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Theresa Kilmurray of the Brigidine Congregational Leadership Team carries the St. Brigid relic, draped in red, to St. Brigid's Church in Kildare, Ireland, Jan. 28, 2024. (OSV News photo/courtesy John Mc Elroy)
As St. Brigid relic returns to Irish Kildare, bishop reminds all of her strong faith, hospitality
Bishop Daniel E. Flores of Brownsville, Texas, answers a question from a reporter at a news conference during a Nov. 14, 2023, session of the fall general assembly of the U.S. Conference of Catholic Bishops in Baltimore. (OSV News photo/Bob Roller)
Synod and Scripture: Bishop Flores to lead webinars on 'John 14 and Synodality'
Pope Francis administers the sacrament of confirmation to Brigid Miniter, 14, of Ridgewood, N.J., during a Mass in St. Peter's Square at the Vatican April 28. The pope confirmed 44 people from 22 countries. (CNS photo/Paul Haring)
Pope encourages youngsters to tell everyone Jesus loves them
Cardinal Daniel N. DiNardo of Galveston-Houston anoints the head of a confirmation candidate during Mass at the Co-Cathedral of the Sacred Heart Jan. 7, 2024, the feast of the Epiphany of the Lord. Cardinal DiNardo and Auxiliary Bishop Italo Dell'Oro, confirmed more than 750 adult Catholics from 72 parishes and institutions across six Masses at several parishes around the archdiocese in January. (OSV News photo/James Ramos, Texas Catholic Herald)
In Galveston-Houston Archdiocese, 758 adults step forward in faith to be confirmed
Msgr. Paul Bochicchio, a priest in residence at St. Francis Church in Hoboken, N.J., is pictured in an undated photo with Cristiana Dell'Anna who plays Mother Cabrini in the upcoming film "Cabrini," produced by Angel Studios about the life and ministry of St. Frances Xavier Cabrini, set to debut in theaters in March 2024. Msgr. Bochicchio is a script adviser and spiritual consultant for the film. (OSV News photo/courtesy Msgr. Bochicchio)
New Jersey priest's devotion to saint helps bring her life to the big screen
Pope Francis greets Cardinal Stephen Chow Sau-yan of Hong Kong and Anglican Bishop Matthias Tze-Wo Der of Hong Kong, after an evening prayer service at the Basilica of St. Paul Outside the Walls in Rome Jan. 25, 2024. The service marked the end of the Week of Prayer for Christian Unity. (CNS photo/Lola Gomez)
Love is the only path to Christian unity, pope says
Sister Norma Pimentel, a Missionary of Jesus, center right, chats with attendees before the "Migrant State of Emergency" dialogue event City Jan. 20, 2024, sponsored by Jesuit-run Fordham University in New York City at its Rose Hill campus in the Bronx. Sister Norma is well known for her ministry to immigrants at the U.S.-Mexico border as executive director of Catholic Charities of the Rio Grande Valley. (OSV News photo/Armando Machado, The Good Newsroom)
NYC dialogue looks at challenges faced by arriving immigrants, residents
Archbishop Rino Fisichella, pro-prefect of the Dicastery for Evangelization's section for new evangelization, which is coordinating the Holy Year, speaks during a news conference about the Year of Prayer in preparation for the Holy Year at the Vatican Jan. 23, 2024. (CNS photo/Lola Gomez)
Spiritual oasis: Year of Prayer a needed rest stop on journey to jubilee
Raisa, a mother who shared her testimony at Life Fest, smiles at one of her daughters in the arms of a member of the Sisters of Life during Life Fest at the D.C. Armory in Washington Jan. 19, 2024, ahead of the annual March for Life. Raisa was pursuing a music career when she learned she was pregnant with twins and turned to the Sisters of Life for help. She also performed a song she wrote called "Madre" at Life Fest. The event was organized and co-sponsored by the Knights of Columbus and Sisters of Life. (
Second Life Fest features powerful stories of choosing life through love
Pope Francis gives his homily during Mass for Sunday of the Word of God in St. Peter's Basilica at the Vatican, Jan. 21, 2024. (CNS photo/Lola Gomez)
Amid 'barrage' of words online and off, listen to God's word, pope says
Archbishop Paul R. Gallagher, Vatican foreign minister, meets with Lê Hoài Trung, member of the Communist Party of Vietnam's central committee and chairman of its commission for external relations, at the Vatican Jan. 18, 2024. (CNS photo/Vatican Media)
Vatican foreign minister optimistic papal trip to Vietnam is possible
A child smiles during the opening Mass of the National Prayer Vigil for Life Jan. 18, 2024, at the Basilica of the National Shrine of the Immaculate Conception in Washington. (OSV News photo/Gregory L. Tracy, The Pilot)
With Christ at center, pro-life efforts will persevere, says U.S. bishops' pro-life chair
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Pope Francis meets with members of "Athletica Vaticana," a sports organization associated with Vatican City State, and members of partnering organizations at the Vatican Jan. 13, 2024. (CNS photo/Vatican Media)
Sports can unite the world, celebrate diversity, pope tells athletes
Pro-life advocates gather for the 50th annual national March for Life in Washington Jan. 20, 2023. Catholics and other members of the pro-life movement are converging in Washington for the annual March for Life Jan. 19, 2024, under the theme "With Every Woman, For Every Child." (OSV News photo/Gregory A. Shemitz)
March for Life 2024 aims to make abortion 'unthinkable' in American culture
Holy Cross Father Theodore Hesburgh, then president of the University of Notre Dame, second from left, joins hands with the Rev. Dr. Martin Luther King Jr., the Rev. Edgar Chandler and Msgr. Robert J. Hagarty of Chicago, far right, in this 1964 file photo. As Rev. King taught, "we must confront the evils of racism and prejudice with the love of Christ," Archbishop Timothy P. Broglio of the U.S. Archdiocese for the Military Services, who is president of the U.S. Conference of Catholic Bishops, said in a Jan.
