Ask almost anyone, anywhere, and they’ll tell you that 2025 has been a hard year. We’ve witnessed global wars, school shootings and an alarming rise in political violence. We’ve endured a ...

Pope Francis welcomed the recent Lebanon-Israel cease-fire while urging the faithful to “stand erect and raise your heads” amid global turmoil during his Sunday Angelus address. Speaking to pilgrims ...

This last day of November ends another calendar month and moves us closer to December 21, the winter solstice and the shortest day of the year, when we will be plunged into deeper darkness. Meanwhile, ...

Advent is the season of hope and waiting. This Sunday, November 30, is the First Sunday of Advent – image courtesy of Vecteezy.com. Christians traditionally understand Advent as a season of hope and ...

This last day of November ends another calendar month and moves us closer to December 21, the winter solstice and the shortest day of the year, when we will be plunged into deeper darkness. Meanwhile, ...

A woman lights a candle on the first Sunday of Advent at Our Mother of Sorrows Church in Tucson, Ariz., Dec. 3, 2023, the start of the Advent season. (OSV News photo/Bob Roller) “People will die of ...

Advent is a season of hope and preparation, inviting us to reflect on Christ’s coming into the world. This special time begins four Sundays before Christmas and encourages us to prepare our hearts for ...