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Reading I Romans 15:14-21 I myself am convinced about you, my brothers and sisters, that you yourselves are full of goodness, filled with all knowledge, and able to admonish one another. But I have written to you rather boldly in some respects to remind you, because of the grace given me by God to be […]

Reading 1 Romans 14:7-12 Brothers and sisters: None of us lives for oneself, and no one dies for oneself. For if we live, we live for the Lord, and if we die, we die for the Lord; so then, whether we live or die, we are the Lord's. For this is why Christ died and […]

Reading 1 Romans 13:8-10 Brothers and sisters: Owe nothing to anyone, except to love one another; for the one who loves another has fulfilled the law. The commandments, You shall not commit adultery; you shall not kill; you shall not steal; you shall not covet, and whatever other commandment there may be, are summed up […]

Readings for the Memorial of Saint Charles Borromeo, Bishop Reading 1 Romans 12:5-16ab Brothers and sisters: We, though many, are one Body in Christ and individually parts of one another. Since we have gifts that differ according to the grace given to us, let us exercise them: if prophecy, in proportion to the faith; if […]

Reading 1 Romans 11:29-36 Brothers and sisters: The gifts and the call of God are irrevocable. Just as you once disobeyed God but have now received mercy because of their disobedience, so they have now disobeyed in order that, by virtue of the mercy shown to you, they too may now receive mercy. For God […]

(OSV News) — During its 2025 fall plenary assembly, which will take place Nov. 10-13 in Baltimore, the U.S. Conference of Catholic Bishops will consider possible revisions to its “Ethical and… The post US bishops will review health care guidelines to address ‘gender interventions’ first appeared on OSV News.

A federal appeals court will hear arguments in January about state laws in Texas and Louisiana requiring the Ten Commandments to be displayed in public school classrooms. The post Federal appeals court to hear cases over Ten Commandments in public schools first appeared on OSV News.

"A tariff is a tax," said Jesuit Father Stephen Pitts, professor of economics at Marquette University. "And so the question with any tax is, who will bear it?" The post Economists express concern about the poor as Supreme Court weighs Trump’s tariffs first appeared on OSV News.

The word "vocation" comes from the Latin word "vocare," or "to call." A vocation is literally "a calling," which in a Catholic sense typically means a calling from God. The post How many vocations are there? first appeared on OSV News.

Remembering the generations of bishops, priests and laypeople martyred for their Catholic faith under communism in Romania, Pope Leo XIV welcomed the election of Bishop Claudiu-Lucian Pop as head of the Romanian Greek Catholic Church. The post Pope welcomes election of new major archbishop for Romanian church first appeared on OSV News.

Bishop Gabriel Dunia of Auchi "expressed his deep pain and sorrow over the loss of the young seminarian" and urged intensified efforts to protect people. The post Nigeria: Diocese mourns following death of kidnapped teen seminarian first appeared on OSV News.

VATICAN CITY (CNS) — The changing landscape of Christianity in Europe, with growth in some countries and continued decline in others, poses challenges that all churches should face together, Pope… The post Changing demographics, technology challenge all Christians, pope says first appeared on OSV News.

"Venezuelans have lost all hope after 26 years of socialist dictatorship and the largest refugee crisis in the world," a Manhattan Institute fellow said. The post Pope Leo calls for dialogue as US builds up military presence on Venezuelan coast first appeared on OSV News.