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In Jerusalem, sisters comfort retirement home residents amid sounds of war
1+ hour, 31+ min ago (1243+ words) Home Notre Dame des Douleurs resident Sr. Rose Veplad (left), a member of the Little Sisters of Jesus congregation originally from Germany who has spent 60 years in Israel, enjoys a visit with home assistant manager Sisters of Daughters of Our…...
Police recover beloved saint's relic taken in brazen theft that shocked Czech Catholics
1+ day, 16+ hour ago (744+ words) Police announced May 15 that the stolen skull of one of the Czech Republic's most beloved saints has been found. It was taken by a thief who slipped into a Dominican basilica just before evening Mass on May 12, smashed a glass…...
Trump leaves China summit with no deal to release Catholic media tycoon Jimmy Lai
1+ day, 19+ hour ago (531+ words) U. S. President Donald Trump walks with Chinese President Xi Jinping while leaving after a visit to the Zhongnanhai Garden in Beijing, May 15, 2026. (OSV News/Reuters/Evan Vucci) U. S. President Donald Trump left China with no resolution to the imprisonment of Jimmy Lai,…...
A record-breaking race and Catholic blessing highlight role of faith for Kenyan runners
2+ day, 1+ hour ago (889+ words) A Catholic church in Eldoret, an epicenter of global long-distance running in the north Rift Valley region of Kenya, is in the spotlight after a runner prayed there and later won the London Marathon. In the process, he broke a…...
With dark humor, 'Fiume o morte!' is a cinematic resuscitation of public memory
2+ day, 1+ hour ago (514+ words) Through archival material and reenactments by present-day city residents of Rijeka, Croatia, director Igor Bezinovic wields fresh ingenuity depicting the 1919 occupation of Fiume by the Italian poet Gabriele D'Annunzio in "Fiume o morte!" (Icarus Films) Follow on Twitter at @josesolismayen…...
Devil Wears Prada 2" and the history of Christian symbolism in modern fashion
2+ day, 14+ hour ago (857+ words) At the world premiere of "The Devil Wears Prada 2," Meryl Streep leaned into her character's devilish persona. She wore the character's signature sunglasses along with long black gloves and a flowing red leather cape from Givenchy's Winter 2026 collection. Streep's outfit,…...
Synod study group calls for greater role for laity in the selection of bishops
2+ day, 18+ hour ago (836+ words) Follow on Twitter at @thomasreese SJ A'study group established by Pope Francis after the Synod on Synodality has called for a greater role for the laity and clergy in the selection of bishops, especially by involving the diocesan priests" council…...
45 years on, attempted assassination of St. John Paul II recalled as turning point in history
3+ day, 18+ hour ago (1116+ words) St. John Paul II greets throngs of Poles waiting for a glimpse of their native son at the monaster of Jasna Gora in Czestochowa during his 1979 trip to Poland. He died April 2, 2005. (CNS/Chris Niedenthal) Before he started his general…...
In Minneapolis' Latino heart, faith and fear collide before healing process begins
4+ day, 1+ hour ago (1430+ words) Downstairs, families browse stores filled with rosaries, candles, cowboy boots, quincea'era dresses and devotional statues. The smell of tacos, tamales and fresh pan dulce drifts through the corridors. Spanish words and phrases echo from storefront to storefront. For decades, Mercado…...
Augustinians celebrate a year of the 'gift of Pope Leo' with special Mass
4+ day, 19+ hour ago (587+ words) Augustinians priests concelebrate a Mass of thanksgiving for the first anniversary of their brother Pope Leo XIV's papacy at St. Jude Catholic Church in New Lenox, Ill. , May 8, 2026. Among the concelebrants is Passionist Fr. Enzo Del Brocco, second from left. (OSV…...