November is dedicated to the four last things: death, judgment, heaven and hell. As the leaves fall, daylight shortens and the cold creeps in, the Church, like a good mother, reminds us that this life ...

Catholic death penalty opponents praised Democratic Gov. Gavin Newsom for his decision to use his "constitutional clemency ...

Pope Leo XIV departed Rome for Uruguay on the morning of Nov. 6 at the start of a 12-day trip to South America, the longest ...

In the winter of 2022, businesswoman Elizabeth Holmes was convicted of large-scale fraud in a case that drew nationwide ...

This is the official poster for the movie “The Mongoose.” The OSV News classification is O – morally offensive. The Motion Picture Association rating is R — restricted. Under 17 requires accompanying ...

Voters in four states considered ballot measures related to abortion policy Nov. 3, with only one state rejecting a measure to expand access to the procedure, and the others approving proposals to ...

THE CATHOLIC SPIRIT The words of St. John Paul II call us to a higher love in our marriage, that of the gift of self. In this ...

Editor’s note: This is the 10th column in a series on the highest order of ordained ministry in Catholic teaching, that of bishop. It also is the first of two columns on the spiritual qualities of a ...

I have been singing in choirs (mostly church choirs) for much of my adult life. What have decades of Wednesday evening and Sunday morning pre-Mass rehearsals taught me about living the choral life? I ...

Father Tom Margevicius reaches for roasted crickets Oct. 30 at Holy Spirit Catholic School in St. Paul to fulfill a promise to students to eat bugs if they surpassed a fundraising goal of $50,000 in ...

The Archdiocese of St. Paul and Minneapolis’ chief financial officer, Tom Mertens, plans to retire June 30 after 14 years in the position, and a search for someone to fill the post will be conducted.