Q: I recently took a six-week theology class, and the priest teaching it was pretty emphatic that most don't make it to heaven. First, we must be without mortal sin. So, all those who forsake Mass or ...

I spent last Sunday on the sidelines of a marathon cheering for thousands who accomplished something I respect -- but may never fully understand! The weather was stunning, the crowd was enthusiastic, ...

Ahead of the general election, OSV News spoke with Jason Adkins, executive director and general counsel of the Minnesota Catholic Conference, on the importance of local as well as presid ...

Fewer lecterns and more round tables are needed in higher education for students and staff to come together to dialogue, seek the truth and truly fulfill the mandate of a Jesuit-run inst ...

The sainthood cause of an Irish nun killed in an earthquake in Ecuador in 2016 is to open early next year, it has been revealed. Derry-born Sister Clare Crockett was a promising ...

Pope Francis prayed at the graves of children and of miscarried babies on the feast of All Souls before concelebrating Mass with several hundred mourners. The pope traveled Nov. 2 to Ro ...

The "small yet vibrant church" in Estonia has been a source of compassion and spiritual sustenance for countless people in the Baltic nation, Pope Francis said. "Even the tiniest of plants, the ...

As Spain mourns the death of over 200 victims of the biggest peacetime disaster in decades, volunteers poured into the country's Valencia region to give a helping hand in cleaning ...

The guiding principle of love extolled by Jesus cuts through confusion around how to uphold God's commandments to humanity, Pope Francis said. Reflecting Nov. 3 on the day's Gos ...

It was nearly 20 years ago that Capuchin Brother Jack Rathschmidt came to celebrate Mass at Mount Alvernia High School for the Feast of All Saints and delivered a homily that has held space in my memo ...

The Solemnity of the Immaculate Conception of the Blessed Virgin Mary (Dec. 8) is a holy day in the U.S. because it is under this title that the Mother of the Lord is our patroness -- it is now always ...

By the time this is published, Archbishop Richard G. Henning will have been installed as the new Archbishop of Boston. It presents an opportunity to reflect on previous installations of Boston's d ...