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Daily Readings

  • Memorial of Saint John Chrysostom, Bishop and Doctor of the Church
    Readings for the Memorial of Saint John Chrysostom, Bishop and Doctor of the ChurchReading 1 1 COR 9:16-19, 22B-27 Brothers and sisters: If I preach the Gospel, this is no reason for me to boast, for an obligation has been imposed on me, and woe to me if I do not preach it! If I […]
  • Thursday of the Twenty-third Week in Ordinary Time
    Reading 1 1 COR 8:1B-7, 11-13 Brothers and sisters: Knowledge inflates with pride, but love builds up. If anyone supposes he knows something, he does not yet know as he ought to know. But if one loves God, one is known by him. So about the eating of meat sacrificed to idols: we know that […]
  • Wednesday of the Twenty-third Week in Ordinary Time
    Reading 1 1 Cor 7:25-31 Brothers and sisters:In regard to virgins, I have no commandment from the Lord,but I give my opinion as one who by the Lord’s mercy is trustworthy.So this is what I think best because of the present distress:that it is a good thing for a person to remain as he is.Are […]
  • Tuesday of the Twenty-third Week in Ordinary Time
    Reading 1 1 Cor 6:1-11 Brothers and sisters:How can any one of you with a case against anotherdare to bring it to the unjust for judgmentinstead of to the holy ones?Do you not know that the holy ones will judge the world?If the world is to be judged by you,are you unqualified for the lowest […]
  • Memorial of Saint Peter Claver, Priest
    Readings for the Memorial of Saint Peter Claver, priestReading 1 1 COR 5:1-8 Brothers and sisters: It is widely reported that there is immorality among you, and immorality of a kind not found even among pagans– a man living with his father’s wife. And you are inflated with pride. Should you not rather have been […]

Vatican News

  • Indiana college’s outdoor sacred space dedicated to Mary is place for prayer, Mass, meditation
    NOTRE DAME, Ind. (OSV News) — A Holy Cross College student’s vision for an outdoor sacred space became reality this semester with the new Our Lady of Holy Cross Shrine dedicated Sept. 4. With students, faculty, staff, alumni, and donors in attendance, Bishop Kevin C. Rhoades of Fort Wayne-South Bend blessed the shrine, which […]
  • As wildfires rage in Bolivia, bishops warn of lasting damage to ‘Mother Earth’
    (OSV News) — The bishops of Bolivia urged the country’s authorities to act quickly in staving off irreparable harm to people and the environment as raging wildfires continue to devastate millions of acres. In a statement published Sept. 9, the Bolivian Bishops’ Conference said the country is suffering from “an ecological disaster caused by […]
  • North Dakota judge overturns state’s abortion ban, AG says he will appeal
    (OSV News) — A North Dakota judge overturned that state’s near-total abortion ban Sept. 12, ruling the state’s constitution permits abortion until viability. The near-total ban on abortion, which the state enacted after the U.S. Supreme Court’s 2022 Dobbs v. Jackson Women’s Health Organization decision, was unconstitutionally vague under North Dakota’s constitution, Judge Bruce […]
  • New book tells the story of 16 Catholic heroes of civil and human rights
    (OSV News) — The authors of a new book profiling 16 holy men and women who championed civil and human rights want readers to know: You can be a saint. “Most importantly, they should understand that every single person, through the power of God, can do the things that these men and women did,” […]
  • Hallow partners with Catholic universities to cultivate student prayer lives
    ATCHISON, Kan. (OSV News) — This fall, as students return to college and university campuses, Hallow, the acclaimed prayer app, is working to help students build a vibrant faith life through forming partnerships with Catholic educational institutions across the country. Last February, Hallow launched a new initiative to build its network and usership on […]
  • Crises caused by war, migration and how the church can respond prompt debate at congress
    (OSV News) — The first two days of presentations of the 53rd International Eucharistic Congress in Quito, Ecuador, contrasted the hardships currently faced by many people in different parts of the world with the prophetic responses that the church can provide in times of crisis. Speakers at the Sept. 8-15 event, coming from various […]
  • Reflecting with St. Edith Stein on the nature of women
    Any discussion of the differences between men and women and their roles in society seem to be particularly charged these days. As the role of wife and mother continues to be embraced and celebrated by the church, it is often downplayed in an increasingly secularized culture. At the same time, Catholics today grapple with […]
  • CEO of 9/11-related foundation reflects on service to first responders, vets, families
    NEW YORK (OSV News) — The passage of 23 years has only strengthened Frank Siller’s resolve that first responders to the Sept. 11, 2001, attacks and the soldiers lost in the war that followed will never be forgotten. Siller is founder, chairman and CEO of the Tunnel to Towers Foundation, established by his family […]