Celebrating the holiness of St. Teresa of Avila October 1, 2025By J.J. Ziegler OSV News Filed Under: Commentary, Saints More than five centuries after her birth, we can ask this Carmelite reformer to help us travel the paths of joy, prayer, fraternity and time in our own pilgrimage to God.
Question Corner: Why won’t the church grant me an annulment after my husband had an affair? October 1, 2025By Jenna Marie Cooper OSV News Filed Under: Commentary, Question Corner The goal of the church’s nullity process is to determine whether there was some problem or issue at the time of the wedding that was serious enough and of such a nature so as to prevent a true marriage from ever being contracted in the first place.
How might Archbishop Iannone, new prefect for the Dicastery for Bishops, shape the role? September 30, 2025By Michael R. Heinlein OSV News Filed Under: Commentary, Vatican The biggest indicator of how Pope Leo might govern the church so far can be found in the Sept. 26 appointment of Archbishop Filippo Iannone as then-Cardinal Prevost’s successor as prefect of the Dicastery for Bishops.
Leah Libresco Sargeant on her new look at femininity in ‘The Dignity of Dependence’ September 29, 2025By Charles C. Camosy OSV News Filed Under: Books, Commentary, Respect Life Is the world “the wrong shape” for women? Leah Libresco Sargeant, author, family policy expert and mom of three, makes that case in her new book “The Dignity of Dependence: A Feminist Manifesto.”
It rolled off the table and onto the floor… September 27, 2025By Rita Buettner Catholic Review Filed Under: Blog, Commentary, Open Window Even though we had all been friendly enough earlier, the whole mood changed. We were no longer simply diners in the restaurant.
Do animals go to heaven? September 24, 2025By Paul Thigpen OSV News Filed Under: Commentary Whatever the case, we probably do well to allow children to leave this particular question open. Perhaps the best answer would be to affirm that if, by God’s help, they go to heaven, they will carry their pets with them in their hearts.
Question Corner: Can parishes lock doors after a school Mass begins for safety? September 24, 2025By Jenna Marie Cooper OSV News Filed Under: Commentary, Gun Violence, Question Corner A church building is a sacred space that is open to the public by its very nature. The faithful fundamentally have a right to join in the prayer conducted in a church building since it is, in a sense, their spiritual home.
Catholics and gender ideology September 24, 2025By George Weigel Filed Under: Commentary, The Catholic Difference Bishop Thomas does not hesitate to tell two important truths. First, gender ideology proposes a false idea of our humanity: one that denies the biblical truth about us, reduces us to mere bundles of morally equal desires, and does serious damage to individuals and society. Second, gender dysphoria causes real suffering, but there is no clinical evidence that “transitioning” yields long-term mental health benefits.
The day I hit my Mass goal (and kept going) September 22, 2025By Rita Buettner Catholic Review Filed Under: Blog, Commentary, Open Window As we were beginning 2025, I decided to kick it up a notch. Why not try to go to 150 Masses?
Mother of slain college student: God bless Erika Kirk for her act of forgiveness September 22, 2025By Rachel Muha Filed Under: Commentary, Gun Violence God bless Erika Kirk for her very difficult act of forgiveness, for sharing it with us and for inspiring others to forgive. I hope it starts a tsunami of forgiveness because forgiveness can heal the world.
Holiness is forged in revolution September 21, 2025By Father Patrick Briscoe OSV News Filed Under: Commentary, Saints Holiness does not wait for stability. Holiness is forged in revolution.
What the church really teaches about evolution September 20, 2025By Benjamin Wiker OSV News Filed Under: Commentary The Catholic Church doesn’t reject evolution, because it doesn’t reject — but, in fact, welcomes — any legitimate scientific inquiry. Science studies nature, and the truth of creation can never contradict the truth of the Creator.
