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Lauretta Brown

Lauretta Brown is culture editor for OSV News. Follow her on X (formerly Twitter) @LaurettaBrown6.

Priests say ‘edifying’ eucharistic congress has called the church ‘to something more’

August 9, 2024
By Lauretta Brown
OSV News
Filed Under: Eucharist, News, World News

Lucas Oil football stadium was packed July 17 with tens of thousands of people completely silent in prayer before a large monstrance holding the Eucharist.

GIVEN forum equips young women to pursue their unique callings

June 8, 2024
By Lauretta Brown
OSV News
Filed Under: Feature, News, Vocations, World News

Over 300 Catholic women from all walks of life will gather in Washington from June 8 to 12 to participate in the GIVEN Art of Accompaniment Mentoring Program and the Catholic Women’s Leadership Forum. It will be the fifth GIVEN forum since the group’s founding; the previous forums were held in 2019, 2020 (online), 2021 and 2022.

Faith lived in love has ‘power to change history,’ says Cordileone as Eucharistic pilgrimage begins

May 19, 2024
By Lauretta Brown
OSV News
Filed Under: Eucharist, News, World News

San Francisco Archbishop Salvatore J. Cordileone told pilgrims at a Pentecost Mass launching the western route of the National Eucharistic Pilgrimage — the St. Junipero Serra Route — that the faith publicly lived in love has the “power to change history.”

Louisiana first Communion Mass disrupted by gunman

May 13, 2024
By Lauretta Brown
OSV News
Filed Under: Feature, Gun Violence, News, World News

A first Communion Mass at St. Mary Magdalen Catholic Church in Abbeville, La., was disrupted May 11 after a teenager attempted to enter the church with a rifle.

University of Mary’s community for student moms celebrates its first graduate

May 10, 2024
By Lauretta Brown
OSV News
Filed Under: Colleges, Feature, News, Respect Life, World News

When Katie Chihoski walked the graduation stage at the University of Mary April 27, she was holding both her hard-earned bachelor’s degree in social work and her 18-month-old daughter Lucia.

Catholic groups call for cease-fire in Gaza, release of Israeli hostages

May 9, 2024
By Lauretta Brown
OSV News
Filed Under: Conflict in the Middle East, Feature, News, World News

More than 2,500 Catholic bishops, priests, women religious, academics, laypeople and Catholic groups have called for a cease-fire in Gaza in a letter to U.S. President Joe Biden and other world leaders.

Union with God in ‘The Living Flame of Love’

May 9, 2024
By Lauretta Brown
OSV News
Filed Under: Commentary

“The Living Flame of Love” is a poem written by the 16th-century Spanish mystic with beautiful, fiery imagery to describe a soul’s perfect union with God. St. John wrote both the poem and a commentary on it for Doña Ana de Peñalosa, a widow who went to him for spiritual direction in Granada.

‘Tortured Poet’ Taylor Swift offers troubled tales of our time

May 1, 2024
By Lauretta Brown
OSV News
Filed Under: Arts & Culture, News, World News

Taylor Swift grapples with the weight of her words in her latest offering “The Tortured Poets Department,” a 31-track double album that explores heartbreak, fame and longing.

Pope calls for peace in Gaza and Ukraine, laments plight of children in war in CBS interview

April 25, 2024
By Lauretta Brown
OSV News
Filed Under: Conflict in the Middle East, Feature, News, Vatican, War in Ukraine, World News, Youth Ministry

Pope Francis sat down exclusively with “CBS Evening News” anchor Norah O’Donnell on April 24 for an interview ahead of the Vatican’s inaugural “World Children’s Day.” The CBS interview marks the first time a pope has given an in-depth, one-on-one interview to a U.S. broadcast network, according to the network.

Abortions soar to highest number in over a decade post Dobbs, study finds

March 22, 2024
By Lauretta Brown
OSV News
Filed Under: Feature, News, Respect Life, World News

A recent study from the Guttmacher Institute, an organization that supports abortion access, found that the number of abortions in 2023 has increased to the highest number and rate in the United States in over a decade.

Catholic identity at heart of Catholic University’s new ‘Lead with Light’ brand

March 18, 2024
By Lauretta Brown
OSV News
Filed Under: Colleges, News, World News

The Catholic University of America launched a new “Lead with Light” brand March 18 to emphasize the institution’s focus on Christ and bringing his light to the world through vibrant community life and academic excellence.

Eucharistic Revival’s ‘Invite One Back’ initiative helps parishes reach lapsed Catholics

March 16, 2024
By Lauretta Brown
OSV News
Filed Under: Eucharist, Evangelization, Feature, News, World News

The bishops launched resources in early March as part of the “Invite One Back” initiative, equipping clergy and parish leaders to invite those who have stopped attending Sunday Mass to fill the pews once again.

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