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From left, Ambrose, Matthew, Avila, Victoria and Solomon Molko sit together for Mass at Holy Family in St. Louis Park, Minn., on Dec. 28, 2025, during a celebration of the 100th anniversary of the parish. Archbishop Bernard A. Hebda of St. Paul and Minneapolis marked the 10th anniversary of his installation as archbishop on May 13, 2026, with the release of a new pastoral letter to families, titled "Only One Thing Is Necessary." (OSV News photo/Dave Hrbacek, The Catholic Spirit)

In new pastoral letter, Minnesota archbishop encourages families to ‘take heart'

OSV News|May 18, 2026|7 Min Read

The skull of St. Zdislava of Lemberk, a 13th-century Dominican laywoman whose remains have been venerated by pilgrims for centuries, is seen in an undated photo at the Basilica of St. Lawrence and St. Zdislava in Jablonne v Podjestedi, a small Czech town 70 miles north of Prague. On May 12, 2026, a thief slipped into the basilica just before evening Mass, smashed the glass reliquary and escaped in a flash with the saint’s skull. On May 15, police announced they had recovered the relic and found the thief. (OSV News photo/courtesy Father Lawrence Lew)

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Police recover beloved saint's relic taken in brazen theft that shocked Czech Catholics

OSV News|May 15, 2026|4 Min Read

Angelo Gugel, private attendant to three popes, holds Pope John Paul II as he lies injured in his jeep in St. Peter's Square on May 13, 1981, after being shot by Turkish gunman Mehmet Ali Agca. Gugel, the pontifical butler and witness to modern papal history, died at age 90 Jan. 14, 2026. He stood silently behind Pope John Paul for nearly three decades and contributed to saving the pope on the day of the assassination attempt. (OSV News file photo)

45 years on, attempted assassination of St. John Paul II recalled as turning point in history

OSV News|May 13, 2026|7 Min Read

The site of Marian apparitions in 1877 in Gietrzwald, Poland, is seen in a 2022 photo. Two young visionaries reported the Virgin Mary appeared to them some 160 times over the course of two months. The Marian sanctuary in the Polish village of Gietrzwald is the only Vatican-recognized apparition site in the country. (OSV News photo/Paulina Guzik)

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'Polish Lourdes,' where Mary appeared to 2 girls 160 times, could soon draw global attention

OSV News|May 4, 2026|5 Min Read

Pope Leo XIV greets a family as he celebrates the final Mass of his apostolic journey to Africa at Malabo Stadium in Equatorial Guinea April 23, 2026. (OSV News photo/Matteo Pernaselci, Vatican Media)

Pope Leo's October meeting on marriage, family gains urgency amid declining birth rates in West

OSV News|Apr 27, 2026|7 Min Read

Toronto Cardinal Frank Leo poses in an undated photo at the Vatican. In letters to Canadian Prime Minister Mark Carney and members of Parliament April 20, Cardinal Leo asked them to "choose life and not death" by voting for a measure to restrict using Canada's assisted dying law for individuals solely living with a mental illness, not a terminal illness. (OSV News photo/courtesy Archdiocese of Toronto)

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Canadian cardinal urges vote to stop expansion of assisted suicide to those with mental illness

OSV News|Apr 24, 2026|3 Min Read

Venerable Archbishop Fulton Sheen, pictured in an undated photo, is remembered as one of the most influential and innovative evangelists in American history. The Diocese of Peoria has released a schedule of events surrounding Sheen's Sept. 24, 2026, beatification in St. Louis. (OSV News file photo)

Diocese of Peoria releases schedule of pilgrimage events for Sheen beatification

OSV News|Apr 22, 2026|2 Min Read

Pakistani Bishop Yousaf Sohan of Multan joins a protest rally in southern Punjab April 10, 2026, to condemn the forced conversion and marriage of minor girls from minority communities. He called for "justice for Maria" after the March 25 verdict of the Federal Constitutional Court that validated the forced Islamic marriage of a 13-year-old Christian girl, Maria Shahbaz, from Lahore, the capital of Punjab province, to a 30-year-old Muslim man. (OSV News photo/courtesy Catholics in Pakistan)

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Christians protest after Pakistani court says forced marriage of Christian girl, 13, is legal

OSV News|Apr 21, 2026|3 Min Read

A man holds a chain with a crucifix as Pope Francis prays the Angelus at the Vatican on the World Day of Peace Jan. 1, 2023. (OSV News photo/Guglielmo Mangiapane, Reuters)

Gallup: Young men are an 'emerging exception' among 'low ebb' of religiosity in US

OSV News|Apr 17, 2026|6 Min Read

Women hold portraits of Pope Leo XIV at Yaounde Nsimalen International Airport in Yaounde, Cameroon, April 15, 2026, ahead of the pontiff's arrival to begin his apostolic journey to the African country. Late on April 13, separatist factions operating in Cameroon's Anglophone regions announced a temporary cessation of hostilities would be in place during the papal visit. (OSV News photo/Luc Gnago, Reuters)

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Cameroon separatists declare temporary ceasefire ahead of pope's visit to conflict-hit regions

OSV News|Apr 15, 2026|3 Min Read

Bishop Andrew H. Cozzens of Crookston, Minn., delivers a keynote talk April 7, 2026, to open the National Catholic Educational Association convention at the Minneapolis Convention Center, taking place April 7-9. Bishop Cozzens told the educators that too many people have wounded hearts and their job is ito help heal them. (OSV News photo/Dave Hrbacek, The Catholic Spirit)

Educators must help heal the human heart, especially in youth, bishop says in NCEA keynote

OSV News|Apr 8, 2026|5 Min Read

A photo lies amid the rubble of a house destroyed in an Israeli strike, amid escalating hostilities as the U.S.-Israel conflict with Iran continues, in Houmine El Tahta, Lebanon, April 1, 2026. (OSV News photo/Yara Nardi, Reuters)

USCCB president asks Catholics to 'pray ardently' for an end to war with Iran

OSV News|Apr 1, 2026|3 Min Read

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