As Pope Leo XIV recovers from lung cancer surgery in the hospital, a group of students from his hometown of Chicago are sending him a care package with get-well cards and a Chicago White Sox blanket.

WASHINGTON (OSV News) — Following the Holy See’s Oct. 13 announcement that Pope Leo XIV was diagnosed with lung cancer and had the lower lobe of his right lung removed, Church and civic leaders ...

ROME (OSV News) — Pope Leo XIV was admitted Oct. 13 to Rome’s Gemelli Hospital, where the Vatican has confirmed that he will undergo surgery to remove a lung nodule in the afternoon. Dr. Stefano ...

That poor farmers would be able to safely live and work on the land given to them Where the farmers could grow crops to sustain their families and community, but not harm or deplete the natural ...

“We pray that God will bless their work … may our dear Lord give the increase very soon in the matter of curing cancer. We have our share of the dreaded disease.” When Mother M. Francina of Villa ...

When I first sat down to write this month’s column, I must admit I wasn’t especially inspired. Humility felt like a difficult theme to draw out of the archives. Then my colleague Sarah said something ...

John and Mary Claire Kahny, affectionately known as Jack and Claire, met in high school. June 16 marked their 70th wedding anniversary and a lifetime of wisdom about marriage and raising a family.

Why do Catholics abstain from meat on Fridays during Lent? What is the history behind the practice? The Church’s penitential traditions date back to the first Christians. Jesus provided a model for ...

Born in North Africa around 330 A.D., Monica famously prayed for years for her brilliant son, Aurelius Augustinus, to become Christian. She followed him to Rome, then Milan, where he was influenced by ...

“All roads lead to Rome.” This proverbial saying from the ancient empire remained true even as Jesus’ disciples made their way across the world. The Eternal City, the capital of one of the world’s ...

ST. LOUIS (OSV News) — Archbishop Fulton J. Sheen—the 20th-century theologian, evangelizer, Catholic communications pioneer, teacher and preacher—is now Blessed Fulton J. Sheen. Cardinal Luis Antonio ...

There is a quiet rhythm to Erma’s House. On the surface, the work appears simple… rooms are prepared, toys are rotated, and schedules are followed. Children arrive, visits take place, and families ...