Upcoming symposium gives nod to St. John Paul II’s ‘Letter to Women’ December 28, 2025By Katie Yoder OSV News Filed Under: News, World News A new winter symposium promises to explore Catholic teaching on gender, sexuality and the role of women while marking the 30th anniversary of St. John Paul II’s “Letter to Women.”
SEEK 2026 to draw inspiration from St. Pier Giorgio Frassati December 24, 2025By Katie Yoder OSV News Filed Under: Colleges, News, World News, Young Adult Ministry The upcoming SEEK 2026 conference is inviting young Catholics and attendees of all ages to embrace its theme inspired by St. Pier Giorgio Frassati: “To the Heights.”
In leaving CEO post, Curtis Martin says he’ll remain on board, ‘stay on mission’ with FOCUS December 23, 2025By Katie Yoder OSV News Filed Under: Colleges, News, World News In announcing he was stepping down as CEO of FOCUS, an organization that ministers to tens of thousands of students and parishioners, founder Curtis Martin said he will continue to serve the board and “stay on mission with you all.”
Meet the Catholic priest who helped make the new ‘Knives Out’ Netflix movie December 12, 2025By Katie Yoder OSV News Filed Under: Feature, Movie & Television Reviews, News, World News When Rian Johnson was still writing the script for his new “Knives Out” movie, he turned to his aunt and uncle for help. They are Catholic, and his latest murder mystery would take place in a Catholic church.
Hundreds attend Catholic medical conference exploring human dignity in health care December 11, 2025By Katie Yoder OSV News Filed Under: Health Care, News, World News More than 550 people attended a medical professionals conference at the University of Mary in Bismarck, North Dakota, that focused on human dignity and explored the theme, “Mission-Driven Healthcare in a Profit-Driven World.”
Christian persecution event focuses on human dignity in Iraq, Nigeria December 5, 2025By Katie Yoder OSV News Filed Under: Knights of Columbus, News, Religious Freedom, World News Speaking in a room adjacent to the exhibit, which will remain open until Feb. 8, the panelists invited American Catholics to see the human dignity of Christians suffering in Iraq and Nigeria. They asked Catholics to pray and remember the persecution that their brothers and sisters face worldwide.
Netflix’s ‘Train Dreams’ captures the beauty of an ordinary life December 3, 2025By Katie Yoder OSV News Filed Under: Movie & Television Reviews “Train Dreams” presents the ordinary, little life of its protagonist as quiet, quick, easy to miss, and yet extraordinary. Based on a novella with the same name by Denis Johnson, “Train Dreams” follows Grainier (Joel Edgerton), a taciturn logger and railroad worker in the Pacific Northwest, as he experiences love and loss.
8 ways to love and serve the poor following Pope Leo’s ‘Dilexi Te’ November 13, 2025By Katie Yoder OSV News Filed Under: Catholic Charities, Catholic Social Teaching, Feature, News, World News Everyday Catholics can love and accompany those in need, according to experts that directly serve or advocate for those struggling with poverty.
New ‘Nuremberg’ thriller examines capacity of ordinary men to commit extraordinary evil November 8, 2025By Katie Yoder OSV News Filed Under: Movie & Television Reviews, News, World News A new thriller about the Nuremberg trials held to prosecute high-ranking Nazi Germany officials following World War II wrestles with the capacity of ordinary men to commit extraordinary evil.
Drawing on own experience, families say homeschooling cultivates priestly vocations November 6, 2025By Katie Yoder OSV News Filed Under: News, Vocations, World News Drawing from their own experiences, the homeschooling families who spoke with OSV News agreed that homeschooling cultivates priestly vocations.
‘A gift from God’: Parishes encouraged to start Liturgy of Hours ahead of new edition November 2, 2025By Katie Yoder OSV News Filed Under: Divine Worship, Feature, News, World News, Worship & Sacraments Ahead of a new English edition of the Liturgy of the Hours for the Latin Church, Father Ernest and other liturgical experts are encouraging parishes and other Catholic communities to embrace this prayer, which is said at different points throughout the day.
What is incorruptibility? Here’s what faith and science have to say November 1, 2025By Katie Yoder OSV News Filed Under: Feature, News, Saints, World News Michael S. Carter and other experts in philosophy, science and theology spoke with OSV News about incorruptibility, addressing everything from incorrupt saints and their significance in the Catholic Church to the relationship of faith and science.
