Daily Readings
- Reading 1 Hosea 14:2-10 Thus says the LORD: Return, O Israel, to the LORD, your God; you have collapsed through your guilt. Take with you words, and return to the LORD; Say to him, "Forgive all iniquity, and receive what is good, that we may render as offerings the bullocks from our stalls. Assyria will […]
- Reading 1 Jeremiah 7:23-28 Thus says the LORD: This is what I commanded my people: Listen to my voice; then I will be your God and you shall be my people. Walk in all the ways that I command you, so that you may prosper. But they obeyed not, nor did they pay heed. They […]
- Reading 1 Deuteronomy 4:1, 5-9 Moses spoke to the people and said: "Now, Israel, hear the statutes and decrees which I am teaching you to observe, that you may live, and may enter in and take possession of the land which the LORD, the God of your fathers, is giving you. Therefore, I teach you […]
- Reading 1 Isaiah 7:10-14; 8:10 The LORD spoke to Ahaz, saying: Ask for a sign from the LORD, your God; let it be deep as the nether world, or high as the sky! But Ahaz answered, “I will not ask! I will not tempt the LORD!” Then Isaiah said: Listen, O house of David! Is […]
- Reading 1 2 Kings 5:1-15ab Naaman, the army commander of the king of Aram, was highly esteemed and respected by his master, for through him the LORD had brought victory to Aram. But valiant as he was, the man was a leper. Now the Arameans had captured in a raid on the land of Israel […]
Vatican News
- A powerful 7.7 magnitude earthquake hit the Mandalay-Sagaing region in southwestern Myanmar, causing multistory buildings to collapse and raising concerns about a significant death toll. The post Tragic earthquake hits war-torn Myanmar, leaving communities with little aid first appeared on OSV News.
- Groups of Catholics are committed to erasing American medical debt because they are grimly acquainted with the damage it can do. The post ‘This is a miracle to them’: How the church is helping to erase medical debt first appeared on OSV News.
- (OSV News) — On the 100th anniversary of his priestly ordination, St. Josemaría Escrivá is topping the Amazon charts. The Spanish saint’s book on prayer, “The Way,” has been on the… The post St. Josemaría Escrivá tops the charts, a century after his priestly ordination first appeared on OSV News.
- “Burning Psalms: Confronting Adonai after Auschwitz”Menachem Z. Rosensaft, Ben Yehuda Press (2025).256 pages, $19.95 No place evokes the depth of human evil more than Auschwitz. Theologians — at a safe… The post Suffering, questioning and divine sparks in ‘Burning Psalms’ first appeared on OSV News.
- NEW YORK (OSV News) – Beginning with its 2017 pilot episode and a first full season that kicked off in 2019, showrunner Dallas Jenkins’ Gospel-based TV series “The Chosen” has… The post The Chosen: Last Supper – Part 1 first appeared on OSV News.
- Catholics groups watching the project closely since the beginning have accused the government of disrespecting the environment and the Indigenous. The post Road being built for COP30 violates community’s rights, church activists in Brazil warn first appeared on OSV News.
- (OSV News) — Backcountry camping, white water rafting and rock climbing are key draws for campers at Camp Wojtyla, a Catholic camp in Colorado’s Rocky Mountains. Named for Karol Wojtyla —… The post St. John Paul II’s worldview spreads to new generations via camping, YouTube, travel first appeared on OSV News.
- This historic site, known as the necropolis of French kings, is undergoing a major reconstruction project. The post After Notre Dame, another iconic French church will get its spire back after 180 years first appeared on OSV News.