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WEBVance and Walz debate abortion, immigration, gun policy and democracy. (OSV News) — At the first and only debate Oct. 1 between Gov. Tim Walz, D-Minn., and Sen. JD Vance, R-Ohio, the vice presidential... Kate Scanlon 17 hours ago. More News.
In western North Carolina, parishes and schools respond to Helene ...
WEB1 day ago — CHARLOTTE (OSV News) -- Late Sept. 27 night, as the first photos and cries for help emerged after Tropical Storm Helene ripped through the North Carolina mountains, Father John Putnam texted his staff at St. Mark Church, in Huntersville: "There's a great need for supplies for diapers, canned goods and water in the mountains. We
A ‘living hell’: Survivor of Oct. 7 attack, father of hostage reflect ...
WEB9 hours ago — JERUSALEM (OSV News) -- The celebration of the Jewish New Year this Oct. 2-4 took place just ahead of the one-year anniversary of the Hamas attack on Israel and just after a new act of violence by the terrorist organization that left seven more people dead and 16 injured in Tel Aviv Oct. 1. Israeli
OSV EDITORS: After one year of great suffering in the Middle East, …
WEB10 hours ago — (OSV News) -- Oct. 7 marks the grim one-year anniversary of the latest war in the Middle East, the date when the Hamas Palestinian terrorist organization attacked Israel out of the blue, killing nearly 1,200 and capturing 251 hostages. At the time, the outrage from the international community was loud and righteous. In the months
‘Abbreviated bankruptcy’ strategy for parishes is a first in diocesan ...
WEB2 days ago — (OSV News) -- The terms of a recent diocesan bankruptcy settlement, which require parishes to declare an "abbreviated bankruptcy," are a first for such cases and shows the impact of a Supreme Court ruling in June, a legal scholar told OSV News. The Diocese of Rockville Centre announced Sept. 26 that it had reached a
New seminary campus embodies ‘formation of the whole man’ for ...
WEB3 days ago — The new campus of St. Charles Borromeo Seminary in Ambler, Pa., is seen in this Aug. 20, 2024, photo. The historic seminary, which serves the Archdiocese of Philadelphia as well as several other U.S. dioceses, moved from its longtime location to a smaller, custom-built complex that rector and Philadelphia Auxiliary Bishop Keith J. Chylynski told OSV News better meets the needs of 21st-century ...
OSV introduces new, monthly Our Sunday Visitor magazine
WEBJul 17, 2024 — The new Our Sunday Visitor magazine is pictured in this undated photo. After years of extensive research by the OSV publishing company into what Catholic readers are looking for and the most effective ways to help them deepen their relationship with God and grow in faith, and OSV's launch of the OSV News wire service Dec. 31, 2022, the Our Sunday Visitor publication is transitioning into a ...
Since Oct. 7 attacks and start of war, pope calls Gaza every day ...
WEB4 days ago — (OSV News) -- Since Hamas' attack on Israel Oct. 7, 2023, and the immediate start of the Israel-Hamas war, Pope Francis has provided daily spiritual solace to Gaza Strip's only Catholic parish. The parish's priests, women religious and congregation and some 500 people take refuge in Gaza City's Holy Family Church, so named because it's
OSV to launch a new Catholic news service Jan. 1
WEBJul 6, 2022 — One of the oldest and most trusted names in Catholic media in the United States, Our Sunday Visitor Inc. announced July 6 that it will launch OSV News, a new Catholic news service, on Jan. 1, 2023. Subscribers to the new service will access OSV News at CatholicNews.com, the current site of Catholic News Service.
OSV News announces Peter Jesserer Smith as its first national …
WEBAug 11, 2022 — Our Sunday Visitor announced Wednesday that it has selected award-winning Catholic journalist Peter Jesserer Smith as the national news and features editor for the new OSV News wire service that launches Jan. 1, 2023. “I’m tremendously grateful for the opportunity to join Our Sunday Visitor as we build on the great legacy of Catholic News