On All Saints’ Day, Black Catholics celebrate heritage, hear call to be pilgrims of hope, holiness November 5, 2025By Catherine Odell OSV News Filed Under: Black Catholic Ministry, News, World News At St. Augustine Parish, South Bend’s only historically Black Catholic church, plans for an All Saints’ Day celebration Nov. 1 had been thoughtfully made.
Notre Dame marks 75th anniversary of Father Peyton’s rosary rally, honors his life, ministry September 9, 2025By Catherine Odell OSV News Filed Under: Colleges, Marian Devotion, News, Saints, World News They also came to celebrate the life and ministry of Father Patrick Peyton (1909-1992), a Holy Cross priest, a Notre Dame graduate and sainthood candidate named “Venerable” in 2017.
Catholic ‘American Ninja Warrior’ fights world hunger, one obstacle at a time July 25, 2025By Catherine Odell OSV News Filed Under: Movie & Television Reviews, News, Social Justice, World News A 19-year-old student athlete at the University of Notre Dame just competed on the televised July 14 semifinals of “American Ninja Warrior” in Las Vegas. He really isn’t doing it for the glory or the chance to “go pro” as a full time ninja warrior.
Tolton ambassadors renew goal to promote, pray for famed Black priest’s canonization July 18, 2025By Catherine Odell OSV News Filed Under: Black Catholic Ministry, News, Saints, World News Near the anniversary of his sudden and early death from a heat stroke on a hot, steamy Chicago street in July 1897, supporters of Venerable Augustus Tolton (1854-1897) gathered in South Bend to pray, discuss and recommit to promoting his cause for sainthood.
Notre Dame Law School gathering makes case for abolishing death penalty April 1, 2025By Catherine Odell OSV News Filed Under: News, Respect Life, World News The University of Notre Dame Law School hosted a four-day event to promote the abolition of the death penalty. Its March 24-27 Death Penalty Abolition Week brought to campus nationally known and respected opponents of the death penalty.
Ascension, Assumption: What’s the difference? May 9, 2024By Catherine Odell OSV News Filed Under: Commentary, Worship & Sacraments What’s the Ascension? What’s the Assumption? What’s the difference? The meaning of these two great feasts is sometimes a bit blurry.
Solanus Casey: a model for the value of caring June 18, 2023By Catherine Odell OSV News Filed Under: Feature, News, Saints, World News Father Solanus Casey (1870-1957) and his cause for canonization remain important to many U.S. Catholics.
Catholics face ‘new moment’ for church teaching on war and peace, cardinal says March 6, 2023By Catherine Odell OSV News Filed Under: Feature, News, Social Justice, War in Ukraine, World News Offering a comprehensive but engaging overview of both traditional and modern Catholic teaching on war and peace, Cardinal Robert W. McElroy of San Diego spoke March 1 at the University of Notre Dame, assuring his audience that the church will never be done speaking out about war and peace.
