Martin Scorsese’s new saints docuseries opens with Joan of Arc November 18, 2024By Katie Yoder OSV News Filed Under: Arts & Culture, Movie & Television Reviews, Saints Award-winning filmmaker Martin Scorsese is debuting his latest work on Fox Nation: A new docudrama exploring the lives of the saints.
Minnesota Carmelite hermits building large chapel to make room for new vocations November 4, 2024By Katie Yoder OSV News Filed Under: News, Vocations, World News A community of Carmelite hermits in Lake Elmo, Minn., is looking to expand after running out of space to accept new vocations. The first step, they say, is a new chapel.
Host of new ‘The Rosary in a Year’ podcast hopes people ‘fall in love’ with the prayer November 2, 2024By Katie Yoder OSV News Filed Under: Feature, News, social media, World News A new podcast about the rosary promises to deepen listeners’ love of the Marian devotion and draw them closer to Jesus and his mother, Mary, in the new year.
Rosary pilgrimage in nation’s capital unites thousands of Catholics in love for Mary October 3, 2024By Katie Yoder OSV News Filed Under: Feature, News, World News Thousands of pilgrims from across the country gathered at the Basilica of the National Shrine of the Immaculate Conception in Washington Sept. 28 to honor Mary, the Mother of God, and her gift of the rosary.
New book tells the story of 16 Catholic heroes of civil and human rights September 11, 2024By Katie Yoder OSV News Filed Under: Books, Feature, News, Racial Justice, Social Justice, World News The authors of a new book profiling 16 holy men and women who championed civil and human rights want readers to know: You can be a saint.
‘Abundant data’ shows elective induced abortion is not ‘health care,’ says OB-GYN August 7, 2024By Katie Yoder OSV News Filed Under: Health Care, News, Respect Life, World News Abortion, which intentionally ends the life of an unborn child, is not health care, according to a new publication by Dr. Ingrid Skop, an board-certified OB-GYN with more than 30 years of experience.
Why it’s important to welcome kids with disabilities at Catholic schools July 22, 2024By Katie Yoder OSV News Filed Under: Disabilities Ministry, Feature, News, Schools, World News Today, estimates indicate that only a low percentage of U.S. Catholic schools include students with disabilities and learning differences. Educational leaders and experts are working to change that.
Pastor: No better place to capture ‘unity, renewal, hope’ of congress than historic church July 16, 2024By Katie Yoder OSV News Filed Under: Eucharist, News, World News St. John’s — the first Catholic parish established in Indianapolis — aims to have all 2,500 of its parishioners involved in the congress.
New movie about foster care invites people of faith to take action July 8, 2024By Katie Yoder OSV News Filed Under: Movie & Television Reviews, News, World News, Youth Ministry A new film promises to open people’s eyes to the 100,000 children nationwide in need of loving homes while also inviting them to be a part of the solution.
Why are abortions increasing after Supreme Court’s Dobbs ruling overturned Roe? June 23, 2024By Katie Yoder OSV News Filed Under: Feature, News, Respect Life, Supreme Court, World News The Guttmacher Institute, a reproductive research organization that supports abortion, estimated earlier this year that the number of abortions is the highest it has been in over a decade.
Eucharistic procession through streets of nation’s capital draws hundreds of faithful May 21, 2024By Katie Yoder OSV News Filed Under: Eucharist, News, World News Passersby halted and cars slowed to a crawl as they took in the scene the morning of May 18: Hundreds of Catholics processed through the streets of Washington, following a priest carrying a consecrated host — Christ’s body, blood, soul and divinity present under the appearance of bread — beneath a canopy.
Iowa lawmakers putting hold on personhood bill seen as example of effects of Alabama IVF ruling April 5, 2024By Katie Yoder OSV News Filed Under: Feature, News, Respect Life, World News The Alabama Supreme Court’s recent in vitro fertilization ruling is placing a new spotlight on personhood legislation, or legislation that recognizes the unborn child as having the legal rights and protections of a person, experts acknowledge.
