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Lauretta Brown is culture editor for OSV News. Follow her on X (formerly Twitter) @LaurettaBrown6.

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Georgia Martyrs

‘Unconquered heralds of Christ’: Georgia martyrs beatified before 10,000 in Savannah

Maria Wiering and Lauretta Brown|Nov 2, 2026|5 Min Read

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Pilgrims to Georgia Martyrs beatification inspired by their missionary spirit, witness

Lauretta Brown|Oct 29, 2026|7 Min Read

A file photo shows a young couple kissing while they enjoy a sunny afternoon at Governors Island in New York City. (OSV News photo/Eduardo Munoz, Reuters)

National NFP Awareness Week highlights Church teaching on marriage

Lauretta Brown|Jul 20, 2026|4 Min Read

Timothy Shriver, chairman of the Special Olympics, delivers the commencement address at Jesuit-run Fairfield University in Connecticut May 18, 2025. Shriver is the recipient of the 2026 Laetare medal, a prestigious honor given by the University of Notre Dame to American Catholics. (OSV News photo/Fairfield University)

Timothy Shriver, Special Olympics chair, awarded Notre Dame's Laetare Medal

Lauretta Brown|Mar 15, 2026|4 Min Read

The Olympic rings are seen Cortina d'Ampezzo, Italy, Jan. 21, 2026, ahead of the Milan Cortina 2026 Winter Olympics, which will take place Feb. 6-22. (OSV News photo/Guglielmo Mangiapane, Reuters)

Faith

6 Catholic athletes from past Winter Olympics inspire with stories of faith, endurance

Lauretta Brown|Feb 9, 2026|10 Min Read

Opponents of New York state's proposed assisted suicide bill stand outside the governor's mansion in Albany, Dec. 3, 2025, for a candlelight vigil urging for Gov. Kathy Hochul to veto the bill passed by the Legislature June 9. Hochul announced Dec. 17 that she would sign an amended bill in January. (OSV News photo/Emily Benson, The Evangelist)

NY bishops 'extraordinarily troubled' by Gov. Hochul's decision to legalize assisted suicide

Lauretta Brown|Dec 17, 2025|4 Min Read

Father Mike Schmitz, popular podcaster and director of youth and young adult ministry for the Diocese of Duluth, Minn., speaks July 18, 2024, during the National Eucharistic Congress at Lucas Oil Stadium in Indianapolis. Father Schmitz, of "The Bible in a Year" fame, will be hosting the fourth season of Ascension's "Catholic Classics" podcast focusing on the 15th-century spiritual classic "The Imitation of Christ." (OSV News photo/Bob Roller)

Fr. Mike Schmitz’s new podcast guides listeners through 'The Imitation of Christ'

Lauretta Brown|Oct 24, 2025|6 Min Read

Brian Burch, president of the political advocacy group CatholicVote, was confirmed Aug. 2 as the ambassador to the Holy See. (OSV News/CatholicVote)

CatholicVote founder confirmed as U.S. ambassador to the Holy See

Lauretta Brown|Aug 4, 2025|4 Min Read

First responders attend to a vehicle pulled from the water in the aftermath of deadly flooding in Kerrville, Texas, July 6, 2025. At least 82 people are dead and at least 41 more are missing after devastating flash floods slammed the Texas Hill Country, with water rescues taking place along the Guadalupe River, which rose rapidly early July 4 to the height of a two-story building. Among the missing were almost a dozen from Camp Mystic in Kerr County, a children's summer camp, officials said July 6. (OSV News photo/Sergio Flores, Reuters)

Catholics mourn, offer support, as Texas flood's catastrophic death toll rises

Lauretta Brown|Jul 7, 2025|4 Min Read

U.S. Army soldiers at the Dulles Expo Center in Chantilly, Va., assist Afghanistan families as they depart an evacuees' processing center Aug. 25, 2021. A federal judge has denied a request from the U.S. Conference of Catholic Bishops to compel the Trump administration to reinstate its contracts with the conference and resume paying it for expenses for resettling refugees in the United States. The bishops are appealing the March 11, 2025, ruling. (OSV News photo/Jonathan Ernst, Reuters)

US bishops continue legal battle over refugee resettlement funding

Lauretta Brown|Mar 17, 2025|3 Min Read

A statue of Jesus is carried past the U.S. Capitol during the annual March for Life rally in Washington Jan. 24, 2025. (OSV News photo/Evelyn Hockstein, Reuters)

'Great spirit of hope' animates pro-life advocates at 2025 March for Life

Lauretta Brown|Jan 25, 2025|5 Min Read

Jonathan Roumie, center, who plays Christ in the series "The Chosen," is pictured in a scene from Season 5 depicting the Last Supper. Beginning March 27, the new season of the hit series, which focuses on the life of Jesus and his closest disciples, will hit theaters in the weeks leading up to Easter, which is April 20. The season will debut later in 2025 on streaming services. (OSV News photo/The Chosen)

'The Chosen' Season 5 coming Lent 2025; Last Supper scene grounded in Roumie's Eucharistic devotion

Lauretta Brown|Nov 26, 2024|3 Min Read

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