Why St. Thérèse continues to inspire believers today — especially those who suffer October 5, 2025By Katarzyna Szalajko OSV News Filed Under: Consecrated Life, Feature, News, Saints, World News St. Thérèse is often seen as a “sweet saint of roses,” a childlike figure whose holiness seemed effortless. Yet behind this image was a young Carmelite who embraced the demands of cloistered life, endured spiritual darkness, and suffered from tuberculosis, dying at just 24.
Annual Three Hearts Pilgrimage seeks to unite families, pray for country October 4, 2025By Jack Figge OSV News Filed Under: Marriage & Family Life, News, World News Named to honor the Sacred Heart of Jesus, Immaculate Heart of Mary, and most chaste heart of St. Joseph, the Three Hearts Pilgrimage seeks to foster family relationships while praying for the country.
Capuchin-run music school changes the region through culture in the Central African Republic October 4, 2025By OSV News OSV News Filed Under: Uncategorized The Central African Republic is one of the poorest and most unstable countries in the world. For years, it has been ravaged by civil war, tribal conflicts, and a lack of prospects for young people. It was here that a Capuchin priest decided to start something that might have sounded too crazy to many — a music school.
In North Carolina, ‘we got through the first year’ after Helene, ‘but we’re not over it’ October 4, 2025By OSV News Catholic Herald News Filed Under: Disaster Relief, News, World News A year after Helene devastated Western North Carolina, signs of recovery are everywhere — from rebuilt roads and bridges, to refurbished homes, to revived workplaces. Yet scars remain, too.
Key church anniversary sparks reparation calls from English Catholics October 4, 2025By Jonathan Luxmoore OSV News Filed Under: News, Religious Freedom, World News As English Catholics commemorate their church’s Victorian-era restitution, some are asking whether their country should also atone for past anti-Catholic cruelties.
Archdiocese of Baltimore files ‘form plan’ for bankruptcy settlement, proposes $33 million contribution October 3, 2025By Christopher Gunty Filed Under: Bankruptcy, Feature, Local News, News The Archdiocese of Baltimore filed a form plan for reorganization in its Chapter 11 bankruptcy, which sets a proposed amount of contribution from the archdiocese and affiliated organizations, including parishes and schools.
Washington Roundup: Shutdown continues; Hamas agrees to hostage release after Trump Gaza proposal October 3, 2025By Kate Scanlon OSV News Filed Under: Conflict in the Middle East, News, U.S. Congress, World News The federal government shutdown stretched into its third day with indications it would continue after lawmakers once again failed to pass a spending bill.
Movie Review: ‘The Smashing Machine’ October 3, 2025By John Mulderig OSV News Filed Under: Movie & Television Reviews For better or worse, the sports biopic “The Smashing Machine” (A24) registers as a highly realistic film. With both a real-life figure as its focus and a documentary as its source material, that may be unsurprising. But the low-key, unsensational approach adopted by writer-director Benny Safdie ultimately produces varied results.
Ethiopian Catholics join Orthodox in mourning deaths, injuries suffered in scaffold collapse October 3, 2025By Frederick Nzwili OSV News Filed Under: Ecumenism and Interfaith Relations, News, World News Catholic bishops in Ethiopia expressed deep sorrow and solidarity after the collapse of wooden scaffolding in an Ethiopian Orthodox church in the north of the country that left at least 36 people dead and 200 injured.
In historic first, King Charles III appoints woman to be archbishop of Canterbury October 3, 2025By Simon Caldwell OSV News Filed Under: Ecumenism and Interfaith Relations, News, World News King Charles III has appointed Bishop Sarah Mullally of London as the first female Anglican archbishop of Canterbury.
Cardinal Koch congratulates new archbishop of Canterbury October 3, 2025By Cindy Wooden Catholic News Service Filed Under: Ecumenism and Interfaith Relations, News, Vatican, World News The head of the Vatican’s ecumenical office congratulated Anglican Bishop Sarah Mullally of London on her appointment as the next archbishop of Canterbury.
Elderly are a gift, blessing to be welcomed, pope says October 3, 2025By Carol Glatz Catholic News Service Filed Under: News, Respect Life, Seniors, Vatican, World News Getting old is part of the wonder of creation and is a sign of hope, Pope Leo XIV said.
