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Reading 1 Genesis 2:18-25 The LORD God said: "It is not good for the man to be alone. I will make a suitable partner for him." So the LORD God formed out of the ground various wild animals and various birds of the air, and he brought them to the man to see what he […]

Reading 1 Genesis 2:4b-9, 15-17 At the time when the LORD God made the earth and the heavens — while as yet there was no field shrub on earth and no grass of the field had sprouted, for the LORD God had sent no rain upon the earth and there was no man to till […]

Reading 1 Genesis 1:20—2:4a God said, "Let the water teem with an abundance of living creatures, and on the earth let birds fly beneath the dome of the sky." and so it happened: God created the great sea monsters and all kinds of swimming creatures with which the water teems, and all kinds of winged […]

Readings for the Memorial of Saint Scholastica, Virgin Reading 1 Genesis 1:1-19 In the beginning, when God created the heavens and the earth, the earth was a formless wasteland, and darkness covered the abyss, while a mighty wind swept over the waters. Then God said, “Let there be light,” and there was light. God saw […]

Reading 1 Isaiah 6:1-2a, 3-8 In the year King Uzziah died, I saw the Lord seated on a high and lofty throne, with the train of his garment filling the temple. Seraphim were stationed above. They cried one to the other, "Holy, holy, holy is the LORD of hosts! All the earth is filled with […]

WASHINGTON (OSV News) — Ongoing uncertainty about funding from the National Institutes of Health could imperil medical research at academic institutions all over the country, including Catholic institutions, multiple sources told… The post Catholic research institutions among those concerned about future of NIH funding first appeared on OSV News.

(OSV News) — Valentine’s Day will soon have come and gone — and that can mean date anxiety for singles. Before, during and after the holiday. Will I have a… The post A good match is hard to find: Catholics try to renew a ‘hopeless’ dating culture first appeared on OSV News.

WASHINGTON (OSV News) — The Catholic University of America in Washington has now been granted an elite R1 research designation, joining six other Catholic institutions holding that status, the university announced… The post The Catholic University of America recognized with ‘elite’ R1 research designation first appeared on OSV News.

(OSV News) — The head of the Tuscan Bishops’ Conference said the passage of a new law in Italy allowing medically assisted suicide was “not an achievement, but a defeat for… The post Tuscan bishop laments passage of right-to-die law in Italy, calls it a ‘defeat for everyone’ first appeared on OSV News.

VATICAN CITY (CNS) — Individuals and corporations have a moral obligation to pay their fair share of taxes, and wealthy nations have an obligation to use that money to help… The post Taxes should fund solidarity at home and abroad, Cardinal Parolin says first appeared on OSV News.

(OSV News) — As the growing violence in Haiti directly impacts more and more children and teenagers, Catholic missionaries struggle to offer safe havens to regain hope and dreams of a… The post Catholic groups struggle to bring hope to Haiti’s children amid violence at level of ‘living hell’ first appeared on OSV News.

WASHINGTON (OSV News) — Pope Francis has appointed Msgr. Richard F. Reidy, vicar general and moderator of the curia of the Diocese of Worcester, Massachusetts, to head the Diocese of… The post Vicar general of Diocese of Worcester, Mass., named bishop of Norwich, Conn. first appeared on OSV News.

(OSV News) — Catholic Relief Services and Caritas agencies throughout the world are warning that the Trump administration’s freezing of the U.S. Aid for International Development — which has provided major… The post CRS, Caritas warn of global impact of USAID shutdown first appeared on OSV News.