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Reading 1 Hebrews 5:1-10 Brothers and sisters: Every high priest is taken from among men and made their representative before God, to offer gifts and sacrifices for sins. He is able to deal patiently with the ignorant and erring, for he himself is beset by weakness and so, for this reason, must make sin offerings […]

Reading I Isaiah 62:1-5 For Zion’s sake I will not be silent,    for Jerusalem’s sake I will not be quiet, until her vindication shines forth like the dawn    and her victory like a burning torch. Nations shall behold your vindication,    and all the kings your glory; you shall be called by a new name    pronounced […]

Reading 1 Hebrews 4:12-16 The word of God is living and effective, sharper than any two-edged sword, penetrating even between soul and spirit, joints and marrow, and able to discern reflections and thoughts of the heart. No creature is concealed from him, but everything is naked and exposed to the eyes of him to whom […]

Readings for the Memorial of Saint Anthony, abbot Reading I Hebrews 4:1-5, 11 Let us be on our guard while the promise of entering into his rest remains, that none of you seem to have failed. For in fact we have received the Good News just as our ancestors did. But the word that they […]

Reading 1 Hebrews 3:7-14 The Holy Spirit says:     Oh, that today you would hear his voice,         “Harden not your hearts as at the rebellion         in the day of testing in the desert,     where your ancestors tested and tried me         and saw my works for forty years.    […]

PARIS (OSV News) — The president of French bishops’ conference has officially requested that prosecutors open an investigation into the case of Abbé Pierre, following new sexual assault allegations against the… The post French bishops officially request state prosecutors to investigate case of Abbé Pierre first appeared on OSV News.

(OSV News) — The Catholic University of America in Washington will look into consolidating some academic departments, as part of a recently announced effort to address a $30 million budget… The post Catholic U., facing $30M deficit, considers ‘three main changes’ to academic operations first appeared on OSV News.

President Donald Trump was sworn in for a second, nonconsecutive term in the White House Jan. 20, becoming the nation’s 47th president four years after he left office as its… The post Donald Trump sworn in as 47th president, pledging crackdown on US-Mexico border first appeared on OSV News.

JERUSALEM (OSV News) — Starting at 4 p.m. on Jan. 19, crowds of Israelis arrived at what has become known as Hostages Square in the center of Tel Aviv to support… The post As ceasefire starts, first Israeli hostages and Palestinian prisoners return home first appeared on OSV News.

VATICAN CITY (CNS) — Pope Francis told U.S. President Donald Trump he hoped that the nation would prosper under his leadership and make no room for hatred, discrimination or exclusion.… The post Pope to Trump: May US prosper, shun all hatred, discrimination first appeared on OSV News.

WASHINGTON (OSV News) — Pope Francis has accepted the resignation of Cardinal Daniel N. DiNardo of Galveston-Houston and named as his successor Bishop Joe S. Vásquez of Austin, Texas. Cardinal… The post Texas Cardinal DiNardo retires; Pope Francis names Bishop Vásquez as his successor first appeared on OSV News.

The Jubilee Year 2025 is upon us, and Pope Francis has asked that we all attempt to be “pilgrims of hope” to witness to the love and power of Jesus… The post Being ‘Pilgrims of Hope’ in the Digital Landscape first appeared on OSV News.

"Any child that's lost, the parents are grieving, and they're looking for a place to go to," said Father Anthony Gramlich, vice rector of liturgy at the National Shrine of the Divine Mercy. The post Shrine for deceased children offers ‘womb’ of mercy to parents, families first appeared on OSV News.