Broglio: Reflect on Rev. King's 'rallying cry' to confront today's 'evils of racism'
A woman becomes emotional as she prays with a rosary during Eucharistic adoration following the opening Mass of the National Prayer Vigil for Life Jan. 19, 2023, at the Basilica of the National Shrine of the Immaculate Conception in Washington. From Jan. 16-24, 2024, the U.S. bishops' Committee on Pro-Life Activities is inviting Catholics nationwide to pray "9 Days for Life." The annual Respect Life novena encompasses observance of the annual Day of Prayer for the Legal Protection of Unborn Children, which
US Catholics urged to pray novena for life Jan. 16-24
Pope Francis waves to diocesan priests who are members of the Missionary Priests of the Kingship of Christ Secular Institute at the end of an audience with the group in the Apostolic Palace at the Vatican Jan. 11, 2024. (CNS photo/Vatican Media)
Take off your slippers, go out, share the faith, pope says
The baldachin, or canopy, standing over the tomb of St. Peter is seen in in this file photo taken in St. Peter's Basilica at the Vatican Oct. 9, 2023. (CNS photo/Lola Gomez)
Canopy over main altar of St. Peter's Basilica to undergo restoration
A nurse and newborns are seen in the Hotel Venice in Kyiv, Ukraine, May 14, 2020, which is owned by BioTexCom, a surrogacy agency. Pope Francis told diplomats Jan. 8, 2024, that he finds surrogacy "deplorable" and would like to see the practice universally banned. (OSV News photo/Gleb Garanich, Reuters)
USCCB affirms pope's description of surrogacy as turning a child into 'an object of trafficking' 
Bishop Stefan Oster of Passau, Germany, speaks Jan. 4, 2024, during the SEEK24 conference at America's Center Convention Complex in St. Louis. More than 23,000 participants attended the Jan. 1-5 conference held by the Fellowship of Catholic University Students. (OSV News photo)
'Come and help us!' German bishop tells young Catholics at SEEK24
Pope Francis baptizes a baby during Mass in the Sistine Chapel at the Vatican Jan. 7, 2024, the feast of the Baptism of the Lord. (CNS photo/Vatican Media)
Faith is a gift to celebrate, pope says as he baptizes babies
St. Elizabeth Ann Seton, patroness of Catholic schools in the U.S., is depicted instructing schoolchildren in a sculpture seen in front of Sts. Philip and James School in St. James, N.Y. Her Jan. 4 feast day in 2024 kicked off a two-year commemoration of both Mother Seton's milestone birthday and the 50th anniversary of her canonization, which will fall in 2025. (OSV News photo/CNS file, Gregory A. Shemitz)
Mother Seton a 'seeker, servant and saint' more relevant than ever, says shrine director
Pope Francis gives his blessing to a group of young Catholics and organizers from the France-based Missionary Fraternity of the Cities at the Vatican Jan. 4, 2023. (CNS photo/Vatican Media)
Pope tells young people to sow peace in the peripheries
Actor and comedian Rob Schneider, in an undated courtesy photo, spoke with Our Sunday Visitor about his 2023 conversion to Catholicism. (OSV News photo/courtesy Rob Schneider)
Rob Schneider opens up about his Catholic conversion and the life of faith
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