Home viewing roundup: What’s available to stream and what’s on horizon December 31, 2025By John Mulderig OSV News Filed Under: Movie & Television Reviews Capsule reviews of theatrical movies available now for streaming or scheduled for broadcast on network or cable television as well as notes on TV programming for the same week.
Question Corner: Why is New Year’s Day a holy day of obligation? December 31, 2025By Jenna Marie Cooper OSV News Filed Under: Commentary, Marian Devotion, Question Corner Jan. 1 is not a holy day of obligation because of the civil new year, but because it is the feast of Mary, the Mother of God.
India: Christmas celebrations disturbed or canceled over Hindu nationalist violence December 30, 2025By OSV News OSV News Filed Under: News, Religious Freedom, World News Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s Christmas visit to a Protestant cathedral in New Delhi has drawn renewed criticism from Christian leaders, who say symbolic gestures are no substitute for action amid rising anti-Christian violence.
Walking for peace in Baltimore, naming the dead December 30, 2025By Katie V. Jones Catholic Review Filed Under: Feature, Gun Violence, Local News, News Participants gathered on a cold, windy night at St. Joseph’s Monastery Church and processed to My Brother’s Keeper, a Catholic Charities program on Frederick Avenue that provides support services for men and women. Along the route, the names – or, when identities were unknown, the sex – of Baltimore’s homicide victims were read aloud.
Vatican agency says 17 church workers murdered in 2025 December 30, 2025By Cindy Wooden Catholic News Service Filed Under: Missions, News, Vatican, World News Seventeen Catholic priests, sisters, seminarians and lay workers were murdered in 2025, according to Fides, the Vatican’s missionary news agency.
U.S. bishops underscore virtue of hope as 2025 Jubilee Year closes in dioceses December 30, 2025By Maria Wiering OSV News Filed Under: Bishops, Jubilee 2025, News, World News Amid poinsettias and sparkling Christmas trees, Archbishop Bernard A. Hebda of St. Paul and Minneapolis told Catholics gathered Dec. 28 at the Cathedral of St. Paul that the promise of the 2025 Jubilee of Hope did not disappoint, as the church focused on mercy and conversion.
Bowling Three Strikes in a Row December 29, 2025By Rita Buettner Catholic Review Filed Under: Blog, Commentary, Open Window A few days ago, we went bowling with friends. I can’t remember the last time we bowled as a family, and it was so much fun. The dads in the group were the strongest bowlers among the two families, but everyone was fairly laidback. No one was that concerned with winning or competing at a […]
Movie Review: ‘The Housemaid’ December 29, 2025By Kurt Jensen OSV News Filed Under: Movie & Television Reviews As a mystery in which no one is who they appear to be, the psychological horror film “The Housemaid” (Lionsgate) has a lot of entertaining suspense to offer viewers. Yet the movie is also a gory revenge fantasy that dabbles in grotesquery and sadistic behavior, thus severely circumscribing its appropriate audience.
5 Faith-related New Year’s Goals December 29, 2025By Rita Buettner Catholic Review Filed Under: Blog, Commentary, Open Window Whether you’re setting resolutions or just looking for a way to take intentional steps on your faith journey, here are a few ideas for how to set the stage for a fruitful new year.
Question Corner: What does the term ‘protomartyr’ mean? December 29, 2025By Jenna Marie Cooper OSV News Filed Under: Commentary, Question Corner, Saints The martyrs always bear witness to the truth in the most convincing way of all, by dying for what they believed and staking their life on the reality of heaven.
Political authority should embody humility, honesty, sharing, pope says December 29, 2025By Carol Glatz Catholic News Service Filed Under: News, Vatican, World News All power must be built on responsibility and service, Pope Leo XIV told local government leaders.
Ukrainian bishop issues letter to American people amid Trump-Zelenskyy talks December 29, 2025By Jonathan Luxmoore OSV News Filed Under: News, War in Ukraine, World News The Catholic bishop ministering in Ukraine’s only surviving Black Sea port has urged Americans to continue upholding truth and justice, following new talks between Presidents Donald Trump and Volodymyr Zelenskyy in Florida.
