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Readings for the Memorial of Saint Augustine, Bishop and Doctor of the Church Reading 1 1 Thessalonians 3:7-13 We have been reassured about you, brothers and sisters, in our every distress and affliction, through your faith. For we now live, if you stand firm in the Lord. What thanksgiving, then, can we render to God […]

Readings for the Memorial of Saint Monica Reading 1 1 Thessalonians 2:9-13 You recall, brothers and sisters, our toil and drudgery. Working night and day in order not to burden any of you, we proclaimed to you the Gospel of God. You are witnesses, and so is God, how devoutly and justly and blamelessly we […]

Reading 1 1 Thessalonians 2:1-8 You yourselves know, brothers and sisters, that our reception among you was not without effect. Rather, after we had suffered and been insolently treated, as you know, in Philippi, we drew courage through our God to speak to you the Gospel of God with much struggle. Our exhortation was not […]

Reading I 1 Thessalonians 1:1-5, 8b-10 Paul, Silvanus, and Timothy to the Church of the Thessalonians in God the Father and the Lord Jesus Christ: grace to you and peace. We give thanks to God always for all of you, remembering you in our prayers, unceasingly calling to mind your work of faith and labor […]

Reading 1 Isaiah 66:18-21 Thus says the LORD: I know their works and their thoughts, and I come to gather nations of every language; they shall come and see my glory. I will set a sign among them; from them I will send fugitives to the nations: to Tarshish, Put and Lud, Mosoch, Tubal and […]

The archbishop said he wished he had the answers for everyone. "I don't. But I trust, brothers and sisters, that we have a God who does have those answers." The post Archbishop Hebda prays for community’s peace, fortitude, consolation after school shooting first appeared on OSV News.

VATICAN CITY (CNS) — Renewing the membership of the Vatican Dicastery for Clergy, Pope Leo XIV included as members the secretary of the Pontifical Commission for the Protection of Minors,… The post Pope renews membership of Dicastery for Clergy first appeared on OSV News.

Catholic humanitarians are working to create jobs and livelihoods amid the shattered economy of the West Bank. The post Catholic aid workers help rebuild shattered West Bank economy amid war first appeared on OSV News.

Even in countries with the strictest separation of church and state, being a Christian means living and acting like one, Pope Leo XIV told a group of politicians and civic leaders from France. The post Live, act on faith; avoid ‘split’ personality, pope tells politicians first appeared on OSV News.

Archbishop Bernard A. Hebda said prayers offered around the world, including from Pope Leo XIV, have been "a source of hope" after that day's school shooting. The post Archbishop Hebda after Catholic school shooting: We ask for your prayers and action, rooted in hope first appeared on OSV News.

A key preventative measure is having "armed security or a contract police officer active outside of the building, ready to respond." The post Experts: Churches, schools must act on ‘unique vulnerability’ in their security first appeared on OSV News.

(OSV News) — Pope Leo XIV joined his brother bishops and fellow Americans in the U.S. in expressing condolences following a deadly mass shooting that took place Aug. 27 at… The post Pope Leo joins US bishops in mourning victims of Catholic school shooting first appeared on OSV News.

(OSV News) — A pastoral reflection on immigration from the Iowa Catholic bishops aims to present church teaching in a way that “transcends” political rhetoric and “fear and false narratives”… The post Amid nation’s divisions over immigration, church stands as ‘beacon of hope,’ say Iowa bishops first appeared on OSV News.