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 ...

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 ...

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.

Note: This article is part of an ongoing series on Pope St. John Paul II’s “Theology of the Body” (TOB). Reflecting with the help of Pope St. John Paul II on the sacramentality of marriage, we saw ...

Catholic Family Night 2026 was one of fait h, family, and fa stballs. While two rain delays postponed the special post game event in which Sal Stewart, Emilio Pagan, and Tejay Antone planned to share ...

The next presentation on the Saintly Seven from the Catholic Social Action Office will focus on Venerable Henriette Delille, a native of New Orleans, Louisiana. Her story reflects the complex racial ...

“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 ...

I recently traveled to Washington, D.C., to advocate for our Haitian community with members of the U.S. Senate and their staff. Organized by the U.S. Conference of Catholic Bishops, the day brought ...

Perhaps the greatest beauty of Catholic education is the schools’ opportunity to create space for our communities’ youth to discover their definite purpose—or vocation—in life. More than just a career ...

The Cathedral Basilica of the Immaculate Conception in Denver, Colorado, is the resting place for one saintly person: a humble African American laywoman named Julia Greeley. Encapsulated in marble and ...