Scott Richert writes, "We hold Mass at 11 a.m. every day here at OSV, but today, Friday, is not a normal day. Yesterday afternoon our CEO announced that the senior leadership team had made the decision to disperse
OSV publisher Scott Richert writes that over the course of the last 50 years, the state of public health worldwide has improved dramatically. For most people in the developed world, and even a good portion of the population of the developing world,
In the weeks leading up to the release of Pope Francis’ apostolic exhortation on the October 2019 Amazon synod, all of the public voices in the entire Catholic Church seemed to be united on one point: Pope Francis was going to write
As we approach the liturgical season of Lent, OSV publisher Scott R. Richert writes that Roman Catholics could benefit from a return to the practice of Shrovetide — a time of preparation before Ash Wednesday where we set aside sinful habits in
During the recent unpleasantness between the United States and Iran, Church leaders called, as they should, for both countries to look for ways to back away from the brink of war. However, publisher Scott P. Richert noted that no one seemed to
OSV publisher Scott P. Richert writes that while the producers of “The Two Popes” have been forthright in acknowledging that the film is a work of fiction, instead of presenting outright lies, the film presents half-truths that confuse viewers and serve only
Election years are always tough ones for the Catholic Church in the United States, as political divisions threaten to tear the Body of Christ asunder. It’s easy enough to say that Catholics should be Catholics first, and that political affiliations should be
Writing about his own reversion to the Catholic Church thirty-three years ago, publisher Scott Richert shares that it took him being lost and uncertain for him to find refuge in a church and the Eucharist. In a moment of clarity while genuflecting
In the wake of the August study by the Pew Research Center that says about two-thirds of Catholics do not believe in the Real Presence, most proposals to address this problem have focused on education. But the problem is more than an