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WEBVance and Walz debate abortion, immigration, gun policy and democracy. (OSV News) — At the first and only debate Oct. 1 between Gov. Tim Walz, D-Minn., and Sen. JD Vance, R-Ohio, the vice presidential... Kate Scanlon 17 hours ago. More News.
OSV News Showcase | October 04, 2024
WEB21 hours ago · This week an OSV News contingent traveled to Rome for the “Synod on Synodality” that started Oct. 2 (here are seven things to know about the second and final session of it if you haven’t been following the topic). The 368 members of the Synod started with a two-day retreat, which concluded with an Oct. 1 penitential liturgy (we also interviewed an abuse survivor who gave his testimony at ...
‘Abbreviated bankruptcy’ strategy for parishes is a first in diocesan ...
WEB1 day ago · (OSV News) -- The terms of a recent diocesan bankruptcy settlement, which require parishes to declare an "abbreviated bankruptcy," are a first for such cases and shows the impact of a Supreme Court ruling in June, a legal scholar told OSV News. The Diocese of Rockville Centre announced Sept. 26 that it had reached a
Cardinal Dolan, Bishop Brennan call for prayer amid war, …
WEB22 hours ago · New York Cardinal Timothy M. Dolan, center, and Bishop Robert J. Brennan of Brooklyn, N.Y., left, lead the Way of the Cross over the Brooklyn Bridge in New York April 7, 2023. The two prelates released a joint statement Oct. 4, 2024, lamenting the violence and suffering caused by the Israel-Hamas ...
New seminary campus embodies ‘formation of the whole man’ for ...
WEB2 days ago · The new campus of St. Charles Borromeo Seminary in Ambler, Pa., is seen in this Aug. 20, 2024, photo. The historic seminary, which serves the Archdiocese of Philadelphia as well as several other U.S. dioceses, moved from its longtime location to a smaller, custom-built complex that rector and Philadelphia Auxiliary Bishop Keith J. Chylynski told OSV News better meets the needs of 21st-century ...
At Catholic institutions, unions and employers negotiate tensions …
WEB1 day ago · Clayton Sinyai, executive director of the Catholic Labor Network told OSV News that Catholic institutions’ own example is key to upholding the credibility of the church’s teaching. “Catholic social teaching has long defended the right of workers to organize in labor unions,” Sinyai said, emphasizing that “America’s Catholic bishops ...
Relief efforts underway in western North Carolina; flooding caused …
WEB4 days ago · CHARLOTTE, N.C. (OSV News) -- Relief efforts are under way to help communities across western North Carolina reeling from the impacts of Tropical Storm Helene. Unprecedented flooding from the storm swamped municipal water systems, washed away roads and downed utility lines -- leaving many mountain communities cut off Sept. 27 and in critical need of
OSV introduces new, monthly Our Sunday Visitor magazine
WEBJul 17, 2024 · The new Our Sunday Visitor magazine is pictured in this undated photo. After years of extensive research by the OSV publishing company into what Catholic readers are looking for and the most effective ways to help them deepen their relationship with God and grow in faith, and OSV's launch of the OSV News wire service Dec. 31, 2022, the Our Sunday Visitor publication is transitioning into a ...
Since Oct. 7 attacks and start of war, pope calls Gaza every day ...
WEB3 days ago · (OSV News) -- Since Hamas' attack on Israel Oct. 7, 2023, and the immediate start of the Israel-Hamas war, Pope Francis has provided daily spiritual solace to Gaza Strip's only Catholic parish. The parish's priests, women religious and congregation and some 500 people take refuge in Gaza City's Holy Family Church, so named because it's
OSV News announces Peter Jesserer Smith as its first national …
WEBAug 11, 2022 · Our Sunday Visitor announced Wednesday that it has selected award-winning Catholic journalist Peter Jesserer Smith as the national news and features editor for the new OSV News wire service that launches Jan. 1, 2023. “I’m tremendously grateful for the opportunity to join Our Sunday Visitor as we build on the great legacy of Catholic News.