As the U.S. marks National Human Trafficking Awareness Day Jan. 11, the head of a faith-based network seeking to end the practice told OSV News "progress has been made" in abolishing modern slavery.

John Paul II: hope as a radical commitment Pope St. John Paul II, known for his charisma and his crucial role in ... The key was not to be overcome by fear and hatred, but to respond with love and ...

The year 2025 will be notably marked by the Jubilee celebrations, multiple commemorations—including the 1,700th anniversary ...

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The death of the author of such classics of literary criticism as Working With Structuralism and The Modes Of Modern Writing ...

VATICAN— Here’s the full text of Pope Francis’ message for the 58th World Day of Peace, on the theme “Forgive us our ...

COMMENTARY: The quiet of Christmas Eve and the revelry of New Year’s marked a great moment of history with Pope St. John Paul ...

Reflecting on the World Day of Peace and the Birth of Christ - As we usher in the new year 2025, the message of peace ...

As the Jubilee of 2025 begins, the legacy of two great millennial Churchmen has prepared the Church for the “Greater Jubilee ...

Pope Francis's recent encyclical Dilexit Nos (DN) is unique, at least within his term of office. It deals with deeply spiritual issues, using spiritual terms. One can judge them only by the Spirit, ...

The 2800-word text says that a “year of forgiveness and freedom” was declared every half-century by ancient Jewish communities to “restore God’s justice” in relationships, and to remind rich and poor ...