These days one often hears the sentiment that being pro-life is at odds with caring for the poor. Kentucky-born physician and Sister of Mercy Sister Mariana Koonce is pro-life and ministers to the poor in her work. She rejects what she calls
Mary Ann Glendon, professor emerita of law at Harvard University and a former U.S. ambassador to the Holy See. Glendon -- who served under St. John Paul II, Pope Benedict XVI and Pope Francis -- recounts her Vatican experiences in her new
With an estimated one in seven Christians worldwide facing persecution, OSV News recently sat down with Regina Lynch, who in June 2023 was appointed the executive president of Aid to the Church in Need, an international pontifical foundation that supports the church
As pastoral head of the 11th largest diocese in the United States, Bishop Kevin W. Vann of Orange, California, works to meet the social, economic and spiritual needs of a diverse Catholic population. Bishop Vann, ordained a priest of the Diocese of
The Knights of Peter Claver is the oldest Black Catholic lay-led organization still in existence. This Black History Month, Charlie Camosy spoke with Gregory Herr, who helped establish the first Knights of Peter Claver Council in Orange County, California, in 2022, domiciled
Uliania Zhuravchak left her hometown of Skhidnytsia, Ukraine, years ago, but even then, the war was already starting. She arrived in Krakow, Poland, in 2015 to serve on the World Youth Day organizing committee. She continues to live and work in Krakow,
As Russia's full-scale invasion of Ukraine reaches the two-year mark Feb. 24, OSV News sat down with Metropolitan Archbishop Borys A. Gudziak of the Ukrainian Catholic Archeparchy of Philadelphia, recently returned from his latest visit to Ukraine, for his insights on the
“In the contemporary confusion, people are no longer clear about basic moral values,” says Father Wojciech Giertych, O.P., Theologian of the Papal Household. For Father Giertych, the theology of St. Thomas Aquinas can help the Church address that confusion. Appointed by Pope
(OSV News) — Bishop Michael F. Burbidge of Arlington, Virginia, was among the thousands of pro-life Americans participating in the 51st annual March for Life Jan. 19 despite freezing temperatures and a steady snowfall. The chairman of the U.S. Conference of Catholic
Archbishop José H. Gomez of Los Angeles founded OneLife LA a decade ago with a mission of promoting "the beauty and dignity of every human life from conception to natural death." On Jan. 20, the annual gathering commences its 10th anniversary of