The relics of St. Bernadette, the Marian visionary of Lourdes, France, will tour the United States for the first time.
The visit will begin in South Florida at Our Lady of Lourdes Church in Miami, with a morning welcome Mass April 7. The
The Catholic Church needs women, especially women saints, who have shown throughout history an unwavering dedication to God and to caring for their brothers and sisters, Pope Francis said.
The women honored as doctors of the church and as co-patrons of Europe, he
Blessed Titus Brandsma, the 20th-century martyr murdered at the Dachau concentration camp, will be canonized May 15 along with nine other candidates for sainthood, including Blessed Charles de Foucauld.
During a March 4 gathering of cardinals in Rome, Pope Francis added the names
Since Russia’s assault on Ukraine began early in the morning of February 24, the world has watched in horror at this entirely unwarranted invasion. And for the average onlooker, it seems there’s nothing we can do. Mercifully, concrete action in this world
At the conclusion of Black History Month, writer Michelle Martin shares how St. Luke Productions — which for more than 30 years has told stories of Scripture and the saints on stage — came to produce a stage version of the life
OSV publisher Scott Richert reflects on the influence of St. Ephrem on the Church, specifically the many hymns he wrote. Unfortunately, writes Richert, “In our enlightened age of near-universal literacy, we may find it hard to believe that hymns could hold such
Pope Francis advanced the sainthood cause of Argentine Cardinal Eduardo Pironio, the prelate who organized and oversaw the first six international celebrations of World Youth Day.
The pope also approved a decree recognizing a miracle attributed to the intercession of Capuchin Poor Clare
On January 21, Pope Francis issued a decree declaring Saint Irenaeus as a Doctor of the Church, having accepted a related proposal of the Congregation for the Causes of Saints. In a new In Focus, Michael Heinlein introduces readers to this newly
Akash Bashir, a 20-year-old volunteer security guard who was killed by a suicide bomber in 2015, is the first Pakistani to be given the title, "servant of God," an initial step on the path to sainthood.
Archbishop Sebastian Shaw of Lahore, Pakistan, informed
Pope Francis said that when he was little, he thought the phrase "the communion of saints" in the Creed meant that the saints in heaven were receiving Communion.
Instead, the communion of saints expresses how "every member of the church is bound to