Lessons in journalism and in life

On July 6, OSV Publisher Scott P. Richert announced the creation of OSV News, a new Catholic news agency in the wake of the closure of the excellent and well-regarded Catholic News Service. Richert writes that the announcement was bittersweet. Sweet, for

OSV to launch a new Catholic news service Jan. 1

One of the oldest and most trusted names in Catholic media in the United States, Our Sunday Visitor, Inc. announced Wednesday that it will launch OSV News, a new Catholic news service, on Jan. 1, 2023. Subscribers to the new service will

To tell the truth

OSV publisher Scott Richert explores the key differences between the Catholic media and secular media — differences that have only been made all too clear in their coverage of recent Supreme Court decision, writing: “When Father John Francis Noll wrote in the

The Church has good news to tell

Monsignor Owen Campion writes that, despite changes in the way people receive their news, the Church still has good news to tell: “Reliable reporting, and good Catholic commentary, still are needed by Catholics, but this country, and Western Europe, are facing a

The mission of the Catholic media

OSV publisher Scott Richert quotes Father John Francis Noll, who founded Our Sunday Visitor. In the first issue of the newspaper, Father Noll wrote: “The supply of most things, good and bad, is generally regulated by the demand for the same. Now

Are we living life through a Christo-centric lens?

In her latest column, Gretchen R. Crowe shares her takeaways from a recent presentation by Dominican Father Patrick Mary Briscoe, editor-in-chief for the English edition of Aleteia.org. The presentation was offered to members of the Catholic Media Association with the theme “How