4+ day, 18+ hour ago  (760+ words) (OSV News) " Parishes and dioceses throughout the nation are taking up Pope Leo XIV's call to pray for peace, holding April 11 vigils coinciding with the pope's own at St. Peter's Basilica. The pope had announced the initiative April 5 during an…...

1+ week, 23+ hour ago  (560+ words) Acts 2: 42-47 Ps 118: 2-4, 13-15, 22-241 Pt 1: 3-9 Jn 20: 19-31 So, just where was Thomas? When we hear this reading from St. John's Gospel, we can't help but wonder. We just can't know. Scripture doesn't offer us an answer " but on this Second Sunday of Easter,…...

2+ week, 13+ hour ago  (554+ words) Acts 10: 34a, 37-43 Ps 118: 1-2, 16-17, 22-23 Col 3: 1-4 OR 1 Cor 5: 6b-8 Jn 20: 1-9 "We are witnesses," said Peter. He was preaching to a bunch of Gentiles, telling them about Jesus. He was telling them that Jesus was meant for them too, that his death and resurrection was…...

1+ mon, 3+ day ago  (661+ words) (OSV News) " It's not your parents' children's Bible. Although " teases its publisher, Word on Fire Votive " if they buy it as a gift, they may try to keep it for themselves. "The Story of All Stories: A Story Bible for…...

3+ mon, 5+ day ago  (373+ words) NEW YORK (OSV News) " Last spring, Angel Studios released "The King of Kings," a fine screen version of Victorian novelist Charles Dickens" recounting of the life of Jesus. With "David," the company provides viewers with a topflight animated musical profiling…...

3+ mon, 3+ week ago  (791+ words) Reading of Dec. 28, 2025: Mt 2: 13-15, 19-23 Children's story: Joseph flees to Egypt with Mary and the infant Jesus Trivia Question Bible Accent: What happened to Joseph, Mary and the infant Jesus after they fled from the wrath of King Herod? God Spotlight…...

3+ mon, 4+ week ago  (305+ words) WASHINGTON (OSV News) " Archbishop Paul S. Coakley of Oklahoma City, president of the U. S. Conference of Catholic Bishops, expressed the Catholic Church's solidarity with the Jewish community in the wake of a Dec. 14 terror attack by two gunmen that targeted Jewish beachgoers…...

6+ mon, 1+ day ago  (1163+ words) Scenes of joy, relief and tearful welcomes flooded media across the world Oct. 13 as the remaining Israeli hostages were freed from Hamas captivity in the Gaza Strip as part of the U. S. -brokered ceasefire agreement. As part of the U. S. -proposed deal,…...

6+ mon, 5+ day ago  (666+ words) WASHINGTON (OSV News) " Israel and Hamas "have both signed off" on the first phase of a White House peace proposal for Gaza, President Donald Trump said late Oct. 8 in a social media post. Trump's announcement came the day after the…...

6+ mon, 1+ week ago  (586+ words) JERUSALEM (OSV News) " As indirect ceasefire talks began in Egypt between Israel and Hamas Oct. 6 in Sharm el-Sheikh, Egypt " aimed at finalizing a ceasefire deal based on a proposal from U. S. President Donald Trump " the Latin patriarch of Jerusalem lauded it…...