How we have known Pope Francis since 2013 April 23, 2025By Elizabeth Scalia OSV News Filed Under: Commentary, Remembering Pope Francis As we absorb the news of Francis’ death and anticipate his funeral and then the conclave gathering to elect a new pontiff, here is a quick look at how we have come to know Jorge Bergoglio over these past 12 years.
5 Lessons Pope Francis Taught Us April 22, 2025By Rita Buettner Catholic Review Filed Under: Blog, Commentary, Open Window, Remembering Pope Francis Weeks ago, when it became clear that Pope Francis’ health was failing, I thought I had come to terms with the possibility of him passing away. When I woke up to the news that he had died, however, I realized I wasn’t prepared at all. Yes, we knew he was elderly and battling double pneumonia. […]
Lessons of suffering in the ‘Stabat Mater’ April 21, 2025By Jaymie Stuart Wolfe OSV News Filed Under: Arts & Culture, Commentary What the “Stabat Mater” conveys, the sorrows of Mary witnessing the crucifixion of her son, is worth pondering.
Walking the Emmaus road as a family April 21, 2025By Laura Kelly Fanucci OSV News Filed Under: Commentary, Easter The road to Emmaus reminds us that Christ goes with us everywhere, walking and talking among us: in our conversations and debates, in ordinary meals and sacred liturgies, in journeys near and far. Our hearts burn within us, too, whenever we realize he has been right next to us all along.
Beyond the veil April 20, 2025By Scott P. Richert OSV News Filed Under: Commentary, Easter As we leave the 40 days of Lent behind us and once again boldly shout “Alleluia!” in the joy of Christ’s Resurrection, may we make a conscious effort this Easter season to set aside our childish literal-mindedness and search for the symbols in our lives that allow us a glimpse beyond the veil of this material world to the kingdom that is both yet to come and, in Christ, already here.
A basket filled with faith: Eastern Europe Easter tradition explained April 19, 2025By Katarzyna Szalajko OSV News Filed Under: Commentary, Easter Holy Saturday is one of those days when the church, though liturgically silent, speaks volumes through signs.
A Eucharistic Word: Habit April 17, 2025By Michael R. Heinlein OSV News Filed Under: Commentary, Eucharist As any parent will understand, praying well at Mass with three children is not easy — or sometimes, even possible.
Carlo Acutis: Computer programmer, Eucharist devotee, first millennial saint April 17, 2025By Meg Hunter-Kilmer OSV News Filed Under: Commentary, Saints Blessed Carlo Acutis had a PlayStation. He made awkward videos with his friends. His favorite cartoon was “Pokémon.” And on April 27, he will be canonized a Catholic saint.
Question Corner: Can my friend’s annulment case be sped up so she can enter the church at Easter? April 16, 2025By Jenna Marie Cooper OSV News Filed Under: Commentary, Question Corner We should keep in mind that the church sees the process of Christian initiation as a spiritual journey, not as an academic year with a deadline for “graduation.”
Looking toward the dawn at Easter April 16, 2025By Effie Caldarola OSV News Filed Under: Commentary It’s difficult to think of laughter when you see the suffering of the men who languish, none of them having access to due process, in a brutal foreign prison. But as Christians we are called to hope, even in the midst of night.
Welcome home April 16, 2025By Rita Buettner Catholic Review Filed Under: Commentary, Easter, The Domestic Church The miracle of Easter shows that anything and everything is possible for God, and that even death does not have the final word.
The story of the melted bunnies April 15, 2025By Rita Buettner Catholic Review Filed Under: Blog, Commentary, Lent, Open Window Weeks and weeks ago, I was walking down the seasonal aisle at the grocery store when I stopped to look at the Easter candy. I spotted chocolate bunnies who were posed as if they were taking selfies. I thought of my niece in college several states to the north. I knew she would be amused. […]
