(This column is part of “The Light of Faith and Care at the Sunset of Life,” a series on the Catholic Standard website and newspaper on the Catholic response to end-of-life issues. This series is done ...

Just as C. Diane Biggs had always been there for them, her friends and colleagues at the Archdiocesan Pastoral Center gathered at the St. Ursula Chapel in Hyattsville, Maryland, on Nov. 5 for her ...

Cardinal Wilton Gregory, the archbishop of Washington, issued the following statement Nov. 6 following the 2024 general election held yesterday: “Today, as our nation prepares to take a new direction ...

Christians should make a practice each night of identifying signs of hope, even small ones, that came their way during the day, Pope Francis wrote. Living the virtue of Christian hope means “knowing ...

The Holy Spirit helps the faithful understand that praying to God is praying to a loving and merciful father, Pope Francis said. “The Holy Spirit comes to aid us in our weakness” and “testifies to us ...

Readings for the 32nd Sunday in Ordinary Time: The story of this encounter in this Sunday’s gospel is often referred to as “The Widow’s Mite,” a mite being the smallest of coins.

Designed to present a portion of the Gospel narrative to fans of mixed martial arts fighting and heavy metal music, the biblical drama “The Carpenter” (Purdie) adds a whole new meaning to the term ...

Ahead of the general election, OSV News spoke with Jason Adkins, executive director and general counsel of the Minnesota Catholic Conference, on the importance of local as well as presidential ...

On Sept. 22, a group of parishioners gathered in a conference room at St. John the Baptist Parish in Silver Spring, Maryland to talk about politics. It is no secret that conversations about politics, ...

With Scripture readings, prayers, hymns and a procession, about 70 people gathered at dusk on Nov. 2 – All Souls Day – at Sacred Heart Parish in Bowie, Maryland to commemorate, honor and remember the ...

The guiding principle of love extolled by Jesus cuts through confusion around how to uphold God’s commandments to humanity, Pope Francis said. Reflecting Nov. 3 on the day’s Gospel reading from St.