Historian and Ulma relative describes first learning about the ‘fascinating family’ he aims to share with world September 1, 2023By Paulina Guzik OSV News Filed Under: Feature, News, Saints, World News The Ulma family was killed in Markowa for hiding eight Jews, including a 3-year-old girl, in their home.
Ukrainian youth wrapped in support, encouragement at WYD by pilgrims, pope August 11, 2023By Paulina Guzik OSV News Filed Under: Feature, News, War in Ukraine, World News, World Youth Day Portugal 2023 The final message of Pope Francis in Lisbon was directed specifically to young Ukrainians.
Spanish teen says she has regained sight after praying to Our Lady of the Snows August 8, 2023By Paulina Guzik OSV News Filed Under: Feature, News, World News, World Youth Day Portugal 2023 World Youth Day is known as an event that can and does change lives, but when a teenager said she has regained her sight during the Portuguese youth fair, it electrified both Portugal and Spain on Aug. 6.
American youth join bishops for National Gathering at World Youth Day August 3, 2023By Paulina Guzik OSV News Filed Under: Feature, News, World News, World Youth Day Portugal 2023 Over 1,300 groups comprised of more than 28,600 individuals from across the United States joined the Portuguese WYD. The U.S. is among the five largest delegations participating in WYD, which is taking place Aug. 1-6 in Lisbon.
Lisboa se llena de alegría en la apertura de la Jornada Mundial de la Juventud August 2, 2023By Paulina Guzik OSV News Filed Under: En Español Multitudes alegres y unidas en canto recorrían Lisboa mucho después de que terminara la Misa de apertura de la Jornada Mundial de la Juventud 2023, el 1 de agosto. El ambiente sorprendió incluso a quienes han vivido toda su vida en la capital portuguesa.
Lisbon basks in joy as World Youth Day opens August 2, 2023By Paulina Guzik OSV News Filed Under: Feature, News, World News, World Youth Day Portugal 2023 Joyful, singing crowds were walking through Lisbon long after the opening Mass of World Youth Day 2023 was over Aug. 1. The atmosphere surprised even those that lived in the Portuguese capital throughout their lives.
Medieval altar masterpiece of Kraków, Poland, receives European ‘Oscar of Culture’ July 13, 2023By Paulina Guzik OSV News Filed Under: Arts & Culture, Feature, News, World News The European Commission and Europa Nostra foundation has honored Poland’s medieval altarpiece for outstanding conservation. The Wit Stwosz (Veit Stoss) altar is widely regarded as a Gothic masterpiece.
‘They bomb, we sing’: Papal almoner visits flooded Kherson in sixth Ukraine trip June 28, 2023By Paulina Guzik OSV News Filed Under: Feature, News, War in Ukraine, World News After driving more than 1,900 miles, Cardinal Konrad Krajewski, papal almoner, arrived in Kherson to show closeness to a community shattered by war and a devastating flood.
Papal envoy heads to Ukraine for sixth time to ‘assist those in need,’ put spotlight on suffering people June 22, 2023By Paulina Guzik OSV News Filed Under: News, Vatican, War in Ukraine, World News While desperation mounts in Ukraine amid more than 480 days of war — and in the aftermath of the destruction of a dam that caused the flooding of dozens of towns in the south of the country — Cardinal Konrad Krajewski traveled to the country June 22 for the sixth time “to assist those in need.”
‘Adoration is like sunbathing — you let the sun shine on you, as you truly are,’ says cardinal May 10, 2023By Paulina Guzik OSV News Filed Under: Feature, News, Vatican, World News, Worship & Sacraments Monthly adoration has become a new normal for pilgrims visiting St. Peter’s Square. For Cardinal Konrad Krajewski, papal almoner, who led a monthly Vatican outdoor Holy Hour May 9, adoration is a crucial hour of any day.
Despite disability, young man directs film — in Lourdes, France May 4, 2023By Paulina Guzik OSV News Filed Under: Arts & Culture, Movie & Television Reviews The young Polish student directed a documentary on other disabled people traveling to Lourdes for an annual May pilgrimage with the Order of Malta.
In Yemen, amid world’s worst humanitarian crisis, dozens of people are killed seeking help ahead of feast days April 21, 2023By Paulina Guzik OSV News Filed Under: Feature, News, World News At least 85 people were killed in a crowd surge in Sana’a, the capital of Yemen, April 19 as needy residents in the war-torn nation flocked to receive charity handouts from local merchants.
