The magisterium of the Church has long called for social and economic institutions to protect the interests of workers and has affirmed the dignity of work. But what does the dignity of work entail? Following Pope St. John Paul II, Columnist Kenneth
LEWISTON, Maine (OSV News) -- Amid a manhunt for a suspected mass shooter, a pastor in Maine is calling for "three-pronged prayer." Father Daniel Greenleaf, pastor of Prince of Peace Parish in Lewiston, told OSV News that he is interceding for at
In the month of November, beginning with the twin feasts of All Saints and All Souls, Catholics mark a special devotion to the faithful departed. As we approach the end of the liturgical year, we contemplate our own end and pray for
The news of Rupnik's incardination comes just as the first monthlong Synod on Synodality -- the synod that is meant to be all about listening, and about hearing the voices of the entire church -- is winding down and has issued its
WASHINGTON (OSV News) -- Republican Conference Vice Chair Mike Johnson (R-La.) was elected House speaker Oct. 25 following the ouster of former Speaker Kevin McCarthy (R-Calif.) and a series of failed GOP nominees to replace him. Johnson, 51, was first elected to
KOPER, Slovenia (OSV News) -- A former Jesuit priest dismissed by the order for sexual abuse has apparently been incardinated in a diocese in his native Slovenia, according to multiple media reports. Father Marko Ivan Rupnik -- a renowned mosaic artist who
The Georgia Supreme Court rejected Oct. 24 a lower court's ruling, allowing a Georgia law restricting abortion after six weeks gestation to remain in effect amid ongoing legal challenges. The law, a so-called "heartbeat" ban, called the LIFE Act prohibits with some
U.S. lawmakers, foreign dignitaries and representatives of various organizations recently gathered in Washington, D.C., to celebrate a growing coalition of 36 nations that support the health and advancement of women while declaring that there is no international right to abortion. “Abortion is
KRAKOW, Poland (OSV News) -- She dedicated her life and career to fight for marriages and unborn children -- a battle she would pursue with and for Karol Wojtyla. He signed letters to her as "Brother." She would talk to him daily
Pope Francis accepted the resignation of a Polish bishop in whose diocese a priest organized a "sexual orgy" as Polish media reported. The nunciature did not indicate in an Oct. 24 statement the reasons why Bishop Grzegorz Kaszak of Sosnowiec, 59, resigned,
Welcoming people into the church and helping them enter a relationship with Jesus always involves a call to conversion, said Archbishop Timothy P. Broglio, president of the U.S. Conference of Catholic Bishops. The archbishop, who heads the Archdiocese for the Military Services,