2 (OSV News) — The Holy See’s diplomat to the United Nations has reiterated a call to end nuclear proliferation, saying …
An Ikon Weeps
This week’s poem in the Catholic Poetry Room is by Martin Briggs. An Ikon Weeps What miracle of holy heartache …
Between the sheep and secrecy: A new social media generation prepares to elect the pope
3 ROME (OSV News) — The College of Cardinals preparing to elect a new pope includes a visible group of Generation …
The Legacy of Nicaea After Pope Francis
In 2025, we mark the seventeen-hundredth anniversary of the first ecumenical council, convoked by Constantine in the city of Nicaea …
Be at Peace
“Let not your hearts be troubled; believe in God, believe also in me. In my Father’s house are many rooms; …
Memorial Masses highlight Pope Francis’ love for Jesus, care for the vulnerable
17 NEW YORK (OSV News) — We cannot understand Pope Francis “if we don’t understand that he was a man of …
What is Your Passion in Life?
What is your passion in life? What are you passionate about? Recently, I found myself asking someone else this very …
Seven Thoughts on the Church
I. Sight deceives us.[1] In his famous hymn Pange Lingua, written for the feast of Corpus Christi, St. Thomas writes …
Vancouver archbishop calls for prayer after deadly attack at Filipino heritage festival
2 (OSV News) — Archbishop J. Michael Miller, apostolic administrator of the Archdiocese of Vancouver, British Columbia, is calling for prayer …
‘A pope among the people’: Pope Francis’ funeral day in photos
A girl holds a Franciscan cross and picture of Pope Francis as she waits for the arrival of the casket …