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OSV News’ Gretchen Crowe named OSV publisher, will continue as editor-in-chief

by Maria Wiering

HUNTINGTON, Ind. (OSV News) — OSV News Editor-in-Chief Gretchen R. Crowe has been named publisher at Our Sunday Visitor Inc. (OSV) and will oversee the company’s book, catechetical, …

Blog: 2026 National Eucharistic Pilgrimage
OSV News’ Gretchen Crowe named OSV publisher, will continue as editor-in-chief
Mother Tallon’s care for under-catechized and lapsed Catholics persists in religious community
Pope Leo XIV advances sainthood cause of Mother Mary Teresa Tallon

U.S. Church

Religious freedom ‘rooted in human dignity,’ says expert ahead of US bishops’ observance

by Gina Christian

Religious Freedom Week 2026 — beginning June 22, the feast of St. Thomas More and St. John Fisher, and ending June 29 — “is more timely than ever,” …

Catholic expert commends Anthropic for global call to slow down AI, check values

‘Faith in action’: Over 5,000 volunteers in San Diego pack 2 million meals for those in need

National Eucharistic Pilgrimage includes boardwalk evangelization along Atlantic shore

Finding ‘heaven in your home’: Trinity community groups build faith and family

As DeWine announces death penalty opposition, Catholic advocates urge further action

World

The father behind the pope: How Karol Wojtyla Sr. helped shape St. John Paul II

by Katarzyna Szalajko

WARSAW, Poland (OSV News) — Karol Wojtyla Sr., the father of the future St. John Paul II, raised his son alone after the death of his wife, leaving an …

Cardinal Camillo Ruini, influential voice of the Italian Church, dies at 95
Bishops mark ‘sobering anniversary’ of Canada euthanasia law, call faithful to action
Pew: More governments cracking down on religion, with spikes in religious hostility in 2023
Pope Leo praises newly beatified Salesian martyrs killed for their fidelity to Christ
World Cup kicks off amid passion, protests in Mexico

Catholic, Orthodox leaders condemn Russian attack on Kyiv cathedral

Jérôme Lejeune’s legacy endures as France celebrates 100th birthday of the geneticist

Church leaders to G7 leaders: Place the human person ‘at the heart’ of governance

Vatican

Pope reflects on Spain trip, says migration concerns call for Christians to reread the Gospel

by Josephine Peterson

Opinion

The friendship crisis beneath the loneliness epidemic

by Vicente Del Real

The heart of the matter

by Michael R. Heinlein

Why the bishops are consecrating the United States to the Sacred Heart of Jesus

by Archbishop Thomas G. Wenski

Reviews

Sacred Heart: His Reign Has No End

by John Mulderig
Obsession
The Sheep Detectives
St. Francis of Assisi in film
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