Perspective
Only a Human Can Tell the Truth
To be a Christian means, fundamentally, to have encountered Christ and to have allowed Him to change your life. Few understand the centrality of this personal and relational encounter with […]
Perspective
Going After the Lost Sheep of Generation Z
Good Shepherd Sunday, held this year on April 21, is a poignant reminder of one of the Church’s sacred duties: to guide and nurture young people in their spiritual journey. […]
Perspective
Remembering Gaza’s Christians
“It is a very special Easter. We are closer than ever to the crucified Savior,” a Christian in Gaza recently told the Catholic relief agency Aid to the Church in […]
Perspective
Gender Ideology Is Among Major Threats to Religious Liberty
In the inaugural report by the U.S. Conference of Catholic Bishops on the “State of Religious Liberty in the United States,” published on Tuesday, January 16, the landscape of religious […]
Perspective
Christmas in Solidarity with Christians in the Holy Land
As in all too many Christmases past, sobriety blankets the city of Bethlehem, where Christ’s birth is jubilantly celebrated each year. The joyous preparations that typically mark the approach of […]
Perspective
Anticipating Pope Francis’ Follow-up to Laudato Si’
Eight years have passed since the release of Pope Francis’ groundbreaking encyclical Laudato Si’. The document has undeniably contributed to raising awareness of environmental issues within the Catholic community and […]
Perspective
Listening? Catechizing? The Balancing Act of Accompaniment
The Catholic Church is facing a crisis of faith among young people. In recent years, there has been a steady decline in the number of young people who identify as […]
National
News Briefs: August 6, 2023
U.S. Official Calls State of Religious Freedom in Nigeria ‘Abysmal,’ Says Country in ‘Slow -Motion Genocide’ WASHINGTON, D.C. (OSV News) – The chairman of U.S. Commission on International Religious Freedom, […]
National
The ‘life-changing’ experience of World Youth Day
BY MARIA WIERING AND PAULINA GUZIK OSV News — In 1997, then-19-year-old Jessica Smith sang on the papal stage at World Youth Day (WYD) in Paris as pilgrims made their […]
FEATURE
Our World Has Lost the Catholic Understanding of Human Anthropology
By Theresa Farnan, Ph.D. In a growing national divide, 16 states have recently passed laws limiting or banning “gender transition” procedures, while three states — and counting — have declared themselves “trans […]
Perspective
Emerging Age-Verification Laws Will Make the Internet Safer
A new Utah law, SB 287, which went into effect on Wednesday, May 3, began to restrict minors’ access to pornographic websites. The law requires websites that distribute “pornography and other […]
National
OSV Launches ‘Comprehensive Investigation’ After ‘Suspicious Activity’ Found on Network
HUNTINGTON, Indiana (OSV News) — Our Sunday Visitor, one of the largest Catholic resource providers in the world, announced on May 5 an incident regarding data security within the company […]