Catholic aid workers help rebuild shattered West Bank economy amid war September 1, 2025By Gina Christian OSV News Filed Under: Conflict in the Middle East, News, World News As the Israel-Hamas War nears the two-year mark, Catholic humanitarians are working to create jobs and livelihoods amid the shattered economy of the West Bank, the area between Israel and the River Jordan that is home to more than 3 million Palestinians and some 700,000 Jews.
Dragon Boat races coming to Baltimore’s Inner Harbor for Catholic Charities September 1, 2025By Katie V. Jones Catholic Review Filed Under: Catholic Charities, Feature, Local News, News, Sports Since 1998, the Dragon Boat races have been a biennial tradition, except for a pandemic pause. The event was born from a visit to China by Hal Smith, a former executive director of Catholic Charities of Baltimore.
Catholic singer’s Marian journey through psalms brought award-winning song, joy after infertility September 1, 2025By Lauretta Brown OSV News Filed Under: Arts & Culture, News, World News Francesca LaRosa, who recently took home a Catholic Music Award for Best New Singer in Rome for her song “My Soul Proclaims,” made her own unique journey through the psalms that brought new life and a song honoring the joyful words of Mary in the “Magnificat.”
Time for college move-in day August 31, 2025By Rita Buettner Catholic Review Filed Under: Blog, Commentary, Open Window I don’t want to say I’ve become a college move-in enthusiast, but I love our nieces and nephews, and I love visiting college campuses.
Blessed Pier Giorgio Frassati shows how to ‘be holy in the normalcy of our lives’ August 31, 2025By Maria Wiering OSV News Filed Under: Feature, News, Saints, World News Pope Leo XIV plans to canonize Turin native Blessed Pier Giorgio Frassati , who died in 1925, alongside fellow Italian Blessed Carlo Acutis Sept. 7.
Making saints: How does the canonization process work? August 31, 2025By Father Richard Gribble OSV News Filed Under: Feature, News, Saints, World News Catholicism’s 2,000-year history has seen the process for the proclamation of saints develop significantly.
All creation gives praise: Seeking God — and wonder — in cosmos August 31, 2025By Leonard J. DeLorenzo OSV News Filed Under: Commentary Wonder takes time; it is more than surprise and interruption. Wonder is a relationship of intimacy, where you find yourself in awe at something that is beyond you, which becomes more fascinating the longer you dwell with it.
Legends, wars, scars and saints: the enduring journey of Our Lady of Czestochowa August 30, 2025By OSV News Filed Under: Marian Devotion, News, World News While the famed image of Our Lady of Czestochowa is known worldwide, its story is full of dramatic events worth acknowledging.
Rights experts highlight rising anti-Christian hate crime in Europe August 30, 2025By Jonathan Luxmoore OSV News Filed Under: News, Religious Freedom, World News A human rights expert has warned that anti-Christian hate crime is being fueled by “religious illiteracy” among Western officials, as an intergovernmental report confirmed worsening discrimination across Europe.
Sydney couple raise the roof with Pope Leo hat trick August 30, 2025By OSV News OSV News Filed Under: Arts & Culture, News, Vatican, World News Sydney newlyweds James Lu and Fiona Choi ticked off some unusual items on their Europe vacation list: wedding clothes and shoes along with an Akubra hat and Pope Leo XIV’s estimated head size.
Fletcher loved his family, Harper was a ‘joyful’ big sister: Annunciation shooting victims mourned August 29, 2025By OSV News OSV News Filed Under: Feature, Gun Violence, News, World News The parents of both children confirmed as victims of the Aug. 27 shooting at Annunciation Catholic Church issued their first statements in the aftermath, mourning the loss of their children.
‘Hold onto Jesus’s hand’: Parents, clergy process Minneapolis Catholic school shooting’s aftermath August 29, 2025By Maria Wiering OSV News Filed Under: Feature, Gun Violence, News, World News As the sun set the evening of Aug. 28, mourners lingered in front of Annunciation Catholic Church before a robust memorial of flowers, stuffed animals, toys and candles.
