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Mission San Buenaventura in Ventura, Calif., is seen in this undated photo. On July 15, 2020, Pope Francis elevated the mission church to the rank of minor basilica. (OSV News photo/Mike Nelson)

Mission Basilica San Buenaventura receives $750K to repair crumbling plaster

Angelus Staff|Oct 2, 2026|3 Min Read

Archbishop José H. Gomez blesses a group of sisters from the Church of the Apparition in Mexico City. (Isabel Cacho)

The story of Our Lady of Guadalupe is the story of America

Archbishop José H. Gomez|Jul 15, 2026|4 Min Read

James Madison's Montpelier in Orange County, Virginia. (Shutterstock)

A lesson on religious freedom at James Madison’s house

Robert Brennan|Jul 13, 2026|4 Min Read

Attendees at the Mass for the Nation pose in front of a 2,500-pound replica Liberty Bell in the outdoor plaza at the Cathedral of Our Lady of the Angels on July 3. (Isabel Cacho)

Catholics at LA's Mass for America ponder how a divided US moves forward

Natalie Romano|Jul 9, 2026|5 Min Read

In this June 29, 2023, image, Chicago Cardinal Blase J. Cupich and Metropolitan Archbishop Borys Gudziak of the Ukrainian Catholic Archeparchy of Philadelphia inspect a memorial near Irpin, Ukraine, made of cars shelled by Russian troops as Ukrainian civilians attempted to flee the area in 2022. (OSV News photo/Gina Christian)

World

Pastoral letter ties American independence to Ukraine's ongoing sacrifice

OSV News|Jul 8, 2026|4 Min Read

Pilgrims process during the final leg of the 2026 National Eucharistic Pilgrimage July 5, 2026, in Philadelphia. (OSV News photo/Gina Christian)

National Eucharistic Pilgrimage 2026 ends in Philadelphia with a July 5 Mass and message from pope

Gina Christian|Jul 5, 2026|5 Min Read

James Stewart in the 1939 film "Mr. Smith Goes to Washington." (IMDB)

‘Mr. Smith Goes to Washington’ still endures

Robert Brennan|Jul 2, 2026|4 Min Read

A mural depicting emerging Catholicism in North America by Frank A. Martinez greets people entering the Cathedral of Our Lady of the Angels in Los Angeles. (CNS/Nancy Wiechec)

Long before 1776, Catholics were already shaping America’s history

Christian Clifford|Jul 2, 2026|4 Min Read

Orestes Brownson in 1863, by G. P. A. Healy, 1813-1894, American. (Wikimedia Commons)

The 19th-century thinker who believed in America’s Catholic roots

Tom McDonough|Jun 30, 2026|6 Min Read

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