Ethan Hawke knows "Wildcat," his film about the life and imagination of Southern writer Flannery O'Connor released May 3, is unlikely to attract general audiences.
"It's a difficult subject matter for a lot of people. They don't know what to make out of
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,
With Latinos making up an estimated 40% of all Catholics in the United States, the U.S. Catholic Church is increasingly recognizing the needs and vitality of its Latino faithful, said Cardinal Carlos Aguiar Retes of Mexico City. "The bishops of the United
Pope Francis again called for the release of hostages taken from Israel by Hamas militants and for allowing humanitarian aid into Gaza. "I am always thinking about the serious situation in Palestine and Israel," the pope said during his weekly general audience
“Beauty will save the world,” Dostoyevsky famously wrote in his novel, “The Idiot.” Certainly beauty is a subjective thing, and one can reasonably find it in the most highly decorated space as in the simplistic bareness, when it is true. And in
WASHINGTON (OSV News) — Throughout the various stages of the Synod of Bishops on synodality, church leaders have referred to a new model that includes basic ecclesial communities. But what exactly are those? The communities — often referred to as CEBs for
Stephen Doran, M.D., is a board-certified neurosurgeon with over 25 years of experience. He is also the author of “To Die Well: A Catholic Neurosurgeon’s Guide to the End of Life,” published this month by Ignatius Press. Stephen also happens to be
OME (OSV News) -- Amid wars around the world, particularly in Ukraine and the Holy Land, the Catholic Church needs to speak out on nonviolence as a necessary option for any hope of peace, said a representative of Pax Christi International, urging
Ministries that offer hope and healing to women after abortion are emphasizing the reality of abortion after pop star Britney Spears revealed the agony of her own experience. “The thing to note is that when somebody like a cultural icon like Britney