VATICAN CITY (OSV News) — The American singer-songwriter Patti Smith met with Pope Leo XIV July 31 in a private …
The Trojan Horse Reimagined: Original Sin in Nolan’s Odyssey
SPOILER ALERT: Some spoilers below. The story of Odysseus has been told countless times, from Homer to Virgil, from Tennyson …
In Spain, diocese pledges emergency aid as death toll rises in enclave’s border crisis
(OSV News) — The Diocese of Cádiz and Ceuta offered emergency resources to civil authorities July 31 as more than 60,000 …
Pope Leo XIV to offer public Masses and audiences every week of August
ROME (OSV News) — Pope Leo XIV will celebrate a public Mass every week of August after taking time to rest …
Country Music, Sin, and Grace: Sing Me More Songs About Jesus
I am not what most people would think of as a country music fan. I have lived in a series …
Wildfires in Spain force Augustinian nuns to evacuate monastery
(OSV News) — Wildfires burning through central Spain forced a community of Augustinian nuns to evacuate their monastery as flames threatened …
Medjugorje shrine targeted in overnight vandalism, altar fire
(OSV News) — Police are investigating several acts of vandalism and desecration at the famed village of Medjugorje, Bosnia-Herzegovina, where …
Mental Illness and the Call of the Church
Today, I write to you with a simple invitation—that the Church is called to address mental health and mental illness. …
Church, state unite to honor murdered French priest 10 years after terror attack
(OSV News) — French top politicians, bishops and family remembered the 85-year-old Father Jacques Hamel 10 years after the priest was …
Grappling with Evil in a Redeemed World
Early Christians regarded Jonah’s emergence from the sea monster as a foreshadowing of Jesus’s suffering, death, and resurrection. During his …